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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

- Lateral roll-over resistance structure

- Delta model

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

Salvador Caetano Group acquired all the shares formerly held by Daimler

Start of chassis manufacturing

Development of a 100% electric bus

2012

Presentation of the facelift of the Winner model

CAETANOBUS is finalist in the European Business Awards 2012-2013 in the Innovation category

Delivery of 34 CNG city buses on MAN chassis to the English market

2014

Launch of E.COBUS - the first 100% electric bus for exclusive use at airports

The project known internally as Diesel to Electric Upgrade consists of the conversion of used diesel buses in new fully electric vehicles

CaetanoBus has secured a contract to deliver 20 Lion's City Midi units to Gibraltar

2015

CaetanoBus wins the Inovação NOS award - Big Companies category, with the e.COBUS business model

Delivery of 6 e.COBUS to the Stuttgart Airport and 127 MAN Lion´s City Midi to the Bahrain

Development of a Double Decker Bus to the premium tourism segment

Launch of the new COBUS 3002 and the new minibus iTRABUS S33

Certification OHSAS 18001:2007 / NP 4397:2008

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