
HISTORY
1925
- Josef Vogel founds a bus company in rural Stupferich. He completely built the first bus (Magirus) himself. For the time being, Josef Vogel worked in commuter traffic.
1959
- Vogel designs and builds its own seat frames, which Gottlieb Auwärter incorporates into Vogel’s own Neoplan.When other customers wanted to see these “new” seats at Neoplan and also wanted them, the cornerstone of the Vogelsitze company was laid.
1960
- Ignaz Vogel and his wife Elisabeth found Vogelsitze.The first customer is the Gottlob Auwärter company.
1986
- Modular system with extruded aluminum profiles is patented.After the patent expires, it is adopted by ALL competitors and is still the general standard today.
2018
- Restructuring of Vogelsitze
- Use of the first synergies to reduce costs
- Installation of a fully automated production line
2019
- Founding of Vogelsitze Turkey in order to be able to survive in the very price-sensitive industry in the future
2020
Continuation of the restructuring process:
– Product portfolio is adjusted
- New development of the new MAGNIO coach seat started together with a well-known OEM
- New development of the city bus seats System 300, Arondo Seating System
2022
- Start of the SAP S4 Hana project