Ikarus (Hungarian company)
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This article is about the Hungarian company. For the Serbian company, see Ikarbus.
Ikarus was a bus manufacturer based in Budapest and Székesfehérvár, Hungary. It was established in 1895 as Imre Uhry's Blacksmith Workshop and Coach Factory (hun.: Uhry Imre Kovács- és Kocsigyártó Üzeme) and during the Communist era in Hungary it dominated bus markets of the entire Eastern Bloc and its allies.[1]
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Company type | Private company |
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Industry | Bus manufacturing |
Founded | 1895 |
Founders | Imre Uhry |
Defunct | 2003 |
Fate | Dissolved |
Successor | Successor companies |
Headquarters | Budapest, Austria-Hungary (1895–1918) Budapest, Hungary (1918–2003) |
Area served | 82 countries worldwide |
Key people | Gábor Széles – chairman |
Products | Buses, Trolleybuses, Special built vehicles |
Owner | Gábor Széles |
Parent | Irisbus (1999–2003) |
Subsidiaries | Ikarus EAG American-Ikarus |
Website | https://ikarus.hu/en/ |
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