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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.

Carrocerías Ayats S/A
Company typeSocietat Anònima
IndustryBus manufacturing
Founded1905
FounderJoan Ayats
HeadquartersCentral services Paratge Can Call, km. 1 17401 Arbúcies, Catalonia
Websiteayats.es
Ayats Bravo 1 coach on a Scania chassis
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image icon Ayats bodied Pegaso Z-401 coach (c.1953)

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

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Horizon Intercity

References

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  1. ^ 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.
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