| Founded | 1952 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Haddon Hawke Leslie Hawke |
| Defunct | 1983 |
| Successor | Coachwork International |
| Headquarters | , New Zealand |
Area served | New Zealand |
| Products | Bus & coach bodies |
Hawke Coachwork Limited was a New Zealand bus and coach body manufacturer.
Established in 1952 by brothers Haddon and Leslie Hawke, it was based on Great South Road, Takanini. It became a subsidiary of New Zealand Motor Corporation. In the late-1970s Australian bus manufacturer Pressed Metal Corporation acquired a minority stake in Hawke.[1]
In 1983 Hawke merged with New Zealand Motor Bodies to form Coachwork International. The Takanini plant was retained, specialising in building and repairing buses for city authorities.[2] As well as building bodies for New Zealand operators, Hawke completed buses for Singapore Bus Service.[3][4]
- ^ Millar, Sean; Lynas, Ian (1983). Leyland Buses in Australia & New Zealand. Auckland: Millars Transport Books. p. 9.
- ^ CI Sizes up the Aussie Market Truck & Bus Transportation April 1987 pages 60-63
- ^ SBS buys bus bodies Business Times 3 July 1980 page 2
- ^ Contract awarded to New Zealand Motor Bodies Business Times 20 June 1981 page 5