Vest Buss is a former Norwegian

bus A bus (contracted from omnibus, with variants multibus, motorbus, autobus, etc.) is a motor vehicle that carries significantly more passengers than an average car or van, but fewer than the average rail transport. It is most commonly used ...

and coach bodywork manufacturer, and at one time was the official distributor for

Iveco Bus Iveco Bus, formerly Irisbus, is a bus manufacturer with headquarters in Turin. 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 F ...

in Norway and Sweden. The company was founded in

Stryn Stryn is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in the Counties of Norway, county of Vestland, Norway. It is located in the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Nordfjord. The administrative center of the municipality is the vi ...

in 1965 as ''Vest Karosseri AS'', building their first bus bodywork in 1967. In 2002, the company was renamed ''Vest-Busscar AS'', after Brazilian bus manufacturer

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acquired a 35% share. By 2006, Busscar had sold its stake and Vest-Busscar was renamed ''Vest Buss AS''. In 2009, they became the official distributor for Irisbus in Norway and Sweden. In 2010, it was decided to close down the production of their own bodywork in early 2011, which was briefly continued by ''Vidre AS''.

Models

* Vest Ambassadør * Vest Liner * Vest V10/V25 * Vest V10LE/V25LE * Vest Contrast * Vest Center * Vest Horisont

References

External links

* {{bus-stub Defunct bus manufacturers Stryn 1965 establishments in Norway Companies based in Sogn og Fjordane Bus manufacturers of Norway