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AM General, a long-established contract vehicle manufacturer and services provider, will be responsible for final assembly of the Transit Connect Electric for the North American market from its Engineering and Product Development Center in Livonia, Michigan. The current production plan includes an initial quantity of vehicles to be built in late 2010 with full production scheduled to begin in April 2011. |
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Champion Bus is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Thor Industries, Inc., a major builder of commercial buses. Their partnership with AZD provides Champion Bus customers and dealers the option to select AZD’s Balance™ Hybrid Electric Drivetrain System in Ford E-450 Shuttle Buses.
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Collins Bus Corporation is the largest manufacturer of small school buses in North America. AZD's new, exclusive partnership with Collins means that school districts who act on increasing demand for hybrid drivetrain technology will order Type A (14-30 passenger) school buses with AZD's Balance™ Hybrid Electric Drivetrain System. |
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ElDorado National started building commercial buses in 1979 and has since grown to be the largest producer of mid-sized commercial buses in North America with nearly 30% market share. Their partnership with AZD provides Eldorado National customers and dealers the opportunity to select AZD’s Balance™ Hybrid Electric Drivetrain System in Ford E-450 Shuttle Buses.
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Ford Motor Company, a global automotive industry leader based in Dearborn, Michigan, manufactures or distributes automobiles across six continents. Our partnership Ford Motor Company enables AZD’s Balance™ Hybrid Electric Drivetrain System to be applied to Ford's E-series commercial vehicles. AZD is the Vehicle Modifier, completing the hybrid modification on the E-350 and E-450 commercial chassis. Ford, as the OEM of the incomplete commercial vehicles, provides AZD with assistance to facilitate the development of the hybrid electric powertrain.
In October of 2009, Ford and AZD began working on a collaborative agreement to deliver a pure battery-electric vehicle (BEV) powertrain for the Transit Connect in the U.S. and Canada. The extension of this collaboration into Europe for 2011 is the next step and the first time AZD will operate in the region. |
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Glaval Bus manufactures a full line of transit and shuttle buses. Their partnership with AZD provides Glaval Bus customers and dealers the opportunity to select AZD’s Balance™ Hybrid Electric Drivetrain System in Ford E-450 Shuttle Buses. |
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Goshen Coach is represented by a nationwide network of dedicated dealers who work with each customer to customize the bus to his/her specific needs – from public transit to assisted living facilities, parking shuttles, churches and universities. Their partnership with AZD provides Goshen Coach customers and dealers the opportunity to select AZD’s Balance™ Hybrid Electric Drivetrain System in Ford E-450 Shuttle Buses. |
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AZD's five year supply agreement with Johnson Controls-Saft means state-of-the-art lithium-ion batteries powering AZD's Force Drive™ pure electric drivetrain in the Ford Transit Connect Electric. |
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Our collaboration with Kidron ensures safe transport of fresh, cold product for companies like Foster Farms Dairy. AZD's LEEP™ Freeze system coupled with Kidron's UltraTemp cold plate technology means reliable, efficient hybrid cooling systems for refrigeration trucks when they need it most.
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AZD uses a Front Engine Accessory Drive system on the Balance™ product that is designed by and supplied by Litens Automotive. This system is an industry first high voltage starter/generator system on a V8 engine incorporating various Liten’s components.
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Morgan Olson bodies are one of the body options that Azure’s customers have for the Balance™ Hybrid product. The most notable examples are the Morgan Olson step van body used by various parcel delivery companies.
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Azure uses Mototron VCU’s on all applications. These VCU’s are used as the master vehicle controller in most applications in which the VCU receives all of the driver’s inputs, such as accelerator pedal input, and then controls all of the outputs, such as desired powertrain torque and vehicle speed.
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Siemens AG is a global powerhouse in electronics and electrical engineering, and operates in the industry, energy and healthcare sectors. AZD uses Siemens motors on the Transit Connect Electric application.
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AZD has a supply aggreement for the production of hybrid shuttle buses with StarTrans, a business division of Supreme Corporation (AMEX: STS) and one of North America’s leading commercial bus manufacturers. Their partnership with AZD provides StarTrans customers and dealers the opportunity to select AZD’s Balance™ Hybrid Electric drivetrain system on the Ford E-450 chassis.
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Turtle Top is a leading body manufacturer specializing in small to mid-sized buses and specialty vehicles. Their partnership with AZD provides Turtle Top customers and dealers the opportunity to select AZD’s Balance™ Hybrid Electric drivetrain system on the Ford E-450 chassis.
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Utilimaster Corporation has been building quality custom commercial vehicles that include walk-in vans, parcel delivery vans and truck bodies since 1973. AZD provides Utilimaster with its Balance™ Hybrid Electric powertrains, which Utilimaster then integrates into Ford Motor Company’s E-Series commercial chassis at Utilimaster’s manufacturing facilities in Wakarusa, Indiana.
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