Merkavim

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Merkavim Transportation Technologies Ltd
Native name
מרכבים
Bus manufacturer
Industry Transport
Founded 1949; 75 years ago (1949)
Production output
760 (2013)
Number of employees
700
Website Merkavim
Footnotes / references
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Merkavim Transportation Technologies Ltd., shortened to Merkavim (Hebrew: מרכבים‎), is the largest bus manufacturing company in Israel.[2][3][4] They produce many different types of buses, including tourism coaches, urban buses, long-distance buses and minibuses. In addition to this, they also provide specialist buses, such as bullet-proof buses, prisoner-transport vehicles and VIP transport vehicles.[5]

Bus models

Intercity buses

  • Mars - The Most common intercity bus in Israel (as of 2012).

City buses

  • Pioneer - The low entry/floor bus of Israel

Tourist coaches

  • Apollo - The coach of the special rides
  • Apollo Premium - The new coach of the special rides
  • Apollo Premium VIP to business rides

Minibuses

Armored buses

  • Mars Defender - Double in the cecs

References

  1. http://www.merkavim.co.il/en/FinancialStrength
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