Busscar

Busscar Ônibus S.A.
Company typeSociedade anônima
IndustryAutomotive
FoundedSeptember 17, 1946 (1946-09-17)
Founder
  • Augusto Bruno Nielson
  • Eugênio Nielson
DefunctSeptember 27, 2012 (2012-09-27)
FateBankruptcy
SuccessorCarbuss
Headquarters,
ProductsBuses, coaches, trolleybuses
Websitehttp://www.busscar.com.br

Busscar Ônibus S.A. was a Brazilian bus manufacturer that built coaches, trolleybuses, charter buses, and tour buses, founded on 17 September 1946. The company was based in Joinville in the south of Brazil, where it had industrial premises that covered 1,000,000 m2 (11,000,000 sq ft). Busscar went defunct on 27 September 2012.