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=== Articulated buses === [[File:Seattle 1979 MAN articulated bus on Lenora St in 1994.jpg|thumb|A [[MAN Truck & Bus|MAN]] [[articulated bus]] in Seattle that was completed by AM General]] In 1977β1979, AM General worked under a partnership with [[MAN Truck & Bus|MAN]] of Germany to build [[MAN SG 220|SG 220]] [[articulated bus]]es for US transit systems. MAN fabricated the bodyshells in Germany and shipped them to the US for AM General for final assembly.<ref name="mca-feb85">{{cite journal|title=AM General Corporation (history of) |journal=Motor Coach Age |date=February 1985 |pages=3β18 |issn=0739-117X }}</ref> Two different lengths were offered, {{convert|55|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} and {{convert|60|ft|m|1|abbr=on}}. 93 buses were built to the shorter length and the rest were 60 feet long. In October 1978,<ref name="mca-feb85"/> the company discontinued bus production, with the last unit completed in March 1979.<ref name="Stauss"/> The total number built was just under 400 (392<ref name="mca-feb85"/> or 399<ref name="Stauss"/>), the largest group being 150 for Seattle's [[King County Metro|Metro Transit]].<ref name="Stauss"/> MAN subsequently set up its own factory for US production in [[Cleveland, North Carolina]].<ref name="Stauss"/>
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