History - over 70 years of presence in the industry.
1939
Hispano history began in 1939 when Mr. Vicenzo Angelino Gervasio, a young Italian born in Naples in 1912, started a small business of repairing, soldering and bodywork of trucks in post-war Spain, with the name of Talleres Napoles.
1958
Following the success of the stand-alone truck cab, designed by Angelino himself, the business moved to a 3000m2 warehouse and built its first bus.
1960
The first double-decker bus in Spain is built at Talleres Nápoles.
1962
Angelino started Factorías Nápoles, S.A, a large facility for building trucks and coaches not only for Spain, but also for international markets.
1966
The company became part of a group, the most important Spanish industrial group then: Barreiros Diesel S.A
1969
Came under the management of Chrysler Group subsequent to the acquisition of Barreiros Diesel by Chrysler Inc.
1971
Van Hool, the major Belgian bodywork firm, acquires the company.
1983
The vast majority of the workers of Van Hool become shareholders of the factory, turning it into the Anonymous Workers Association and becoming Hispano Carrocera, S.A.L. During the early years the company produced under the name of Van Hool. Subsequently, Hispano Carrocera brand was officially launched.
1992
In August 1992, the factory moved to its present location in La Cartuja Baja, a major industrial area near Zaragoza.
1993
In 1993, the Mexican Group CAPRE, which had just reached a production of 6,000 units per year, acquired the Spanish company, promoting a major strategic shift within the organization.
1997
During this year, company signed a collaboration deal with the prestigious designer Studi-Pininfarina, thereby taking on the design of all of its products.
Hispano acquired the ISO 9001 Quality Certificate from Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance Limited.
1998
The new city bus is launched with the brand “habit”, the first product of this new partnership.
2000
The opening of the new plant in Casablana, Morocco, on 14th September 2000 was the first step of an ambitious expansion process.
Also in 2000 was the definitive consolidation of the city bus “habit”. It was awarded the “Bus of the year 2000” in Spain, and “Second Bus of the Year 2001” in Europe.
2001
The tourist bus and long distance coach DIVO was launched in collaboration with the prestigious Studi Pininfarina.
On 3rd October of this year, Hispano was presented with the ISO 14001 Environmental Management Certificate by Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance Limited.
2005
On 16th March, TATA Motors signed a strategic partnership agreement with Hispano, purchasing 21% of the company’s capital. Tata Motors also retained a call option to increase the equity stake upto 100% within the subsequent 5 years.
2009
100% acquisition by Tata Motors on October 16th by way of execution of the call option.
Launch of Xerus coach and Intea suburban bus models.
2010
Renamed Tata Hispano Motors Carrocera S.A. under the new ownership and management.
