New Flyer opens bus part fabrication facility in Kentucky

New Flyer of America Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of NFI Group Inc., has opened a 300,000-sq.-ft. bus and motor coach part fabrication facility in Shepherdsville, Ky. The plant is expected to reach full capacity by the end of 2019, creating up to 550 jobs.

The facility furthers NFI’s effort to insource part fabrication capability and supports the company’s commitment to meet increased U.S. content requirements under Department of Transportation’s 2015 FAST Act’s Buy America provisions. Part fabrication processes in the new facility include hose manufacture, injection molding and thermoforming plastics, metal fabrication and advanced machining, powder coating, and electrical component manufacture.