Ayats is the trading name of Carrocerías Ayats SA, a Spain-based

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. The company constructs a range of coach bodies on a variety of chassis, and also manufacture their own integral products. Their products are used throughout Europe. The company was established in 1905 by Mr. Juan Ayats in

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, a village in the

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county of the province of

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, Spain. This small town offered the advantage of being in the midst of a densely forested area ("Selva" means "forest" or "jungle" in Catalan), useful since the bodyworks were made of wood at the time. Ayats is one of several coachbuilders based in Arbúcies; others include Indcar (the oldest of them),

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, Noge and Boari. Ayats Bravos have been used for a number of years as the platform for specialist double deck coaches including

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es and

sleeper bus A sleeper bus is a type of specially adapted coach with sleeping facilities for passengers. Like rail sleeping cars, they serve long haul passenger routes. Some are chartered to provide transport, hotel, and meal services for a group who will ...

es. The Ayats Bravo City was the first purpose-built open top low-floor

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, introduced by the worldwide sightseeing operator

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Products

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* Atlas 2 *Ayats Air256 *

Ayats Bravo The Ayats Bravo is a range of coaches manufactured by Ayats. There are four variants, the Bravo 1, Bravo 2, Bravo 3, and Bravo City, all featuring similar styling cues. They are custom manufactured in Spain to order, on a wide variety of chass ...

** Bravo 1 ** Bravo 2 ** Bravo 3 (the unofficial name for the Bravo 1 with the Megaloader walk-in loading bay). ** Bravo City/Urbis * Ayats Horizon *

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* Ayats Eclipse *Jupiter *Olympia

References

External links

Official Ayats website (in English)
Bus manufacturers of Spain Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1905 Spanish brands Spanish companies established in 1905 {{bus-transport-stub Coachbuilders