Under its own name, the Germans came out with their buses in the States in 1984 with the appearance of the 200 series buses, forming a special branch. This advent proved to be successful. In 1993 specifically for the U.S. they made long wheelbase 3-axle bus Setra S217 in the style of the American design school, but with a European face. This combination fully justified itself, and 800 buses of this family were sold in the USA. The last S217 was shipped to the States in September 2001. Then there was a lull.
After a rigorous test in the European market in 2003, the TopClass 400 was delivered to America. This time, they took the well-trodden path and offered Americans not the European version, but the US-built version that had only design similar to the European models. Otherwise it is a wider and longer 3-axle American with a Detroit Diesel 60 series engine and Allison B500R transmission.
Currently there are a lot of new manufacturers trying to break into the extremely conservative American bus market. Thus, three years ago a small city bus manufacturer Glaval announced the start of sales of the Synergy touring bus family. In 2011, Navistar did the same. The latest news was the appearance on the market of BCI Falcon. It is produced for the U.S. market by Australian company at its plant in Xiamen, China. However, so far these machines are not making a difference on the market.