2000, it should end the whole company. The last vehicles to be produced by the company were three Ikarus 280s, which left the factory of Székesfehérvár in October 2003. Subsidiaries Ikarus EAG (1967/1989–2007) This part of Ikarus' history starts in 1967, when the company decided to establish a smaller plant, where the unique or small numbered models could be developed and produced. It became the (Ikarus Unique Plant). Many models for the Scandinavian countries were constructed here. Buses by VöV and STLF-regulations In 1971, the company decided to try itself on the West German market, where the very strict , or VöV-regulations, were in work. These regulations demanded a certain look and construction of the vehicles, which resulted in very similar, almost doppelganger like buses from the various companies. The Hungarian company developed and exported the Ikarus 190, while the competition produced models like the Mercedes-Benz O305, MAN SL200 or the Magirus-Deutz SH110. The Ikarus' model proved to be prominent, which resulted in several orders from German operators, and a total of 256 units' export until 1977. Later on, from 1976, Sweden also started to be curious about the Ikarus models, so they ordered a small number of them, with major modifications to fit the VöV-regulations' Swedish counterparts, the , or . The new model was designated as Ikarus 194 and on the customer's request was built on Swedish chassis (like Volvo and Scania), instead of using a unibody construction. The first series was followed by a number of others up until 1987 and even resulted in the development of an articulated version, the Ikarus 196. E-series In 1989, the company, due to the success of the plant, decided to create it as a subsidiary company, which resulted in a new name: , or (Ikarus Unique Autobus Factory). The EAG started to develop its own, higher-quality coaches and buses on chassis called the E-series and became a considerable exporter primarily to the Scandinavian and Western markets. Although being successful and receiving stable income, in 2007 Irisbus eventually chose to close down Ikarus EAG as well. American-Ikarus (1980/1989–1993) During the 1980s, Ikarus successfully exported of the Ikarus 286 to the US (as the Crown-Ikarus 286) and Canada (as the Orion-Ikarus 286). Later on Ikarus created a subsidiary, the American Ikarus in order to ensure production on the continent. Eventually and partly because of the mother company's bad situation, in 1993 American