RE: Nova BUS Sells 24 Buses to Coach USA

23 March 1999

RE: Nova BUS Sells 24 Buses to Coach USA

    ROSWELL, N.M.--March 22, 1999--Nova BUS Incorporated is pleased to announce the sale of 24 Nova LFS low-floor buses to Coach USA, one of the largest private transportation companies in the United States.
    "This sale is the outcome of several weeks of negotiations with Coach USA. This company had already purchased 20 Nova RTS buses in 1998. We are delighted to note the confidence that Coach USA is showing in regards with our company and our products," said Mr. Roland Sunden, President and Chief Executive Officer of Volvo Bus of North America.
    The buses ordered by Coach USA are scheduled to be delivered this summer and are likely to be used in Puerto Rico. These are standard low-floor LFS buses, powered by an electronically controlled diesel engine.
    Nova BUS Corporation is the leading designer and manufacturer of urban transit buses in North America. The company, owned by Volvo Bus Group of Sweden and Henlys Group of Great Britain, operates four plants located in Saint-Eustache and Saint-Francois-du-Lac in Quebec, Schenectady in New York State and Roswell in New Mexico, as well as a parts distribution center in Montreal.