Bogdan A092

The Ataman A092, known as Bogdan A092 in 2003–2011 and as Cherkasy Autobus A092 in 2011–2012, is a high-floor midibus manufactured at Isuzu Ataman factory (former Cherkasy Autobus) in Ukraine.

History

Bogdan's Cherkasy Autobus had been producing their successful Bogdan A091 midibus since 1999, but with time it has been becoming increasingly irrelevant in terms of ecological and safety standards so the company decided to design an updated model reflecting on the feedback of bus drivers and passengers. The new Bogdan A092 was presented February 11, 2003, aside from the new mask design it received a new headlights and taillights, larger driver's windows, new doors and seats, traction control system and a Euro-3 engine, the bus also became 215 mm longer.

Bogdan Motors began to export their A092 to Russia, Armenia and Georgia. In 2005–2013 they were also assembled at Gomel Automobile Repair Factory in Belarus under the name Radzimich A092.

When Bogdan Corporation was formed in 2005 it was decided to move all the bus production to Lutsk Automobile Factory so Cherkasy plant would only assemble licensed foreign cars but the 2008 crisis caused a big credit load on the corporation. In 2011 Bogdan decides to sell the Cherkasy Autobus factory to Prominvestbank. The factory had extended their partnership with Isuzu and formed the Isuzu Ataman, renaming their A092 lineup to Ataman.

In 2012 alongside the renaming Ataman A092 had received a restyling with various minor improvements. Some of the variations also received glued windows similar to the ones installed on the early A091 buses. The bus was remaining in production until 2015, next year Cherkasy Autobus Factory presented its replacement, Ataman A092H6.

After the discontinuation of citybus models A093 had been redesigned into a school bus and renamed to D093S with several modifications allowing wheelchairs. Putting these models into production in 2016 Ataman began its participance in a state-ran school bus program that was meant to provide transport for the schools in small towns and villages.

Another modification was unveiled in 2020. The new Ataman DA9016 was very similar to D093S but had a four wheel drive and a safety belts on the passenger seats.

Modifications

* Bogdan A09201, A09202, A09204 and A09206 – base models with automatic doors
* Bogdan A09211, A09212 and A09214 – intercity variations with one automatic door and one hand-opening door
* Ataman A092H1, A092H4 and A092G6 – city buses with automatic doors and a wider rear entrance
* Ataman A092G6, A092G7, A092G8 and A092G9 – intercity variations with hand-opening doors
* Bogdan A092S4 – school bus with one automatic door and one hand-opening door
* Bogdan A09302, A09304 and A09306 – longer variations with automatic doors
* Bogdan A09312, A09314 and A09316 – longer variations with one automatic door and one hand-opening door
* Ataman A093H2, A093H4 and A093H6 – longer variations with automatic doors and a wider rear entrance
* Bogdan A081 – Dongfeng chassis variation
* Ataman D093S2 – school bus with one automatic door and one hand-opening door
* Ataman D093S4 – school bus with one automatic door, one hand-opening door and a wider rear entrance
* Ataman D093S201 – 4x4 school bus with one automatic door, one hand-opening door and a wider rear entrance
* Ataman DA9016 – 4x4 intercity variation with one automatic door and one hand-opening door

Gallery

File:Reklama Na Sidenyakh Transcity.jpg, Interior
File:Реклама на задньому склі.jpg, Rear view
File:Bogdan A09212 Mykhaila Hrushevskoho street Zhmerynka 20190724.jpg, Bogdan A09212
File:Ukraine evacuates Ukrainian and foreign citizens from Wuhan 21.jpg, Bogdan A092 used by DSNS
File:AtamanA09314front.JPG, Facelifted Ataman A09314
File:58 Шкільний автобус after 2.jpg, Ataman D093S2

Ataman A092H6

After producing their very successful A092 bus for over a decade Cherkasy Autobus decided to develop its replacement in order to stay up-to-date with a modern safety standards and Euro-5 ecological regulations. February 6, 2016 the company presented the Ataman A092H6, its design was updated to match their recently launched Ataman A096 tour bus. The H letter in the name was referring to the modification of the previous A092 which had a wider rear entrance for disabled people. The new bus had two wider entrances and the doors were now opening to the outside instead of the inside like its predecessors, there was also a place for a wheelchair inside. Also A092H6 featured an electric informer board to display the bus route number and final stops.

Next year Ataman presented the intercity variation of the bus. It had one automatic and one hand-opening door as well as luggage compartment. After the testing it was put in serial production.

Modifications

* Ataman A092H6 – base model with automatic doors
* Ataman A09216 and D09216 – intercity variations with one automatic door and one hand-opening door

Gallery

File:Ataman A092H6-2.jpg, Interior

See also

* Bogdan (bus model)

References

External links

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*{{Commons category-inline, Ataman A092H6
Cherkasy Autobus, list of buses in production

Buses of Ukraine
Vehicles introduced in 2003
Transport in Ukraine
Minibuses
Single-deck buses
Vehicles introduced in 2016
Buses