Champion Bus Incorporated

A Champion CTS Rear Engine bus

2007 Champion EZ Trans bus on International chassis

Champion Bus is a bus manufacturer owned by Allied Specialty Vehicles (ASV) of Orlando, Florida, United States. It was formerly owned by Thor Industries of Imlay City, Michigan, United States. ASV purchased it from Thor in August 2013.^[1]

Buses made under the Champion name include:

Challenger - small to mid-size bus using a Ford E-series (350 or 450), Chevy Express 3500 or 4500 chassis
Crusader - small bus using Ford E-series (350) and Chevy Express 3500 Chassis
CTS Front Engine - large bus using Freightliner MB65 Chassis
CTS Rear Engine - large bus using Freightliner MB55 and MB75 Chassis
Defender - large bus using Ford F-550, International 3200 Series, and Freightliner M2 Chassis
LF Transport - Mid-size low-floor bus using the Ford E-450, GM4500 and the Freightliner M2 Chassis. This particular unit can feature FLEXBUS technology.

Champion acquired the Federal Coach bus marque from Forest River in 2013.^[2]

Other brand names under ASV include ElDorado National, Collins Bus and Goshen Coach.

References

North American bus builders

Active	Blue Bird Corporation DINA S.A. Environmental Performance Vehicles Ford Motor Company Gillig Corporation Girardin Minibus Glaval Bus IC Bus Lion Bus Millennium Transit Services New Flyer Industries Motor Coach Industries New Flyer North American Bus Industries Nova Bus Optima Bus Corporation Proterra, Inc. Prevost Car REV Group Champion Bus Incorporated Collins Bus Corporation ElDorado National Setra Stallion Bus and Transit Corp. Starcraft Bus Thomas Built Buses Trans Tech Van Con

Defunct	ACF-Brill Aerocoach AM General AmTran Beck Canadian Car and Foundry Carpenter Body Company Crown Coach Corporation Dupont Industries Eagle Bus Fageol Fifth Avenue Bus Company FitzJohn Flxible General Motors Diesel Division (GM Coach) GM Truck and Coach Division Goshen Coach Kenworth LAG Motorcoach Les Enterprises Michel Corbeil Mack Trucks Marmon-Herrington MASA Neoplan USA Orion International Pullman-Standard St. Louis Car Company Superior Coach Company Transportation Manufacturing Corporation Twin Coach U.S. Bus Corporation Ward Body Works Wayne Corporation Wayne Wheeled Vehicles White Motor Company Yellow Coach Manufacturing Company

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