Irisbus
Iveco Bus (2003-2013 Irisbus ) is a European manufacturer of buses and trolley buses, with headquarters in the French Saint- Priest near Lyon. The company was founded in 1999 as a joint venture in which the Fiat Group owned commercial vehicle manufacturer Iveco and Renault VI, the former commercial vehicle subsidiary of the Renault group, their bus production together led. Since 2003 Iveco bus 100 percent is a subsidiary of Iveco. My works has Iveco bus in France, Italy and Spain.
Iveco bus is one of the leading bus manufacturer in Europe and sold in 2007, more than 10,000 vehicles. This corresponds to a market share of over 20 percent. Iveco bus offers a complete and comprehensive range of products for all segments: from minibuses (Daily in various trim levels ), the midi buses, city buses ( Agora, Urbanway, Crossway Low Entry ), intercity buses ( Ares, Arway, Crossway ) to the luxury coaches ( Evadys, Magelys ).
For Iveco bus are as subsidiaries and the Czech bus manufacturer Karosa and the bus body manufacturer Heuliez in France, in Italy and Orlandi Icarus Egyedi in Hungary. The emerged as Icarus Egyedi from the Hungarian state-owned enterprises manufacturer Ikarus was from 1999 to February 2006 are a subsidiary company.
From 2003 to 2013, the buses Iveco bus under the brand name " Irisbus " and with the company logo were - an annular curved dolphin - produced as a trademark. Until then, the brand name " Iveco" and " Renault " were used on the buses yet. Since May 2013 is the brand name " Iveco Bus". At the front of the vehicle the dolphin logo was replaced by the " Iveco".
Other trademarks, the tradition to bundle in Iveco bus are Berliet and Saviem from France ( in Renault / RVI risen ), Fiat, Lancia and Alfa Romeo from Italy ( merged into Fiat ), Magirus- Deutz from Germany and Pegaso from Spain (from Iveco accepted). On 14 September 2011 Fiat announced that they wanted to close the plant in Valle Ufita after last was able to sell only 145 units per year with a production capacity of over 1,000 buses per year. The plant was closed in 2013.
The headquarters for Germany, Austria and Switzerland is located in Munich.
City bus Citelis
City bus Crossway LE
Suburban Ares
Suburban Arway
Axer intercity
Suburban Crossway
Coach Evadys
Coach Magelys
Trolleybuses and buses track
The trolleybuses are offered under the product line Cristalis, unique feature of this type are the wheel hub motors. Cristalis trolleybuses are offered both as a solo vehicle as well as articulated cars. In France, they operate in Limoges, Lyon and Saint- Etienne in Italy in Bologna and Milan and the trolleybus trolleybus in Spain at Castellon de la Plana.
For the Romanian cities Bucharest (100 pieces) and Cluj- Napoca (27 pieces) were produced between 2004-2008 also trolleybuses of the type Irisbus Agora with a conventional drive. They were derived from the same bus model, but these were created in collaboration with the Romanian car manufacturer Astra Arad.
In the production of trolleybuses Irisbus also worked from 2003 to 2009 with the Czech engineering and electrical companies Škoda together. Irisbus delivered while the bodies for the vehicles of the series 24Tr and 25Tr, Škoda presented itself then in 2004 the production of own car bodies a. Meanwhile, however, Škoda refers substitute bodies of the Polish company Solaris Bus & Coach.
In addition, Iveco bus along with Matra and Alstom manufacturer of optical guided bus system Civis. Applied the principle so far in Bologna and Las Vegas (each with the electric drive ), in Castellón de la Plana also operate the local Cristalis trolleybuses track out.
Trolleybus Cristalis ( articulated trams )
Trolleybus Irisbus Agora Astra in Bucharest
Skoda trolleybus with Citelis body
Guided bus Civis in Las Vegas