Autosan A1212C Eurolider - Transexpo 2009

Autosan Eurolider 15 LE - Transexpo 2010

Autosan M09LE Sancity in Kraków (Mały Rynek)

Autosan Sp. z o.o. is a Polish

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and

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manufacturer. The company is located in

Sanok Sanok (in full the Royal Free City of Sanok — pl, Królewskie Wolne Miasto Sanok, rue, Санок, ''Sanok'', ua, Cянік, ''Sianik'', la, Sanocum, yi, סאניק, ''Sonik'') is a town in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship of south-eastern ...

, Poland. Its sales network includes European (also non-EU countries), African and Asian countries. Currently it produces approximately 300 buses a year.

History

The company was founded in 1832 by Walenty Lipiński and Mateusz Beksiński as a

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maker's plant. The history of the factory changed depending on domestic and European economic situations. At the beginning of its activity, the factory produced devices and equipment for the oil mining,

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and

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industries. It later added transportation to its range and by 1894 it had become Poland's most important manufacturer of rail coaches and

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s and other high-capacity vehicles, while continuing to produce their initial output of boilers and other related devices. Later, even more variety of product was added, including

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s, cranes,

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s, steel

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s, steel bridge constructions and

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articles. In 1926, Autosan launched its first lot of buses mounted on

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chassis. Activities were interrupted during

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but resumed in 1950. In 1973, a new family of buses is launched - the H9 bus, with the engine mounted at the rear. It would be followed in 1984 by the high-capacity H10 model. In September 2013 the Court of Krosno declared the factory bankrupt. In a statement issued at the time it was explained that it was impossible to continue financing the restructuring. A few days later Sobiesław Zasada Group, which owned the company, sold a package of shares in Autosan to Gregory Tarnawa for one Polish zloty. Trade unionists from the factory picketed in front of the former owner, Sobiesław Zasada Group, in Kraków, demanding payment of arrears of salary for several months. The company is still operational. Since 2001, the company has developed and produced components for rail vehicles, especially the bodies of railcars and trams.

Products

Buses

Current models

* Tourist coaches ** Autosan A0808T Gemini ** Autosan A1112T Ramzes * Intercity buses ** Autosan A0808T Gemini ** Autosan A0909L Tramp 2 (Autosan Scamp) ** Autosan A1010T Lider 3 ** Autosan A1012T Lider ** Autosan Eurolider 9 **

Autosan Eurolider 12 The Autosan Eurolider 12 is an intercity coach manufactured by the Polish company Autosan SA. The bus belongs to the Eurolider product family. Buses manufactured for the UK market are known as Autosan EuroLeader 12 RHD. The Eurolider 12 uses a ...

** Autosan Eurolider 13 ** Autosan Lider 9 eco ** Autosan Lider 9 eco2 ** Autosan A8V Wetlina (Autosan Osprey) * Local buses ** Autosan A1010T Lider 10 ** Autosan H7-20MB Solina ** Autosan Sancity 9LE ** Autosan Eurolider 13LE ** Autosan Eurolider 15LE * City buses (low-floor and low-entry buses) ** Sancity 9LE ** Sancity 10LF ** Sancity 12LE ** Sancity 12LF ** Sancity 18LF ** Autosan A8V Wetlina City (Autosan Osprey) * School buses ** Autosan A0909S Smyk ** Autosan A1012T Eagle RHD * Special buses, prison vans ** Autosan A1010T DW ** Autosan H7-10ZK * Police buses for military squads ** Autosan H7-10I

Historical buses

* Tourist coaches ** Autosan A404T Cezar ** Autosan A1112T San ** Autosan A1112T Sanman * Intercity buses ** Autosan H6-10 Melon ** Autosan A0909L Tramp ** Autosan H7-10 Traper ** Autosan H9-xx ** Autosan H10-xx ** Autosan A10-10T Lider Midi * Local buses **

Autosan A0808MN The Autosan A0808MN Sancity is a low-entry city bus produced from the autumn of 2008 to mid-2009 in Sanok in Poland by Autosan. Its predecessor was the Jelcz M083C Libero which had an Autosan chassis, and successors are Autosan M09LE Sancity and ...

Sancity ** Autosan H7-20 Trafic * City buses ** Autosan H9-33 ** Autosan H9-35 ** Autosan A1010M Medium * School buses ** Autosan H6-10.03S Żaczek ** Autosan H9-21 Kleks ** Autosan H10-10S Urwis * Special buses, prison vans ** Autosan H6-56 Towos ** Autosan H6-10 SW

Others

*Rail buses *Passenger trailers *Containers *Special coachworks *Components

External links

Company homepage

Homepage "Autosan Sverige"

"Autosan Component Suppliers"

Movie about Autosan
{{Automotive industry in Poland Bus manufacturers of Poland Companies based in Sanok Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1832 Polish brands