 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (July 2019) |
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| Company type | Societat Anònima |
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| Industry | Bus manufacturing |
| Founded | 1905 |
| Founder | Joan Ayats |
| Headquarters | Central services Paratge Can Call, km. 1 17401 Arbúcies, Catalonia |
| Website | ayats |
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 Ayats bodied Pegaso Z-401 coach (c.1953) |
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.
- ^ Pavon, Manuel (16 February 2005). "Joan Vilà, presidente de Carrocerías Ayats, inicia la construcción de autocares de dos pisos". La Empresa Familiar (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 July 2024.