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Autosan S.A. is a Polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
bus
Bus
A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...
and coach
Coach (vehicle)
A coach is a large motor vehicle, a type of bus, used for conveying passengers on excursions and on longer distance express coach scheduled transport between cities - or even between countries...
manufacturer. The company is located in Sanok
Sanok
Sanok is a town in south-eastern Poland with 39,110 inhabitants, as of 2 June 2009. It's the capital of Sanok County in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship. Previously, it was in the Krosno Voivodeship and in the Ruthenian Voivodeship , which was part of the Lesser Poland province...
, Poland.
Its sales network includes European (also non-EU countries), African and Asian countries.
Currently it produces approximately 300 buses a year.
History
The company was originally founded in 1832 by Walenty Lipiński and Mateusz Beksiński as a boilerBoiler
A boiler is a closed vessel in which water or other fluid is heated. The heated or vaporized fluid exits the boiler for use in various processes or heating applications.-Materials:...
s' plant. The history of the factory has been changing depending on domestic and European economic situation. At the beginning of its activity, the factory produced devices and equipment for the oil mining, distillery and brewing
Brewing
Brewing is the production of beer through steeping a starch source in water and then fermenting with yeast. Brewing has taken place since around the 6th millennium BCE, and archeological evidence suggests that this technique was used in ancient Egypt...
industries.
It later added transportation to its range and by 1894 it had become Poland's most important manufacture of rail coaches and freight cars, tramcar
Tramcar
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s and other high-capacity vehicles, while continuing to produce their initial output of boilers and other related devices. Later, even more variety of product was added, including cistern
Cistern
A cistern is a waterproof receptacle for holding liquids, usually water. Cisterns are often built to catch and store rainwater. Cisterns are distinguished from wells by their waterproof linings...
s, crane
Crane (machine)
A crane is a type of machine, generally equipped with a hoist, wire ropes or chains, and sheaves, that can be used both to lift and lower materials and to move them horizontally. It uses one or more simple machines to create mechanical advantage and thus move loads beyond the normal capability of...
s, dredgers, road roller
Road roller
A road roller is a compactor type engineering vehicle used to compact soil, gravel, concrete, or asphalt in the construction of roads and foundations, similar rollers are used also at landfills or in agriculture.In some parts of the world, road rollers are still known colloquially as steam...
s, steel lifeboat
Lifeboat (shipboard)
A lifeboat is a small, rigid or inflatable watercraft carried for emergency evacuation in the event of a disaster aboard ship. In the military, a lifeboat may be referred to as a whaleboat, dinghy, or gig. The ship's tenders of cruise ships often double as lifeboats. Recreational sailors sometimes...
s, steel bridge constructions and casting
Casting
In metalworking, casting involves pouring liquid metal into a mold, which contains a hollow cavity of the desired shape, and then allowing it to cool and solidify. The solidified part is also known as a casting, which is ejected or broken out of the mold to complete the process...
articles.
In 1926, Autosan launched its first lot of buses mounted on Lancia
Lancia
Lancia Automobiles S.p.A. is an Italian automobile manufacturer founded in 1906 by Vincenzo Lancia and which became part of the Fiat Group in 1969. The company has a long history of producing distinctive cars and also has a strong rally heritage. Some modern Lancias are seen as presenting a more...
chassis. Activities were interrupted during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
but resumed in 1950. In 1973, a new family of buses is launched - the H9 bus, with the engine mounted at the rear; it would be followed in 1984 by the high-capacity H10 model.
Buses
Current offer:- Tourist coaches
- Autosan A0808T "Gemini"
- Autosan A1112T "Ramzes"
- Intercity buses
- Autosan A0808T "Gemini"
- Autosan A0909L "Tramp 2" (Autosan Scamp)
- Autosan A1010T "Lider 3"
- Autosan A1012T "Lider"
- Autosan A1212C "Eurolider"
- Autosan A1213C "Eurolider"
- Autosan A8V "Wetlina" (Autosan Osprey)
- Autosan H7-10MB "Solina"
- Local buses
- Autosan A1010T "Lider 2"
- Autosan H7-20MB "Solina"
- Autosan M09LE "Sancity"
- Autosan M12LE "Sancity"
- Autosan A1213CLE "Eurolider"
- Autosan A1215DLE "Eurolider"
- City buses
- Sancity family
- Autosan A8V "Wetlina City" (Autosan Osprey)
- School buses
- Autosan A0909S Smyk
- Autosan A1012T "Eagle RHD"
- Special buses, prison vans
- Autosan A1010T DW
- Autosan H7-10ZK
- Police buses for military squads
- Autosan H7-10I
Historical buses:
- Tourist coaches
- Autosan A404T "Cezar"
- Autosan A1112T "San"
- Autosan A1112T "Sanman"
- Intercity buses
- Autosan H6-10 "Melon"
- Autosan A0909L "Tramp"
- Autosan H7-10 "Traper"
- Autosan H9-xx
- Autosan H10-xx
- Autosan A10-10T "Lider Midi"
- Local buses
- Autosan A0808MN "Sancity"
- Autosan H7-20 "Trafic"
- City buses
- Autosan H9-33
- Autosan H9-35
- Autosan A1010M "Medium"
- School buses
- Autosan H6-10.03S "Żaczek"
- Autosan H9-21 "Kleks"
- Autosan H10-10S "Urwis"
- Special buses, prison vans
- Autosan H6-56 "Towos"
- Autosan H6-10 SW