Every Bus & Coach of the Year Winner (1984–2026) | Official Timeline

Animated timeline: Every official winner from the International Bus & Coach of the Year Jury — in chronological order (title-years).

NOTE:
• Some title-years are missing in the official winners list (no award given).
• Rarely, there are joint winners (two winners share one title).

Missing title-years (official list): 1985, 2021, 2024.

FULL WINNERS LIST (chronological):
1984 — [Coach of the Year] LAG Galaxy
1986 — [Coach of the Year] Volvo C10M
1987 — [Coach of the Year] Bova Futura
1988 — [Coach of the Year] Berkhof Excellence 2000
1989 — [Coach of the Year] Van Hool Acron
1990 — [Bus of the Year] Neoplan Metroliner
1991 — [Coach of the Year] Renault FR1 GTX
1992 — [Coach of the Year] Mercedes-Benz O 404
1993 — [Coach of the Year] Setra S 315 HDH
1994 — [Coach of the Year] MAN RH 403 Lion’s Star
1995 — [Bus of the Year] Neoplan Metroshuttle N 4114
1995 — [Coach of the Year] Iveco EuroClass HD
1996 — [Coach of the Year] Volvo B12-600 (Drögmöller E330H EuroComet)
1997 — [Bus of the Year] Setra S 315 NF
1998 — [Coach of the Year] Van Hool T9 Acron
1999 — [Bus of the Year] MAN A21 NL263
2000 — [Coach of the Year] Neoplan N 516/3 SHDL Starliner
2001 — [Bus of the Year] Mercedes-Benz Cito
2002 — [Coach of the Year] Setra S 415 HDH
2003 — [Bus of the Year] Van Hool A330
2004 — [Coach of the Year] (Joint Winners) Scania Irizar PB + MAN Lion’s Star
2005 — [Bus of the Year] MAN Lion’s City
2006 — [Coach of the Year] Neoplan Starliner
2007 — [Bus of the Year] Mercedes-Benz Citaro LE Ü
2008 — [Coach of the Year] Volvo 9700
2009 — [Bus of the Year] Setra S 415 NF
2010 — [Coach of the Year] Mercedes-Benz Travego
2011 — [Bus of the Year] VDL Citea
2012 — [Coach of the Year] VDL Futura
2013 — [Bus of the Year] Mercedes-Benz Citaro
2014 — [Coach of the Year] Setra S 515 HD
2015 — [Bus of the Year] MAN Lion’s City CNG
2016 — [Coach of the Year] Iveco Magelys Pro
2017 — [Bus of the Year] Solaris Urbino 12 electric
2018 — [Coach of the Year] Irizar i8
2019 — [Bus of the Year] Mercedes-Benz Citaro hybrid
2020 — [Coach of the Year] MAN Lion’s Coach
2022 — [Coach of the Year] Neoplan Cityliner
2023 — [Bus of the Year] MAN Lion’s City 12 E
2025 — [Bus of the Year] Solaris Urbino 18 Hydrogen
2026 — [Coach of the Year] Setra TopClass (TopClass S 516 HDH)

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