Ikarus (Hungarian company)
| Company type | Private company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Bus manufacturing |
| Founded | Original: 1895 (130 years ago) Relaunch: 8 February 1949 (76 years ago) |
| Founders | Imre Uhry |
| Successor | Successor companies |
| Headquarters | Budapest, Austria-Hungary (1895–1918) Budapest, Hungary (1918–2003) |
Area served | 82 countries worldwide |
Key people | Gábor Széles – chairman |
| Products | Buses, Trolleybuses, Special built vehicles |
| Owner | Gábor Széles |
| Parent | Irisbus (1999–2003) |
| Subsidiaries | Ikarus EAG American-Ikarus |
| Website | https://ikarus.hu/en/ |
Ikarus (also known as Ikarus Bus, in Hungarian is called Ikarus Autobuszgyár) is a bus manufacturer based in Budapest and Székesfehérvár, Hungary. It was established in 1895 as Imre Uhry's Blacksmith Workshop and Coach Factory (hun.: Uhry Imre Kovács- és Kocsigyártó Üzeme) and, during the Communist era in Hungary, it dominated bus markets of the entire Eastern Bloc and its allies.