IVECO Bus (formerly Irisbus) is a bus manufacturer with headquarters in
Turin. IVECO Bus is now only a brand division of
IVECO
IVECO, an acronym for Industrial Vehicles Corporation, is an Italian multinational transport vehicle manufacturing company. It designs and builds light, medium, and heavy commercial vehicles. The name IVECO first appeared in 1975 after a merger o ...
which is a company incorporated under Dutch law and listed on
Borsa Italiana
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.
History
IVECO (1975 - 1999)
In 1975 Fiat Bus created the brand IVECO (Industrial Vehicle Corporation) which gradually was recognized by
Officine Meccaniche (OM), Orlandi in Italy
Berliet,
Renault,
Chausson,
Saviem in France,
Karosa in the Czech Republic,
Magirus-Deutz in Germany e
Pegaso
Pegaso (, "Pegasus") was a Spanish manufacturer of trucks, buses, tractors, armored vehicles, and, for a while, to train apprentices, and have a good brand image, some sports cars. The parent company, Enasa, was created in 1946 and based in the ...
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
Renault Véhicules Industriels and the bus and coach divisions of
Fiat Industrial and
IVECO
IVECO, an acronym for Industrial Vehicles Corporation, is an Italian multinational transport vehicle manufacturing company. It designs and builds light, medium, and heavy commercial vehicles. The name IVECO first appeared in 1975 after a merger o ...
with
Ikarus Bus added in late 1999. The Ikarus Bus division was sold off in 2006 to Hungary's Műszertechnika Group acquiring the property of
Heuliez and
Karosa which was transformed in Iveco Czech Republic in 2007.
From 2003 to 2010, Irisbus was 100%-owned by
Fiat Group
Stellantis Italy, formerly known as Fiat Group Automobiles S.p.A. from 2007 to 2014 and FCA Italy S.p.A. from 2014 to 2021, is the Italian subsidiary of the multinational automaker Stellantis, dedicated to the production and selling of passenger ...
's IVECO, and the company was named Irisbus IVECO.
On 14 September 2011, Fiat Industrial announced the closing of the Italian plant in
Flumeri, Campania due to a drastic reduction in production, preparing the relocation of the activities to
Annonay
Annonay (; oc, Anonai) is a commune and largest city in the north of the Ardèche department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southeastern France. It is the most populous commune in the Ardèche department although it is not the capital ...
France. Since 2013, Irisbus has been 100% owned by
CNH Industrial'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
Turin with offices in
Lyon,
Watford, and
Mainz. 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
FPT Industrial is an Italian multinational designer and manufacturer of transmissions, axles, diesel and petrol engines that was established in March 2005 as a Fiat Group division which included all the activities related to powertrains and tr ...
.
Factories
The main assembly plants are located in:
*
Suzzara
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Suzzara was given the honorary title of a city by a ...
,
Italy (all IVECO vehicles based on
Daily)
*
Vysoké Mýto,
Czech Republic (ex
Karosa factory)
*
Annonay
Annonay (; oc, Anonai) is a commune and largest city in the north of the Ardèche department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southeastern France. It is the most populous commune in the Ardèche department although it is not the capital ...
,
France
Twenty-seven plants located in 16 countries around the world produce vehicles, supply engines and parts:
*
Astra Arad,
Arad, Romania
*
Brescia,
Italy
* Sofim,
Foggia
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,
Italy
* SPA Torino,
Turin,
Italy
*
Valladolid,
Spain
*
Vénissieux,
France
*
Rorthais,
Deux-Sèvres,
France
*
Changzhou,
People's Republic of China
*
Mumbai,
India
*
Minas Gerais,
Brazil
*
Córdoba,
Argentina
* Transgór,
Mysłowice,
Poland
* Irex,
Sosnowiec
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,
Poland
*
Senai,
Malaysia
*
Santarosa Motor Works,
Santa Rosa, Laguna,
Philippines
*
IVECO South Africa,
Rosslyn, Gauteng,
South Africa
Models
Current
;Urban
*
Crealis Neo
*
E-Way
*
Crossway LE City
*
Streetway
*
Metro (Australian market)
*
Urbanway
;Intercity
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Afriway (African market)
*
Crossway
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*
Crossway LE
;Coach
*
Evadys
*
Magelys
;Minibus
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EcoDaily
Discontinued
;Buses
*
315 (1978-2001)
*
316
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(1978-200)
*
370
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(1976-2001)
*
Agora
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(1999-2006)
*
Ares
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(1999-2006)
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Arway (2006-2013)
*
Axer (2001-2007)
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Citelis (2005-2013)
*
CityClass (1996-2008)
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DownTown
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(1998-2000)
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Effeuno (1984-1990)
*
EuroClass (1999-2007)
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Hynovis (2008-2012)
*
Midys (2004-2008)
*
MyWay (1999-2007)
*
Récréo (1996-2007)
*
TurboCity (1989-1996)
*
TurboCity R (1992-1998)
;Coaches
*
Domino (1998-2011)
*
Evadys (2005-2013)
*
EuroRider (1997-?)
*
Flipper (2006-?)
*
Iliade (1997-2006)
*
Midway (2004-2013)
*
Proxys
''Proxys'' is a genus of stink bugs in the family Pentatomidae.
Species
* '' Proxys albopunctulatus'' (Palisot, 1811)
* '' Proxys obtusicornis'' Stål, 1872
* '' Proxys punctulatus'' (Palisot, 1818) – black stink bug
* '' Proxys victor'' (Fa ...
(2005-2013)
;Minibuses
*
316
__NOTOC__
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(1978-200)
*
Europolis (1999-2010)
*
Happy
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Sinc ...
(?-?)
*
Midirider (?-?)
*
Proway (2005-2013)
;Trolleybuses
*
Agora
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(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
ABM or Abm may refer to:
Companies
* ABM Industries, a US facility management provider
* ABM Intelligence, a UK software company
* Advantage Business Media, a US digital marketing and information services company
* Associated British Maltsters, ac ...
CB60 body in Australia
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File:Cluj-Napoca Irisbus 1.jpg, Irisbus Agora bus and trolleybus in Cluj-Napoca, Romania
File:Irisbus Magelys Busworld 2007.JPG, Irisbus Magelys at the Busworld 2007 exhibition in Kortrijk, Belgium
File:Seoul City Bus470.jpg, Iveco CityClass 18 m in Seoul, South Korea
File:CAT Irisbus Civis.jpg, Las Vegas RTC Transit, CAT 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
See also
* List of buses#A, List of buses
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