Editing Neoplan (section)

===1970s–1980s===
In 1971, the Cityliner was introduced to the public. This design had a passenger platform above the driver's cab, and included an onboard toilet. The vehicle also made use of [[glass-reinforced plastic|glass-fibre reinforced plastic]] for certain areas of the body; this was the first instance when this technique was used. 

A second manufacturing facility opened in [[Pilsting]] in 1973, and a third opened in [[Kumasi]], Ghana in December 1974 to support increasing orders.

Several more plants were added in the 1980s, including two in the United States. The United States plants were later spun off into a separate, and now defunct, independent company ([[Neoplan USA]]) that used the Neoplan name under licence. Chinese production started in 1986, originally producing North brand Neoplan buses via companies under the [[Norinco]] umbrella: this was spun off into a separate joint venture with [[Youngman]].<ref>{{cite web |title=60 North Buses to Be Delivered to Shanghai City |url=https://m.chinabuses.org/news/6300.html |website=China Buses |access-date=5 December 2024}}</ref>