Iveco Bus Annonay factory celebrates 100 years
By Luke Willetts - 1st June 2025
Multiple generations of Iveco vehicles
France / Italy – Iveco Bus (a brand of the Iveco Group NV), based in Turin, is celebrating 100 years of its historic manufacturing facility in Annonay, France. Founded in 1925 by coachbuilding pioneer Joseph Besset, the site has grown into France’s only plant that produces both buses and coaches. Employing 1,350 people, the facility manufactures a diverse range of vehicles, including the Urbanway and Crealis city buses, the Magelys and Evadys coaches, and more recently, electric and hydrogen-powered models such as the GX ELEC and E-WAY-H2. The facility averages nine complete vehicles per day.
The facility now assembles electric buses previously produced exclusively at the Rorthais site and has introduced a dedicated battery assembly unit, enabling full control over its electric vehicle value chain.
