| Industry | Bus manufacturing |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1905 |
| Founder | Joan Ayats |
| Hq location | Central services Paratge Can Call, km. 1 17401 Arbúcies, Catalonia |
| Website | ayats.es |
Ayats is the trading name of Carrocerías Ayats SA, a Spain-based coachbuilder.[1] The company constructs a range of coach bodies on a variety of chassis, and also manufacture their own integral products. Their products are used throughout Europe. The company was established in 1905 by Mr. Juan Ayats in Arbúcies, a village in the Selva county of the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. This small town offered the advantage of being in the midst of a densely forested area ("Selva" means "forest" or "jungle" in Catalan), useful since the bodyworks were made of wood at the time. Ayats is one of several coachbuilders based in Arbúcies; others include Indcar (the oldest of them), Beulas, Noge and Boari.
Ayats Bravos have been used for a number of years as the platform for specialist double deck coaches including open top buses and sleeper buses. The Ayats Bravo City was the first purpose-built open top low-floor tour bus, introduced by the worldwide sightseeing operator City Sightseeing.
Products
- Atlantis
- Atlas 2
- Ayats Air256
- Ayats Bravo
- Bravo 1
- Bravo 2
- Bravo 3 (the unofficial name for the Bravo 1 with the Megaloader walk-in loading bay).
- Bravo City/Urbis
- Ayats Horizon
- Platinum
- Ayats Eclipse
- Jupiter
- Olympia
References
- ^ Pavon, Manuel (2005-02-16). "Joan Vilà, presidente de Carrocerías Ayats, inicia la construcción de autocares de dos pisos." (in Spanish). La Empresa Familiar. Retrieved 2024-07-26.