Merkavim factory in Caesarea
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Native name | מרכבים |
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| Company type | Bus manufacturer |
| Industry | Transport |
| Founded | 1949; 75 years ago (1949) |
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Production output | 760 (2013) |
Number of employees | 700 |
| Website | Merkavim |
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Merkavim Transportation Technologies Ltd., shortened to Merkavim (Hebrew: מרכבים), is the largest bus manufacturing company in Israel.[2][3][4] They produce many different types of buses, including tourism coaches, urban buses, long-distance buses and minibuses. In addition to this, they also provide specialist buses, such as bullet-proof buses, prisoner-transport vehicles and VIP transport vehicles.[5] The company was founded in 1946 and is jointly owned by Israeli vehicle-importer Mayer Cars and Trucks and by AB Volvo.[3]
On 12 February 2020, the United Nations published a database of companies doing business related in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, as well as in the Golan Heights.[6] Merkavim was listed on the database on account of its activities in Israeli settlements in these territories,[7].
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