A-Z Bus Sales Acquires Blue Star Bus Sales (Lubbock, TX)
June 28, 2022
A-Z Bus Sales, an employee-owned transportation dealer headquartered in Colton, California, has acquired Blue Star Bus Sales, the long-running Blue Bird dealer based in Lubbock, Texas. Blue Star will continue operating under the same name and location while its employees join A-Z Bus; the deal expands A-Z's presence in West Texas and strengthens its school-bus sales, parts and service footprint including alternative-fuel/electric offerings.
- Buyers
- A-Z Bus Sales, Inc.
- Targets
- Blue Star Bus Sales, Ltd.
- Sellers
- Carolyn Degenhart (Founder / CEO, Blue Star Bus Sales)
- Industry
- Transportation
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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