Blue Bird Announces New Distributor For Southern Minnesota

FORT VALLEY, GA (March 31, 2005) – Blue Bird is pleased to announce the appointment of North Central Bus Sales as the authorized Blue Bird distributor in the southern Minnesota market.

North Central Bus Sales is a full service distributor focused on providing Minnesota school districts and contractors with a world-class level of sales, service and after-market support for Blue Bird products. North Central Bus Sales President Jim Schiffler commented, “North Central Bus Sales has been very successful in representing Blue Bird products and services in central Minnesota for three decades, and we look forward to expanding our services into the southern Minnesota market. Blue Bird’s reputation for offering safe, innovative, quality products designed to meet the diverse and changing needs of the market continues to be the driving force behind our success in Minnesota. We look forward to continued success as we expand our sales efforts in the state.”

“North Central Bus Sales is an experienced and very successful Blue Bird distributor in the state of Minnesota. Blue Bird is extremely pleased that North Central Bus Sales has expanded its area of responsibility, through an asset acquisition of Grande American Bus Sales, to include the southern Minnesota market. Blue Bird looks forward to working with the experienced sales and management team they have assembled,” said Kim Cassell, vice president sales, school/activity for Blue Bird. “I am extremely confident that our southern Minnesota customers will be treated to a heightened level of professionalism and after-purchase support.”

Blue Bird Corporation continues to set industry standards in safety and innovative school buses designs. Blue Bird also builds a complete offering of commercial buses and Wanderlodge motor coaches. Founded in 1927, Blue Bird employs nearly 2,500 people throughout three facilities in North America. For more information visit www.blue-bird.com.

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