or ▁purchased ▁rival ▁min ibus ▁manufact urer ▁Blue bird ▁Ve h icles ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁after ▁the ▁latter ▁company ▁had ▁entered ▁administration , ▁taking ▁over ▁manufact ure ▁of ▁their ▁successful ▁F iat ▁Duc ato - based ▁Or ion ▁and ▁Volks wagen ▁Trans porter - based ▁T uc ana ▁min ib uses . ▁M ell or ▁later ▁launched ▁the ▁updated ▁T uc ana ▁II ▁and ▁an ▁updated ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁Or ion , ▁sharing ▁features ▁with ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁M ell or ' s ▁own ▁products . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁M ell or ▁launched ▁the ▁Mer cedes - B enz ▁Spr inter - based ▁Str ata ▁min ibus , ▁with ▁a ▁capacity ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁ 2 2 ▁se ated ▁passengers . ▁The ▁Str ata ▁has ▁sold ▁well ▁in ▁the ▁market ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ' s ▁' second ▁min ibus ▁revolution ' ▁of ▁the ▁mid ▁to ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 0 s , ▁winning ▁orders ▁from ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁operators ▁including ▁Ar riv a ▁North ▁West ▁and ▁Bus ▁V ann in . ▁ ▁The ▁Str ata ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁Max ima ▁on ▁high - floor ▁I ve co ▁Daily ▁ch ass is , ▁aim ed ▁at ▁local ▁authorities ▁for ▁the ▁access ▁bus ▁and ▁community ▁transport ▁mark ets , ▁with ▁a ▁capacity ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁eight ▁wheel ch airs ▁or ▁ 3 0 ▁se ated ▁passengers . ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁M ell or ▁signed ▁a ▁distrib utor