Iveco Bus

Iveco Bus (formerly Irisbus) is a bus manufacturer with headquarters in Turin.^[1] Iveco Bus is now only a brand division of IVECO^[2][3][4] which is a company incorporated under Dutch law and listed on Borsa Italiana.

Iveco Bus

Formerly	Irisbus (1999–2013)
Company type	Division
Founded	1999
Headquarters	Turin, Italy
Products	Buses, coaches
Revenue	€1.6 billion (2015)
Parent	Iveco
Website	Iveco.com

History

Iveco (1975–1999)

In 1975 Fiat Bus created the brand Iveco (Industrial Vehicle Corporation) which gradually took over operations of Officine Meccaniche (OM) and Orlandi in Italy, Berliet, Renault, Chausson, and Saviem in France, Karosa in the Czech Republic, Magirus-Deutz in Germany, and Pegaso in Spain.^[5] With the integration of Renault Bus in 1999, Iveco Bus became Irisbus.

Irisbus (1999–2013)

The French-Italian company was created in January 1999 by way of merger between the coach and bus divisions of Renault Véhicules Industriels and the coach and bus divisions of Fiat Industrial and IVECO, with Ikarus Bus added in late 1999. The Ikarus Bus division was sold off in 2006 to Hungary's Műszertechnika Group, acquiring the property of Heuliez and Karosa which became Iveco Czech Republic in 2007.

From 2003 to 2010, Irisbus was 100%-owned by Fiat Group's IVECO, and the company was named Irisbus Iveco.^[6] On 14 September 2011, Fiat Industrial announced the closing of the Italian plant in Flumeri, Campania due to a drastic reduction in production, preparing the relocation of the activities to Annonay, France. Since 2013, Irisbus has been 100% owned by CNH Industrial's Iveco division.

Iveco Bus (2013–present)

The Irisbus name was retired and the division is a branch of Iveco, rebranded as Iveco Bus in May 2013, after a reorganization plan.^[7] All new buses are now sold under the IVECO brand, as are all the other commercial road vehicles produced by the group.

The company is based in Turin with offices in Lyon, Watford, and Mainz. Buses are developed in one of two Research and Development centres, one in Italy and one in Switzerland. The engines which power Iveco buses were developed in Italy by Fiat Powertrain Technologies.

On 25 February 2020, Iveco and Otokar sign an agreement for the joint production of buses at the Sakarya plant in Turkey to be sold in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.^[8] Born from this agreement was the Iveco Bus Streetway presented in September 2021, based on the Urbanway chassis and with Iveco Cursor 9 engines. This model complements the Urbanway without replacing it.^[9]

In March 2022, the 150,000th bus was produced at the Vysoké Mýto plant.^[10]

On 18 April 2023, the new area in the Foggia plant (former Sofim) was inaugurated for the assembly of coaches and buses. The investment for setting up the production line amounts to around 40 million euros and benefits from the funds made available by the Next Generation EU package. The plant has a production capacity of 1000 buses per year. The first models to be assembled and finished will be the E-Way and Crossway buses.^[11]

Factories

The main assembly plants are located in:^[12]

• Suzzara, Italy (all IVECO vehicles based on Daily)
• Foggia, Italy
• Vysoké Mýto, Czech Republic (ex Karosa factory)
• Annonay, France

Twenty-seven plants located in 16 countries around the world produce vehicles, supply engines and parts:^[13]

• Astra Arad, Arad, Romania
• Brescia, Italy
• Sofim, Foggia, Italy
• SPA Torino, Turin, Italy
• Valladolid, Spain
• Vénissieux, France
• Rorthais, Deux-Sèvres, France
• Changzhou, People's Republic of China
• Mumbai, India
• Minas Gerais, Brazil
• Córdoba, Argentina
• Transgór, Mysłowice, Poland
• Irex, Sosnowiec, Poland
• Senai, Malaysia
• Santarosa Motor Works, Santa Rosa, Laguna, Philippines
• IVECO South Africa, Rosslyn, Gauteng, South Africa^[14]

Models

Current

Urban

• Crealis Neo^[15]
• E-Way^[16]
• Crossway LE City^[17]
• Streetway^[18]
• Metro (Australian market)
• Urbanway^[19]

Intercity

• Afriway (African market)^[20]
• Crossway^[21]
• Crossway LE

Coach

• Evadys^[22]
• Magelys

Minibus

• EcoDaily^[23]

Discontinued

Buses

• 315 (1978-2001)
• 316 (1978-200)
• 370 (1976-2001)
• Agora (1999-2006)
• Ares (1999-2006)
• Arway (2006-2013)
• Axer (2001-2007)
• Citelis (2005-2013)
• CityClass (1996-2008)
• DownTown (1998-2000)
• Effeuno (1984-1990)
• EuroClass (1999-2007)
• Hynovis (2008-2012)
• Midys (2004-2008)
• MyWay (1999-2007)
• Récréo (1996-2007)
• TurboCity (1989-1996)
• TurboCity R (1992-1998)

Coaches

• Domino (1998-2011)
• Evadys (2005-2013)
• EuroRider (1997-?)
• Flipper (2006-?)
• Iliade (1997-2006)
• Midway (2004-2013)
• Proxys (2005-2013)

Minibuses

• 316 (1978-2000)
• Europolis (1999-2010)
• Midirider (?-?)
• Proway (2005-2013)

Trolleybuses

• Agora (1999-2006)
• Civis (2004-2010)
• Cristalis (2004-2011)

Gallery

• 
  Irisbus Citelis
• 
  Irisbus Agoraline with ABM CB60 body in Australia
• 
  Irisbus Agora bus and trolleybus in Cluj-Napoca, Romania
• 
  Irisbus Magelys at the Busworld 2007 exhibition in Kortrijk, Belgium
• 
  Iveco CityClass 18 m in Seoul, South Korea
• 
  Las Vegas CAT Irisbus Civis
• 
  Iveco Bus Urbanway 18 Hybride n°5557 of the Line 62 at its terminus Porte de Saint-Cloud, Paris
• 
  Australian Transdev Shorelink Buses Iveco Metro
• 
  Iribus Axer with Hérault Transport

See also

• List of buses

References

1. (in Italian)
2. "CNH Industrial – Homepage". cnhindustrial.com. Archived from the original on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
3. "CNH Industrial - FileDownload" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
4. "CNH Industrial - FileDownload" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
5. "IVECO BUS - Storia". IVECO. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
6. "History". Irisbus Iveco. Archived from the original on 27 March 2010. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
7. "Iveco Bus: the new Iveco brand dedicated to collective transport". Iveco.com. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
8. "Iveco Bus e Otokar siglano un accordo di produzione" (in Italian). 25 February 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
9. "Iveco Bus presenta il nuovo Streetway ed estende la propria offerta con un autobus efficiente e ottimizzato per la mobilità urbana" (in Italian). 21 September 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
10. "Iveco Bus celebra la produzione di 150.000 AUTOBUS presso lo stabilkmento DI Vysoké Mýto" (in Italian). 23 March 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
11. "Foggia, Iveco: "Oltre 1.000 nuovi autobus prodotti nel nuovo stabilimento" (in Italian). 17 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
12. Plants Archived 24 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine - Iveco Bus
13. "Iveco is present in all five continents". IVECO. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
14. "IVECO South Africa". IVECO. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
15. "Crealis". IVECO BUS. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
16. "E-Way". IVECO BUS. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
17. "Crossway LE". IVECO BUS. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
18. "Streetway". IVECO BUS. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
19. "Urbanway". IVECO BUS. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
20. "Iveco Afriway". IVECO. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
21. "Crossway". IVECO BUS. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
22. "Evadis". IVECO BUS. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
23. "Daily". IVECO BUS. Retrieved 2 July 2022.

External links

• Official website