Merkavim

Merkavim Transportation Technologies Ltd
Merkavim factory in Caesarea
Native name	מרכבים
Type	Bus manufacturer
Industry	Transport
Founded	1949 (1949)
Production output	760 (2013)
Number of employees	700
Website	Merkavim
Footnotes / references ^[1]

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

Long distance buses

Merkavim Mars bus

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

City buses

Low Entrance Pioneer - The low entry/floor bus of Israel
Low Floor NL
Articulated BRT

Coaches

Apollo - The coach of the special rides
Apollo Premium - The new coach of the special rides

Minibuses

City 22 - Minibus based on Mercedes-Benz Sprinter

Armored buses

Mars Defender - Double in the cecs

Special Models

Apollo Premium VIP to business rides
Mobile Library
Prisoner Bus

References

↑ http://www.merkavim.co.il/en/FinancialStrength
↑ "Merkavim transportation Ltd". Merkavim. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
↑ "Mayer Group Merkavim Transportation Technologies Ltd". www.mct.co.il. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
↑ "Merkavim Transportation Technologies LTD | Israel Defense". www.israeldefense.co.il. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
↑ "Merkavim - Company Profile". Merkavim. Retrieved 2016-03-05.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Merkavim.

Media related to Merkavim buses at Wikimedia Commons
Merkavim official site

Buses

List of buses

Configuration	Articulated bus Bi-articulated bus Bruck Coach Combination bus Double-decker bus High-floor Lowbridge double-deck bus Low-floor bus Midibus Minibus Multi-axle bus Open-top bus Rigid bus Single-decker bus Trailer bus

Special uses	Advert bus Airport bus Armoured bus Campaign bus Express bus Highway bus Mobile lounge Party bus Police bus School bus Shuttle bus Sleeper bus Transit bus Train replacement Training bus Tour bus Trolley-replica bus

Technologies	Bombardier Guided Light Transit Cutaway van chassis Dual-mode bus Electric bus Fuel cell bus Guided bus Gyrobus Hybrid electric bus Motor bus Online Electric Vehicle Transit Elevated Bus Trolleybus Solar bus

Manufacturing	Bus manufacturing Bus manufacturers List of trolleybus manufacturers

Category: Buses Portal: Buses

Automotive industry in Israel

Automotive industry Economy of Israel Transportation in Israel

Current manufacturers	AIL Carmor Ha'argaz MDT Merkavim Plasan Sasa Rafael Soltam Systems Tomcar

Defunct manufacturers	Autocars Co. Better Place Kaiser-Ilin Industries

Components	Alliance Tire Ashot Ashkelon ERM Telematics Mobileye Raval ACS Tadir-Gan

Related topics	AutoMotor(Auto Show) Israeli Highways National Roads Company of Israel

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