The MPM-10 (Montréal Pneumatic Material 2010), commonly known as the Azur, is the third and newest generation of rubber-tired rolling stock used on the Montreal Metro in Canada, built by a consortium of Bombardier Transportation and Alstom.
[11] In May 2006, the Government of Quebec announced the negotiation of a $1.2 billion contract with Bombardier Transportation to replace the MR-63 fleet of 336 cars, then designated as MR-08.
The latter sought to bypass the bidding process, citing that Bombardier was the only domestic candidate capable of fulfilling the eventual contract.
[16] As a consequence, the Government of Quebec decided to open the bidding process in February 2008, however this would delay delivery of the first trains by 9 to 12 months.
[18] Spanish company CAF also expressed interest in the project, citing their experience in building rubber-tyred trains[19] – as well as concern about protectionism.
This work included grinding concrete on some 200 metres (656 ft) of tunnel, where laser measurements indicated that scraping might occur due to the new trains' softer suspension.
[27] The train has a Canadian content of 60%,[28] with production of the bogies taking place at Alstom's Sorel-Tracy plant based on a design used on the MP 89 and MP 05 trains of the Paris Métro (but modified to accommodate wooden brake shoes used by the STM)[29][2] and final car assembly at Bombardier's La Pocatière plant.
[35] After six months of vigorous testing, the first of the new cars entered revenue service at 10 am on February 7, 2016, departing from Henri-Bourassa station towards Côte-Vertu.
[42] In May 2018, the STM announced that the Quebec government had allocated funds for an increase of the MPM-10 base order, to include an additional 17 nine-car trains (153 cars).
[47][48] In 2020, STM announced that they would start displaying the occupancy and crowding levels of Azur cars on Metrovision platform screens.
In the cabin, the trains also feature more natural lighting, high definition televisions, a new PA system and surveillance cameras.
Instead they are equipped with adjustable passenger force ventilation systems which deploy outside air into the train fast to create a cooler environment.