Ikarus (Hungarian company)

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.

This article is about the Hungarian company. For the Serbian company, see Ikarbus.

Ikarus Bus
Company typePrivate company
IndustryBus manufacturing
Founded1895
FoundersImre Uhry
Defunct2003
FateDissolved
SuccessorSuccessor companies
HeadquartersBudapest, Austria-Hungary (1895–1918)
Budapest, Hungary (1918–2003)
Area served
82 countries worldwide
Key people
Gábor Széles – chairman
ProductsBuses, Trolleybuses, Special built vehicles
OwnerGábor Széles
ParentIrisbus (1999–2003)
SubsidiariesIkarus EAG
American-Ikarus
Websitehttps://ikarus.hu/en/
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