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Price Increases Announced for All Blue Bird School Bus Models
The company blames inflationary pressures and raw material costs, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia's war with Ukraine, for the latest price hike.

All bus models were includedin the Blue Bird price increase.
Photo: Blue Bird/SBF
School bus manufacturer Blue Bird Corporation implemented a 10% price increase on all model school buses to offset record inflationary pressures and substantially higher costs for raw materials, transportation, and labor.
The company also reports continued supply chain disruptions that have been exacerbated by the lingering COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Photo: Blue Bird
The price increase – which follows previous increases at the end of 2021 and in March – took effect on March 10.
“We maintain a relentless focus on process improvement every day to optimize our cost structure, production throughput, and operations,” said Matthew Stevenson, president and CEO of Blue Bird. “Despite the significant progress we have made so far, we are now forced to pass on these unprecedented cost increases to the market. It is a necessary step to continue supplying best-in-class school buses, parts, and related services to our valued customers in the student transportation industry.”
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