Setra is a German bus and coach brand. The name is short for selbsttragend, German for self-supporting, and refers to the integral body and frame of its first coach, the S 8, shown at the Frankfurt motor show in 1951. The maker, Karl Kässbohrer Fahrzeugwerke, was sold to Daimler-Benz in 1995 because of economic difficulties, and since then Setra has been a brand of the Daimler bus unit EvoBus, now Daimler Buses, so it belonged to DaimlerChrysler from 1998 to 2007. Model names such as S 417 give the number of seat rows, and letters such as H, HD and UL mark high-floor, double-deck or interurban builds. Daimler has sold Setra coaches in North America itself again since January 2020.
Facts
Founded Year Sources
1. Setra (Wikipedia)
History, first coach
The first Setra coach, S8, was unveiled in 1951 during the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt am Main
Lead, status
Setra is a German bus brand of Daimler Buses, itself a wholly owned subsidiary of Daimler Truck AG.
Lead, German brand
Setra is a German bus brand of Daimler Buses, itself a wholly owned subsidiary of Daimler Truck AG.
In Group: Bus, Truck and Bicycle Makers, Lead, bus brand
Setra is a German bus brand of Daimler Buses, itself a wholly owned subsidiary of Daimler Truck AG.
Part Of: Daimler Buses, Lead, parent
Setra is a German bus brand of Daimler Buses, itself a wholly owned subsidiary of Daimler Truck AG.
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