Daimler Buses GmbH, formerly EvoBus GmbH, is a German bus and coach manufacturer headquartered in Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany and a wholly owned subsidiary of

Daimler Truck Daimler Truck AG (holding company legal name Daimler Truck Holding AG) is the world's largest commercial vehicle manufacturer, with over 35 main locations worldwide and approximately 100,000 employees. Daimler Truck AG is headquartered in Leinfel ...

. Its products go to market under the brands

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and Setra.

History

In 1995, the bus division of

and bus manufacturer Setra amalgamated under the umbrella of EvoBus. Mercedes-Benz brought in more than 100 years of experience in the bus and coach industry, starting with the invention of the omnibus by

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in 1895 in

Mannheim Mannheim (; Palatine German language, Palatine German: or ), officially the University City of Mannheim (), is the List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, second-largest city in Baden-Württemberg after Stuttgart, the States of Ger ...

. EvoBus is headquartered in Stuttgart in Germany, with its largest bus factory in

in Germany. Licensed buses are also manufactured in Turkey. The city buses, for instance the Citaro, are manufactured in Mannheim, as are the chassis (meaning the frame plus the "running gear" like engine, transmission, driveshaft, differential, and suspension). A body (sometimes referred to as " coachwork"), is built on the chassis to complete the coaches in Ulm/ Neu-Ulm, where the final assembly takes place. Other factories of EvoBus are in Ligny-en-Barrois in France and in Sámano in Spain. In July 2023 EvoBus was rebranded Daimler Buses.Re-Naming of EvoBus GmbH with effect from July 12th, 2023

3 July 2023 Its product portfolio include: * Bus-specific service ranging from insurance and consulting to concepts for financing and the procurement of original parts and accessories. * Sales network for new and used vehicles in Europe, * Service network In 2016, EvoBus had a

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of 17,899 employees.

Innovations

In April 1951, Setra introduced a coach with self-supporting structure. By 1955 the company demonstrated a coach with the first independent air suspension at the German Motor Show in Frankfurt. Since the 1990s, EvoBus has been experimenting with hydrogen fuel cells to use

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as a primary source of power for the locomotion of buses.

References

Article in Industry Europe
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