Blue Bird Announces
New Mexico Distributor

FORT VALLEY, Ga. (Nov. 13, 2006) - Blue Bird Corporation has signed Tillery Chevrolet-GMC, Inc. (dba Tillery Bus Sales) in Moriarty, N.M. as its full-service school bus distributor. Centrally located just east of Albuquerque, Tillery Bus Sales will offer the full line of Blue Bird school bus products throughout New Mexico.

The Tillery Chevrolet-GMC automotive dealership, founded in 1955 by Garland Tillery in Estancia, New Mexico , remains a family-owned company. The dealership has grown significantly over the years to encompass four locations in central New Mexico , offering Chevrolet, Buick, Pontiac and GMC products. "We are excited about the opportunity to expand our portfolio with the Blue Bird school bus product line," said Glen Tillery, pPresident of Tillery Chevrolet-GMC.

Tillery is a full-service distributor who will focus on providing private and public school districts and contractors with a superior level of sales, service and after-market support for Blue Bird school bus products. Jim Moberg, vice-president sales and marketing, School/Activity for Blue Bird, added, "Tillery Chevrolet-GMC has provided the highest level of customer satisfaction for over 50 years in all areas of sales, service and parts support, and we are confident that school bus operators in New Mexico will benefit greatly from this experience."

Blue Bird offers a complete line of Type A, C, and D school buses in a variety of options and configurations. For nearly 80 years, Blue Bird Corporation has continued to set industry quality standards with its innovative design, manufacturing capabilities and customer service. Blue Bird has an extensive network of distributors and service-parts facilities throughout North America.

For more information, please visit www.blue-bird.com or www.tillerychevrolet.com.