Since the invention of the trolleybus, well over 200 different builders of trolleybuses have existed.[1] This is a list of trolleybus manufacturers, both current and former.
Company | Country | class=unsortable | Notes |
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Romania | |||
Belarus | |||
Ukraine | |||
Turkey | |||
CAIO InduscarPT | Brazil | ||
Chongjin Bus Factory | North Korea[2] | ||
Mexico[3] | |||
China | |||
Ekova Electric | Czech Republic | ||
Ukraine | |||
Eletra IndustrialPT | Brazil | ||
Ukraine | |||
China | |||
Italy | Fiat Group | ||
Italy | Fiat Group, with electrical equipment by Škoda | ||
United States | electrical equipment by Kiepe Electric | ||
Hamhung bus repair plant | North Korea | ||
Switzerland | |||
Russia | |||
Germany | electrical equipment only – usually as a subcontractor to various bus builders as subcontractor for bodies and chassis; however, for Dayton, Kiepe was the lead contractor, and installed its electrical equipment in otherwise complete vehicles built by Gillig as a subcontractor to Kiepe[4] | ||
Belarus | |||
Canada | |||
Russia | |||
Pyongsong bus repair plant | North Korea | ||
North Korea | |||
Russia | |||
Czech Republic | Complete buses with Temsa bodies or electric drive equipment only with various bus builders as subcontractor for bodies and chassis | ||
Poland | electrical equipment by Škoda, DP Ostrava, Cegelec, Vossloh-Kiepe and Medcom | ||
SOR Libchavy[5] | p. 109. | Czech Republic | electrical equipment by Škoda |
China | |||
Russia | |||
Poland | |||
Ufa Tram and Trolleybus Plant (UTTZ) | Russia | formerly Bashkir Trolleybus Plant (BTZ) | |
Belgium | |||
China | |||
Ukraine | |||
China | |||
China |
Company | Country | class=unsortable | Notes |
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North Korea | |||
Italy | |||
Almatyelectrotrans-Service | Kazakhstan | formerly Electromash | |
Amber | Lithuania[6] | ||
United States | |||
Italy | formerly Ansaldo Trasporti and Breda Costruzioni Ferroviarie | ||
Ukraine | |||
United Kingdom | |||
Berkhof | Netherlands | known as VDL Berkhof in its final years | |
Switzerland | |||
Italy | formerly Breda Costruzioni Ferroviarie | ||
United Kingdom | |||
Canada | using GM New Look bus bodies | ||
Brazil | |||
Canada | |||
Bulgaria | |||
United Kingdom | |||
United Kingdom | |||
United Kingdom | |||
New Zealand | |||
Greece | |||
United States | joint venture between Škoda and AAI Corporation | ||
Italy | |||
Canada | became New Flyer Industries | ||
Switzerland | |||
Austria | |||
United Kingdom | |||
Germany | |||
Spain | |||
Hungary | |||
United States | |||
Poland | |||
Japan | |||
Italy | |||
United Kingdom | |||
Russia | |||
Ukraine | |||
Ukraine | |||
Germany | |||
Brazil | |||
United States | |||
Argentina | |||
Menarini | Italy | acquired by Breda in 1989, forming BredaMenarinibus | |
Germany | |||
MASA (Mexicana de Autobuses SA) | Mexico | now part of Volvo | |
Moscow Trolleybus Plant (MTRZ) | Russia | ||
Switzerland | |||
Germany | |||
United States | |||
Spain | |||
Russia | |||
Czech Republic | |||
United States | |||
United Kingdom | |||
United Kingdom | |||
Romania | |||
Switzerland | |||
Portugal | |||
United States | |||
Sweden | |||
Italy | |||
United Kingdom | |||
Czech Republic | |||
Russia | previously ZiU | ||
Russia | |||
United States | |||
Finland | |||
France | |||
Germany | formerly Neoplan's trolleybus production | ||
Russia | |||
Sweden | |||
Russia |