Irizar Group is a Spanish-based manufacturer of luxury buses and coaches. Established in 1889, the company is located in Ormaiztegi in the Basque Country, Spain. With a commercial presence in over 90 countries, its turnover exceeded 600 million euros in 2017.

Irizar Group

Irizar headquarters in Ormaiztegi
Industry	Manufacturing
Founded	1889; 133 years ago (1889)
Founder	José Francisco Irizar Catarain
Headquarters	Ormaiztegi, Spain
Key people	Rafael Sterling (Chief Executive Officer)
Products	Buses
Production output	3,000 buses per year
Number of employees	3,500+
Website	www.irizar.com

It is the market-leading builder of coach vehicle bodies in Spain (with a market share of over 40%), and ranks second in Europe, its coach bodies being available in many parts of the world. Apart from its main plant in the Basque Country, which produces around 1400 bodies per year, Irizar also has factories in other countries: in Skhirat (Morocco), Botucatu (Brazil), Querétaro (México) and Centurion (South Africa). Together they have a production of over 3,500 bodies and integral vehicles per year. The Irízar group also owns Hispacold, which makes air conditioning systems for coaches, and Masats, makers of automated bus and coach doors and ramps.[1]

Apart from its own integral vehicles range, Irizar works especially closely with Scania, having jointly designed the i4 body. Irizar bodies can also be found on other manufacturers' platforms, such as Iveco, MAN, Volvo, Mercedes-Benz, etc.

Group Companies

• Irizar, S. Coop
• Irizar e-mobility
• Datik
• Masats
• Hispacold
• Jema Energy
• Alconza
• Creatio

Products

• PB (Discontinued)
• Irizar i2e
• Irizar i3
• i8
• i6
• Century (Discontinued)
• Irizar Intercentury (Discontinued)
• Irizar New Century (Discontinued)

Lamborghini LM002

From 1986 to 1993, apart from coaches, the Irizar factory also produced the bodywork and interior of the Lamborghini LM002 luxury off-road vehicle. The finished bodies were then sent to the Lamborghini factory in Sant'Agata Bolognese to mount them on the chassis and engine.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Irizar buses.

• Irizar website

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