page_title: Solaris Urbino 18
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Solaris Urbino 18 / History
caption_attribution_description: Polski: Ulica Jana z Kolna, Gdynia. Autobus Neoplan N4021td (#5243) z 1998 roku należący do PKA Gdynia. Jeden z pierwszych autobusów firmy Neoplan Polska z symbolem zielonego jamnika. English: Neoplan N4021td bus (#5243) in Gdynia, Poland. Built 1998, PKA Gdynia operator.
context_page_description: Solaris Urbino 18 is a low-floor articulated version of the Solaris Urbino series buses designed for public transport, produced by the Polish company Solaris Bus & Coach from Bolechowo near Poznań in Poland. It is the second most popular Solaris model in terms of the number of units sold. Since 2005, the third generation of the Urbino 18 is produced. In addition to the basic model, which is powered by an diesel engine which meets the Euro 5 emission standard, there are versions produced to meet the EEV and fueled with CNG or the second generation hybrid bus model.
context_section_description: On 2 August 1994, Neoplan Polska company was established in Poland. 5 September of the same year, the first low-floor buses Neoplan N4020 (15 metre long) were ordered by Warsaw. 5 October 1995, the day after signing the contract for the supply of buses to Poznań, it was decided to build a factory in Bolechowo near Poznań.
  Between 1996-2000 Neoplan Polska built the Neoplan N4000-series buses. In 1999, the company even as Neoplan Polska started to independently produce buses under the brand Solaris, but the offer was not yet available for the short 9 or 10 metre buses. Therefore, the Neoplan K4010TD low-entry midibus with two doors was built with a length of 9.5 metres. However, only 3 were built and all were sold to Świdnica. The Solaris Urbino 9 replaced three of the shortest in the Neoplan N4000-series: N4007, N4009 and N4010. In 2001 Neoplan was taken over by MAN, but Neoplan Polska became a separate company as Solaris Bus & Coach, which has preserved the company tradition and assets - including models of the buses - of the Polish branch of Neoplan.
caption: Neoplan N4021
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