SPRINGFIELD, Mo., July 6, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Electric Car Company, Inc. (OTCBB:ELCR), a vehicle conversion Company that specializes in electric conversions and manufacturing for the Livery and Fleet Markets, announced today that it has been awarded a 12 month contract with Don Brown Bus Sales, Inc. The Contract, valued at $750,000.00, calls for Electric Car Company, (ECC), to convert up to twenty-five (25) Federal Coach bus chassis into Imperial Coach limobuses. The Company plans to deliver the first two buses by mid-August of this year.
It was reported in LCT magazine in January of this year that the Federal Coach Bus line manufacturer out of Goshen, Indiana, is no longer producing limousine-style interiors for its buses. Federal is now concentrating solely on shuttles and mass-transit style buses. This has created a vacuum in the limobus sector for the chauffeured transportation industry, one that Electric Car Company has been poised to exploit.
The Company will facilitate the conversions of the buses through its wholly owned subsidiary, Imperial Coach Works, Inc., and its custom manufacturing division, Imperial Coach Builders, Inc. Imperial Coach is well known to be one of the premier designers of limobus interiors in the United States. The company is very excited to be given this vote of confidence by Don Brown Bus Sales, the exclusive dealer of Federal Coach Buses in the Northeastern United States.
For 35 years, Don Brown Bus Sales, Inc. has been delivering the Best-In-Class Customer Service and Safe, High Quality Vehicles for the Transportation Industry. They carry one of the largest inventories of new buses and new vans in the Northeast. "We are thrilled with our new partnership with Imperial Coach Builders," said A.J. Thurber of Don Brown Bus Sales. Mr. Thurber continues by saying, "The Federal Coach Bus products are in a league of their own, the quality is unsurpassed in the bus market today. With our limo interiors from Imperial, we will offer the highest quality limo bus on the market with unparalleled design." For more info visit: www.buscrazy.net.
Imperial's plans for these buses will rival anything the company has built to date. Each vehicle will reflect Imperial's long-standing commitment to elegance and craftsmanship, as well as its innovative designs. To begin with, each will be designed with a full, color wash ceiling, as well as fiber-optic and LED mood lighting. They will all include state-of-the-art, electronic entertainment systems, and richly appointed, luxurious upholstery. "We are very excited about working with Mr. Thurber and his team at Don Brown Bus Sales," stated Tom Fielding, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Imperial Coach Builders. "We look forward to a long standing and fruitful relationship for both our companies."
About Electric Car Company, Inc.
Electric Car Company, Inc., (OTCBB:ELCR) is a vehicle conversion Company that specializes in electric conversion and manufacturing for the livery and fleet markets including corporate VIP, Party Buses, Municipal Buses and Delivery Vehicles. The company brings together businesses specializing in customizing vehicles & power trains. This proven business strategy is building a dominating presence in the aftermarket automotive up-fitter segment, including, but not limited to "Pure Electric" cars, liquid propane conversions, limousines & other livery vehicles, specialty fleet vehicles, classic automobiles and custom restorations.
The Company has positioned itself to deliver full "Pure Electric" Specialty Vehicles in 2010. By accomplishing this goal the Company is poised to fulfill its strategy to offer and expand the company's line of products that will revolutionize the specialty automotive vehicle market.
Electric Car Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Imperial Coach Works, Inc. and its custom manufacturing division Imperial Coach Builders, Inc., is a limousine and specialty vehicle manufacturing entity that operates out of a 60,000-sq/ft facility in Springfield, MO., www.limoland.com.
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