Private company

Daimler Buses

Logo: Daimler Truck Holding AG, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

German bus and coach manufacturer

Daimler Buses GmbH, formerly EvoBus GmbH, is a German bus and coach manufacturer headquartered in Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany and a wholly owned subsidiary of Daimler Truck. Its products go to market under the brands Mercedes-Benz and Setra.2 Its chief executive is Till Oberwörder.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

Feb 23, 1995Founded1

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Till Oberwoerder, Busworld Europe 2025, Brussels (20251003-P1051945)
Photo: Matti Blume, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons6

Daimler Buses GmbH, formerly EvoBus GmbH, is a German bus and coach manufacturer headquartered in Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany and a wholly owned subsidiary of Daimler Truck. Its products go to market under the brands Mercedes-Benz and Setra.2

Corporate structure

Daimler Buses is part of a group headed by Daimler Truck Holding AG. 40 entities, 15 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Daimler Truck Holding AG Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany
    • Daimler Buses Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany
    • Daimler Truck Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany
    • Daimler Truck North America Portland, Oregon, United States
    • Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation 川崎市, Japan
    • Thomas Built Buses High Point, North Carolina, United States
    • Banco Mercedes-Benz do Brasil S/A Subsidiary · Sao Bernardo Do Campo, Brazil
    • DAIMLER FINANCIAL SERVICES Subsidiary · Cuajimalpa De Morelos, Mexico
    • DAIMLER FINANCIAL SERVICES MEXICO Subsidiary · Cuajimalpa De Morelos, Mexico
    • DAIMLER INDIA COMMERCIAL VEHICLES PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · Oragadam, India
    • DAIMLER MEXICO SA DE CV Subsidiary · Ciudad de México, Mexico
    • Daimler Truck Belgium Luxembourg Subsidiary · Zaventem, Belgium
    • DAIMLER TRUCK ESPANA SL (DAIMLER TRUCK ESPAÑA SL) Subsidiary · San Fernando De Henares, Spain
    • DAIMLER TRUCK FINANCE CANADA INC. Subsidiary · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • DAIMLER TRUCK FINANCE NORTH AMERICA LLC Subsidiary · Portland, Oregon, United States
    • Daimler Truck Financial Services Australia PTY LTD Subsidiary · Mulgrave, Australia
    • DAIMLER TRUCK FINANCIAL SERVICES BELGIUM Subsidiary · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe, Belgium
    • Daimler Truck Financial Services Deutschland GmbH Subsidiary · Berlin, Germany
    • DAIMLER TRUCK FINANCIAL SERVICES FRANCE Subsidiary · Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France
    • Daimler Truck Financial Services Nederland B.V. Subsidiary · Nieuwegein, Netherlands
    • DAIMLER TRUCK LOCACOES E SERVICOS LTDA Subsidiary · Pauliceia, Sao Bernardo Do Campo, Brazil
    • DAIMLER TRUCK SOUTHERN AFRICA Subsidiary · Centurion, South Africa
    • DAIMLER TRUCKS RETAIL TRUST 2023-B Subsidiary · Ft. Worth, Texas, United States
    • Daimler Trucks Retail Trust 2025-A Subsidiary · Ft. Worth, Texas, United States
    • DAIMLER VEHICULOS COMERCIALES MEXICO Subsidiary · Cuajimalpa de Morelos, Mexico
    • MERCEDES BENZ KAMYON FINANSMAN ANONIM SIRKETI (MERCEDES BENZ KAMYON FİNANSMAN ANONİM ŞİRKETİ) Subsidiary · Esenyurt, Turkey
    • and 3 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Daimler Buses reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

The story

In 1995, the bus division of Mercedes-Benz and bus manufacturer Setra amalgamated under the umbrella of EvoBus. Mercedes-Benz brought in more than 100 years of experience in the bus and coach industry, starting with the invention of the omnibus by Karl Benz in 1895 in Mannheim.

EvoBus is headquartered in Stuttgart in Germany, with its largest bus factory in Mannheim in Germany. Licensed buses are also manufactured in Turkey. The city buses, for instance the Citaro, are manufactured in Mannheim, as are the chassis (meaning the frame plus the "running gear" like engine, transmission, driveshaft, differential, and suspension). A body (sometimes referred to as "coachwork"), is built on the chassis to complete the coaches in Neu-Ulm, where the final assembly takes place. Other factories of EvoBus are in Ligny-en-Barrois in France, Holýšov in Czechia (Daimler Buses Česká republika s.r.o.) and in Sámano in Spain. In July 2023 EvoBus was rebranded Daimler Buses.

Its product portfolio include:

Bus-specific service ranging from insurance and consulting to concepts for financing and the procurement of original parts and accessories.

Sales network for new and used vehicles in Europe,

Service network

In 2016, EvoBus had a workforce of 17,899 employees.

From Wikipedia’s article on Daimler Buses, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Leadership

Who has led Daimler Buses, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Products and brands

  • bus
  • coach

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

Subsidiaries

Parent company (GLEIF)

From Wikidata.1 Ownership links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); each one cites its LEI record.

Acquisitions

  1. 1995Acquired Setra1

Former names

  • EvoBusuntil Jul 11, 20231

Timeline

  1. Jan 1, 2022Parent Directly consolidated by Daimler Truck Holding AG3
  2. Feb 23, 1995Founded Founded1

Sources

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