Thermal management for every season
Comfortable Temperature Inside the Bus
Our Range of Services
Customized Systems – From Development to Service & Parts
Eberspächer Bus & Coach is the center of competence for HVAC systems and comprehensive thermal management within the Eberspächer Group – and your partner for optimal climate control in buses, whether in local public transportation or long trips. Cooling, heating, or a combination of both: OEMs and body manufacturers will find the right system with us. Our thermal management components are specially designed for the chassis, body, and the individual configuration—from the development phase to global spare parts supply, all from a single source. In doing so, we go far beyond hardware and original equipment. Intelligent, digital control concepts, custom-tailored diagnostic systems, and solutions for predictive maintenance are integral parts of our thermal management approach. Our expertise lies in the perfect interplay between components and the overall system—for reliable, high-quality products that are precisely tailored to your needs.
From the development phase to professional after-sales service
Eberspächer Sütrak has been one of the world's leading manufacturers of bus air-conditioning systems and it is the AC competence center for bus air conditioning and bus heating in the Eberspächer Group. We stand for products specially matched to customer requirements and for close collaboration with the customer—from the development phase through to professional after-sales service. It is how we can offer the right thermal management solution for a wide range of requirements and vehicle segments.
Comprehensive thermal management.
Everything from a single source.
For more than 50 years, we have been developing customized system solutions that ensure optimum climate comfort in city buses, coaches, intercity buses, airport buses, school buses, and double-decker buses with conventional diesel drive systems or with the electric or hybrid drive systems of tomorrow. As a developer and supplier of systems, we combine air conditioning and heating applications to make complete systems. Our portfolio also includes all relevant components, which are controlled by Eberspächer's E-Control and can be easily interconnected according to customer specifications.
Intercity bus
Articulated bus
Coach SD
Trolley bus
Midi bus
Coach DD
City bus
DD city bus
Airport bus
Electric bus
School bus
H2-Bus
100% thermal management.
Globally from a single source.
With a total of seven locations worldwide and a service network of more than 700 partners, we ensure global availability of our products and services. We believe in being in close proximity to our customers to support them with customized solutions. New developments and continuous product improvements are implemented in our dedicated research and development center in Renningen (Germany). Production then takes place in our global production plants and is supported by global processes and procedures. Development and application engineers with many years of experience in the field of climate control for buses offer consultation worldwide to select the right components for your system.
Sustainability – for a more livable future
Sustainability does not happen by accident. It is the result of a planned company strategy. For us, sustainable management therefore includes the entire life cycle of a product including employees and it is an important part of our success. From technical innovation, development, and procurement of components to production and disposal, we look at the entire production and supply chain and focus on ensuring our activities do not have harmful effects on people, nature, and wildlife. We believe the interests of our customers, employees, suppliers, and owners are equally true and important.
Members of a strong group
The Eberspächer Group is a leading system developer and supplier for the automotive industry. This family company, based in Esslingen am Neckar, stands for innovative exhaust technology, vehicle electronics and climate control solutions for diverse vehicle types. In combustion or hybrid motors and in e-mobility, Eberspächer components and systems ensure greater comfort and safety and a cleaner environment. In mobile and stationary fuel cell applications, synthetic fuels and the use of hydrogen as an energy carrier, Eberspächer is leading the way in future technologies.
2016
Opening of Bus & Coach in Brazil
2015
Opening of Bus & Coach in Olawa
2011
Opening of Bus & Coach in Singapore
2010
Opening of Bus & Coach in India
2010
Opening of Bus & Coach in Mexico
2010
The Eberspächer Group acquires Sütrak's bus air-conditioning business in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa from the Carrier Corporation. Eberspächer Bus & Coach in Renningen becomes a center of competence for bus air-conditioning and heating systems.
1996
The Carrier Corporation, the world’s largest supplier of air-conditioning and refrigeration equipment, acquires Sütrak.
In the 80s
The company's global expansion continues with strong growth in the bus air-conditioning sector. The new headquarters in Renningen, near Stuttgart, are opened.
1976
The mobile refrigeration and air-conditioning systems division branches off. Sütrak is founded as a new company. Mass production of bus air-conditioning systems begins.
1968
Using a Sümak refrigeration system, the world’s first cooled bobsled and toboggan run is built in Königssee-Berchtesgaden in Southern Bavaria.
1965
The first bus air-conditioning system is developed.
In the 30s
Production of transport air-conditioning systems begins.
1906
Wilhelm Weckerle founds Sümak, shortened from “Süddeutsche Maschinen- und Metallwarenfabrik” “(English: South German machine and metal work company), in Stuttgart, Germany. It manufactures commercial refrigerators and compressors.