Vest Buss is a former Norwegian
bus
A bus (contracted from omnibus, with variants multibus, motorbus, autobus, etc.) is a road vehicle that carries significantly more passengers than an average car or van. It is most commonly used in public transport, but is also in use for cha ...
and coach bodywork manufacturer, and is currently 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 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
Busscar
Busscar Ônibus S.A. was a Brazilian bus manufacturer that built coaches, trolleybuses, charter and tour buses, founded on 17 September 1946. The company was based in Joinville in the south of Brazil, where it had industrial premises that cover ...
acquired a 35% share. By 2006 Busscar had sold out and it 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
External links
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Defunct bus manufacturers
Stryn
1965 establishments in Norway
Companies based in Sogn og Fjordane
Bus manufacturers of Norway