Accuride Corporation Announces New Business Agreement with NABI

EVANSVILLE, Ind.--Today, Accuride Corporation announced that its Imperial business unit has entered into a supply agreement with North American Bus Industries (NABI).

Per the agreement, Imperial will supply bus chassis and shells to NABI’s Anniston, Alabama, assembly facility. NABI will sell finished products under the NABI, BlueBird, and Optima brand names.

Imperial’s production for NABI is anticipated to commence during the second half of 2007, with the agreement running through 2012.

“Accuride’s agreement with NABI is a demonstration of Accuride’s commitment to being a solutions provider for its customers,” said Tony Donatelli, Senior Vice President of Imperial Group, Bostrom, and Fabco. “This solution represents one of the unique capabilities we provide to our customers to jointly increase our competitive advantage.”

NABI designs, manufactures, assembles and sells transit buses that are comfortable, inviting, environmentally responsible, passenger-friendly, and offer customers low life-cycle operation and low maintenance costs.

Accuride Corporation is one of the largest and most diversified manufacturers and suppliers of commercial vehicle components in North America. Accuride's products include commercial vehicle wheels, wheel-end components and assemblies, truck body and chassis parts, seating assemblies and other commercial vehicle components. Accuride's products are marketed under its brand names, which include Accuride, Gunite, Imperial, Bostrom, Fabco, and Brillion. For more information, visit Accuride's website at http://accuridecorp.com.