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1946
Foundation
The company Martins Caetano & Irmão is founded and starts operating in the bus bodybuilding industry
1955
Salvador Caetano introduces in Portugal the use of steel in coach and bus body manufacturing
1966
The new plant in Gaia starts its activity
1967
First coaches are exported to England
1984
Salvador Caetano (UK) Ltd. was founded
1989
Gaia plant is certified for its quality system in accordance with the European regulation NP EN 29002:1988
5th certificate and 1st in the automotive sector in Portugal
1990
Start of production of COBUS airfield buses
1994
Optimo is elected the “Mini/Midi bus of the year” in the United Kingdom
1996
Start of compliance with the Regulation 66
2002
Start of business of CaetanoBus, Fabricação de Carroçarias, S.A.
Construction of the first city buses in aluminum for Connexxion, in the Netherlands
2005
CaetanoBus S.A introduces the first coach in Europe with front entrance accessibility for wheelchair users
2010
The German participation in the capital of the company ended in January
2012
Presentation of the facelift of the Winner model
2014
Launch of E.COBUS - the first 100% electric bus for exclusive use at airports
2015
CaetanoBus wins the Inovação NOS award - Big Companies category, with the e.COBUS business model
2016
Launch of the new Double Decker Coach and the new urban electric bus - e.City Gold
Development of the new coach Winner
2017
Strategic alliance between Mitsui & Co., Ltd. and CaetanoBus
CAETANO Electric Chassis officially presented at Coach & Bus UK 2017
2018
e.City Gold entry into service in several Portuguese cities
Official presentation of Fuel Cell Bus project in partnership with Toyota
2019
Presentation of the new urban hydrogen bus – the H2.City Gold – in partnership with Toyota
2020
Start of commercialization of H2.City Gold
Toyota Motor Europe strengthens its strategic alliance with CaetanoBus, through Toyota Caetano Portugal, which becomes a direct shareholder of CaetanoBus
2021
Zero-Emissions Caetano buses now have the Toyota brand
Through the co-branding of e.City Gold and H2.City Gold