Time Change for Governor Pataki's Visit to Orion Plant Which Will Mark the State's Part in Providing Cleaner Buses to New York City

ORISKANY, N.Y., Oct. 18, 2005 -- Governor George E. Pataki will drive a diesel/electric-hybrid bus, destined for New York City, off the assembly line at the Orion Bus Industries factory here today in celebration of keeping production of these environmentally friendly buses in the state. The governor will meet the workers and tour the facility, which will soon begin producing these buses as part of a new 500-unit Metropolitan Transit Authority/New York City Transit order.

The work of the governor and the Empire State Development agency provided support for maintaining the factory's presence in New York.

  WHAT:    Governor George Pataki drives a hybrid bus built for the MTA/NYC
           Transit off the assembly line at Orion Bus Industries facility in
           Oriskany, NY.  Orion is part of DaimlerChrysler Commercial Buses
           North America (DCCBNA).

  WHO:     George E. Pataki, New York Governor
           Dr. Andreas Strecker, DCCBNA president and chief executive
           officer
           Patrick Scully, DCCBNA chief commercial officer

  WHEN:    11:30 a.m. Tuesday, October 18, 2005

  WHERE:   Orion Bus Industries
           165 Base Road
           Oriskany, NY
           (directions available at: http://www.orionbus.com/ )
   
   CONTACT: Mike Geylin
   cell: 201-341-1099 / mg167@dcx.com

PRNewswire -- Oct. 17