IVECO Bus (formerly Irisbus) is a bus manufacturer with headquarters in

Turin Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. The ...

. IVECO Bus is now only a brand division of IVECO which is a company incorporated under Dutch law and listed on Borsa Italiana.

History

IVECO (1975 - 1999)

In 1975 Fiat Bus created the brand IVECO (Industrial Vehicle Corporation) which gradually was recognized by

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(OM), Orlandi in Italy

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, Chausson,

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in France,

Karosa Karosa ( cs, Továrna na Kočáry, Automobily, Rotory, Obráběcí stroje, Sekací stroje a Autobusy, en, Factory for carriages, cars, rotors, machine tools, cutting machines and buses) was a bus manufacturer in Vysoké Mýto in the Czech Republ ...

in the Czech Republic,

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in Germany e Pegaso in Spain with the integration of Renault Bus in 1999 became later Irisbus.

Irisbus (1999 - 2013)

The French-Italian company was created in January 1999 by the merger of the coach and bus divisions of

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and the bus and coach divisions of

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and IVECO with

Ikarus Bus Ikarus was a bus manufacturer based in Budapest and Székesfehérvár, Hungary. It was established in 1895 as Imre Uhry's Blacksmith Workshop and Coach Factory ''( hun.: Uhry Imre Kovács- és Kocsigyártó Üzeme)'' and during the Communist e ...

added in late 1999. The Ikarus Bus division was sold off in 2006 to Hungary's Műszertechnika Group acquiring the property of

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and

which was transformed in Iveco Czech Republic in 2007. From 2003 to 2010, Irisbus was 100%-owned by Fiat Group's IVECO, and the company was named Irisbus IVECO. On 14 September 2011, Fiat Industrial announced the closing of the Italian plant in

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, Campania due to a drastic reduction in production, preparing the relocation of the activities to Annonay France. Since 2013, Irisbus has been 100% owned by

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's IVECO.

IVECO Bus (2013 to present)

The Irisbus name was retired and the division is a branch of Iveco, rebranded as IVECO Bus in May 2013, after a reorganization plan. All the new buses are sold under the IVECO brand, as are all the other vehicles produced by the group. The bus operator are bounded towards the criteria of purchase price, operating cost and profitability, therefore the manufacturers reduce to only few models of urban, intercity and coach buses but with many combinations in length, capacity and engine types. The company is based in

with offices in

Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan language, Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, third-largest city and Urban area (France), second-largest metropolitan area of F ...

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, and

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. Buses are developed in one of two Research and Development centres, one in Italy and one in Switzerland. The engine which powers IVECO Bus Buses was developed in Italy by Fiat Powertrain Technologies.

Factories

The main assembly plants are located in: * Suzzara,

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(all IVECO vehicles based on

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) *

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(ex

factory) * Annonay,

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Twenty-seven plants located in 16 countries around the world produce vehicles, supply engines and parts: *

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* Sofim, Foggia,

* SPA Torino,

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* Rorthais,

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* Córdoba,

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* Transgór,

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* Irex, Sosnowiec,

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Models

Current

;Urban * Crealis Neo * E-Way * Crossway LE City * Streetway *

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(Australian market) * Urbanway ;Intercity * Afriway (African market) * Crossway * Crossway LE ;Coach * Evadys * Magelys ;Minibus * EcoDaily

Discontinued

;Buses * 315 (1978-2001) *

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(1978-200) *

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(1976-2001) * Agora (1999-2006) * Ares (1999-2006) * Arway (2006-2013) * Axer (2001-2007) * Citelis (2005-2013) * CityClass (1996-2008) * DownTown (1998-2000) * Effeuno (1984-1990) * EuroClass (1999-2007) * Hynovis (2008-2012) * Midys (2004-2008) * MyWay (1999-2007) * Récréo (1996-2007) * TurboCity (1989-1996) * TurboCity R (1992-1998) ;Coaches *

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(1998-2011) * Evadys (2005-2013) * EuroRider (1997-?) * Flipper (2006-?) * Iliade (1997-2006) * Midway (2004-2013) * Proxys (2005-2013) ;Minibuses *

(1978-200) * Europolis (1999-2010) * Happy (?-?) * Midirider (?-?) * Proway (2005-2013) ;Trolleybuses * Agora (1999-2006) * Civis (2004-2010) * Cristalis (2004-2011)

Gallery

File:VER Ennepetal Irisbus Citelis 100 8033.jpg, Irisbus Citelis File:Fearnes Coaches - Irisbus Agoraline with ABM CB60 body.jpg, Irisbus Agoraline with ABM CB60 body in Australia File:Cluj-Napoca Irisbus 1.jpg, Irisbus Agora bus and trolleybus in Cluj-Napoca,

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File:Irisbus Magelys Busworld 2007.JPG, Irisbus Magelys at the Busworld 2007 exhibition in

Kortrijk Kortrijk ( , ; vls, Kortryk or ''Kortrik''; french: Courtrai ; la, Cortoriacum), sometimes known in English as Courtrai or Courtray ( ), is a Belgian city and municipality in the Flemish province of West Flanders. It is the capital and large ...

Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...

File:Seoul City Bus470.jpg, Iveco CityClass 18 m in

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File:CAT Irisbus Civis.jpg, Las Vegas

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Irisbus Civis File:Iveco Bus Urbanway 18 n°4466 du Orlybus à Orly-Sud.JPG, Iveco Bus Urbanway 18 n ° 4466 of the Orlybus at its terminus in Orly-Sud File:Transport NSW liveried (mo 1963), operated by Transdev Shorelink Buses, Bustech 'VST' bodied Iveco Metro at Central station (1).jpg, Australian Transdev Shorelink Buses Iveco Metro File:Irisbus Axer n°023058 - Hérault Transport (Béziers).jpg, Iribus Axer with Hérault Transport

References

External links

* {{Automotive industry in France Iveco Bus manufacturers of France Electric vehicle manufacturers of France Trolleybus manufacturers Manufacturing companies based in Lyon Hybrid electric bus manufacturers French subsidiaries of foreign companies Bus manufacturers of Italy