Spanish Bus Maker Irizar Secures Major Contract for 200 Buses in Casablanca

Irizar Group explains on its website that it will supply "Irizar i3le buses on Scania K320 UB4X2 LB Euro6 chassis". They will be custom-made, according to the operational needs of the city and its passengers, and will be of the latest generation in terms of safety, comfort and accessibility.

These 12-meter-long buses will have a capacity of 33 seated passengers and will be equipped with ramps for wheelchairs and specific spaces for people with reduced mobility, specifies Irizar, without however giving a precise date as to their availability.

According to the Spanish bodybuilder, these new buses will be manufactured by Irizar Morocco in its Skhirat plant, which has an annual production capacity of 500 units and state-of-the-art production facilities to ensure the same quality and reliability standards as vehicles manufactured in Europe. Irizar Morocco currently manufactures the Irizar i6, Irizar i6S and Irizar i3le models. It exports its buses to Europe, Egypt, Senegal, Libya and Nigeria.

It should be recalled that the company Alsa Al Baida had promised, last January, that the long-awaited new buses will change the face of the city and facilitate the transport of nearly 350 million passengers, "as of September 2020".