Hawke Coachwork Limited was a New Zealand bus and coach body manufacturer.
Established in 1952 by brothers Haddon and Leslie Hawke, it was based on Great South Road, Takanini. It became a subsidiary of New Zealand Motor Corporation. In the late-1970s Australian bus manufacturer Pressed Metal Corporation acquired a minority stake in Hawke.[1]
In 1983 Hawke merged with New Zealand Motor Bodies to form Coachwork International. The Takanini plant was retained, specialising in building and repairing buses for city authorities.[2] As well as building bodies for New Zealand operators, Hawke completed buses for Singapore Bus Service.[3][4]
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References
- Sean Millar, Ian Lynas. Leyland Buses in Australia & New Zealand Millars Transport Books, 1983^
- CI Sizes up the Aussie Market Truck & Bus Transportation April 1987 pages 60-63^
- SBS buys bus bodies Business Times 3 July 1980 page 2^
- Contract awarded to New Zealand Motor Bodies Business Times 20 June 1981 page 5^