The Ferqui Soroco (sold as the Optare Soroco in the United Kingdom between 2000 and 2012) is a
minibus
A minibus, microbus, minicoach, or commuter (in Zimbabwe) is a passenger-carrying motor vehicle that is designed to carry more people than a multi-purpose vehicle or minivan, but fewer people than a full-size bus. In the United Kingdom, th ...
and
minicoach
A minibus, microbus, minicoach, or commuter (in Zimbabwe) is a passenger-carrying motor vehicle that is designed to carry more people than a multi-purpose vehicle or minivan, but fewer people than a full-size bus. In the United Kingdom, t ...
bodywork produced by Spanish manufacturer Ferqui on
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
The Mercedes-Benz Sprinter is a light commercial vehicle ( van) built by Mercedes-Benz Group AG of Stuttgart, Germany as a large van, chassis cab, minibus, and pickup truck. In the past, the Sprinter had been sold under the Mercedes-Benz, Dodge, ...
van chassis since 2000. The updated ''Soroco
+'', on facelifted Mercedes-Benz Sprinter chassis, was launched in 2008.
The Soroco was originally sold in the United Kingdom as an Optare-badged product due to a dealership agreement between Ferqui and
Optare
Switch Mobility (originally called Optare) is an English bus manufacturer based in Sherburn-in-Elmet, North Yorkshire. It is a subsidiary of Indian company Ashok Leyland. The company would be responsible for the EV operations of the group with ...
. The Soroco was subsequently withdrawn for sale from the British market at the start of 2012 as Optare terminated the agreement in favour of pursuing their own developments, resulting in the
second-generation Optare Bonito.
By 2014, the Soroco, now badged as a Ferqui product and available exclusively as a luxury midicoach, had been reintroduced to the United Kingdom market through a new dealership arrangement with Connaught PSV. The longer-wheelbase Soroco DL was launched in September 2015. As of 2018, Ferqui sells around 35 Sorocos to the British minicoach market annually, with an updated version of the Soroco planned to be launched on the new Mercedes-Benz Sprinter chassis by the end of 2018.
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