Blue Bird Corporation
The Blue Bird Corporation (originally known as the Blue Bird Body Company) is an American bus manufacturer headquartered in Fort Valley, Georgia. Best known for its production of school buses, the company has also manufactured a wide variety of other bus types, including transit buses, motorhomes, and specialty vehicles such as mobile libraries and mobile police command centers. Currently, Blue Bird concentrates its product lineup on school buses, school pupil activity buses (SPAB) and specialty vehicle derivatives.
Blue Bird Corporation, Fort Valley, Georgia | |
| Company type | Public |
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Traded as | Nasdaq: BLBD Russell 2000 Component |
| Industry | Bus manufacturing |
| Founded | 1932, in Fort Valley, Georgia, U.S. |
| Founder | Albert L. Luce, Sr. |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Area served | 60+ countries |
Key people | Matt Stevenson (president and CEO) |
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| Revenue | US1.13 Billion (2023) |
Net income | US$24 million (2023) |
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Number of employees | 1,830 (2023) |
| Parent | Henlys plc (1999–2004) |
| Website | www |
Blue Bird Body Company was founded in 1927 in Fort Valley, Georgia, as A.L. Luce closed his automobile dealership to concentrate exclusively on bus production. Remaining under family control into the early 1990s, Blue Bird changed hands several times in the 2000s; in February 2015, it became a publicly owned company (with previous owner Cerberus Capital Management holding a 58% share).