Busscar

Busscar Ônibus S. A. was a Brazilian manufacturer of buses, based in Joinville (SC). The company, founded in 1946, after 2008 was strongly in financial difficulties, in 2010 the production one. In 2011, the company was in liquidation and about a takeover of production by Caio Induscar, possibly in partnership with the formerly biggest competitors of Busscar, Marco Polo, is speculation. Busscar also maintained factories in Colombia and Mexico. In September 2012, finally made ​​a Brazilian court the bankruptcy of the company's fixed.

History

The company was founded on September 17, 1946 by two brothers of Swedish descent, Augusto Bruno Nielson and Nielson Eugênio. They opened a carpentry shop in Joinville time in which they made wooden furniture, windows, and more. A year later, they established the first bus - building - built entirely from wood. For the chassis was a big Chevrolet. This was the beginning of bus production, and in recent decades the company became one of the main bus manufacturers in the world. For when in 1956 Harold Nielson ( Augusto's eldest son ), the company had joined the company Carrocerias Nielson to be on the road to leading bus manufacturer in Brazil -. Innovative and revolutionary products such as the Diplomata in 1961 or 1987 Urbanuss The Company 1990 in Busscar Ônibus SA renamed and is run as a joint stock company. Traditionally, the company manufactures travel, urban and regional buses. For some years also minibuses for urban and short-distance transport will be offered. In early 2009, the company has come to a crisis, which is why a large number of employees had to be laid off. In June 2009, the rival Marco Polo leaned S. A. However, the takeover from. A takeover would have meant that the No. 1 would have taken over the No. 2.

Company today

The 2012 bankrupt companies today still has its headquarters in Joinville in the south of Brazil. The production has already been set in 2009. Branch plants existed in Colombia, Mexico and Cuba. Behind the Brazilian bus manufacturer Marcopolo was the Busscar Ônibus SA in South America 's second largest bus manufacturer. Also in Central America and the Caribbean, particularly in Mexico, the company was well represented. Since 1998, drove the Busscar Ônibus S. A. the Panorâmico DD - a double-decker. It is one of the most common and best-known bus models in South America. It is often so used on long-distance routes on the Panamericana. The Panorâmico DD was normally prepared as three-axle version. For mountain roads it's there but also with four axes. The second front axle provides better traction on steep routes. The longest bus to the company for city traffic produced (systems with very high passenger volumes ), the Urbanuss Pluss Biarticulado, a 25-meter double-articulated (machine carriage with two single-axle dollies and joint). The company produced up to the engines and chassis that were purchased from Scania and Volvo and some of Mercedes- Benz, the buses themselves, ie in particular, the entire superstructure and the interiors.

Models

Regional and city buses:

  • Busscar Urbanuss
  • Busscar Urbanuss Ecoss II
  • Busscar Urbanuss Pluss
  • Urbanuss Pluss Biarticulado double-articulated
  • Pluss Híbrido
  • Pluss Low Floor
  • Pluss Troley
  • Pluss Tour
  • Articulado low-

Coach:

  • Panorâmico DD Double Decker
  • Jum Buss 400 Panorâmico
  • Jum Buss 380
  • Jum Buss 360
  • Elegance 360
  • Vissta Buss HI
  • Vissta Buss LO
  • El Buss 340
  • El Buss 320
  • InterbusS

Micro and mini buses:

  • Micruss II
  • Mini Micruss
  • Microbuss

Former models

Regional and city buses:

  • Nielson Urbanus
  • Busscar Urbanus I
  • Busscar Urbanus II
  • Busscar Urbanus II SS

Coaches ' ​​:

  • Nielson Diplomata 2:40
  • Nielson Diplomata 2:50
  • Nielson Diplomata 2.60
  • Nielson Diplomata 310
  • Nielson Diplomata 330
  • Nielson Diplomata 350
  • Nielson Diplomata 380
  • El Buss 320 I
  • El Buss 340 I
  • El Buss 360 I
  • Jum Buss 340 I
  • Jum Buss 360 I
  • Jum Buss 380 I
  • El Buss 320 II
  • El Buss 340 II
  • Jum Buss 360 II
  • Jum Buss 380 II
  • Jum Buss 400
  • Interbus
  • Vissta Buss
Types of business entity 2004 Marcopolo S.A.
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