Tata Hispano
Spanish bus and coach manufacturer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tata Hispano Motors Carrocera, S.A. (formerly Hispano Carrocera, S.A.), based in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, was one of the largest manufacturers of bus and coach cabins in Europe. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of the India-based Tata Motors. Tata Motors acquired control of the company in 2005, after purchasing a 21% stake in the company. In 2009, it acquired the remaining 79% from Investalia SA.[1]
Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Automotive |
Founded | 1939; 85 years ago (1939) |
Founder | Vicenzo Angelino Gervasio |
Defunct | 2013 (2013) |
Headquarters | Zaragoza, Spain |
Products | Bus and coach bodywork |
Parent | Tata Motors |
Apart from their main plant in Zaragoza, Hispano had a second one in Casablanca, Morocco; combined, they had a production capacity of 2,000 units in a year. Tata intends to keep the Moroccan plant open.
Hispano bodied buses are built by TATA Motors in India at ACGL plant in Goa. The bus is called Tata Divo.