Volvo Buses

Volvo Buses is a subsidiary and a business area of the Swedish vehicle maker Volvo, which became an independent division in 1968. It is based in Gothenburg.

It is the world's second largest bus manufacturer, with a complete range of heavy buses for passenger transportation. The product range includes complete buses and coaches as well as chassis combined with a comprehensive range of services.

The bus operation has a global presence, with production in Europe, North/South America, Asia and Australia. One former production facility was located in Irvine, Scotland (closed in 2000).

Products

Chassis

Historical

• 1950s: B627
• 1950s-1960s: B615/B616/B617
• 1950s-1960s: B635/B638
• 1950s-1960s: B705
• 1950s-1960s: B725/B727
• 1951-1963: B655 (mid-engine)/B656/B657/B658
• 1960s: B715
• 1963-1965: B755
• 1960s-1980s: B57 & BB57
• 1965-1982: B58
• 1970-1980: B59
• 1973-1985: Ailsa B55
• 1978-2001: B10M/B10MA/B10MD (the double deck city bus version B10MD, built from 1982 to 1993, was also known as Citybus)
• 1970s-1991: B10R
• 1990-2002: B10B
• 1991-1998: B6/B6LE
• 1992-2000: Olympian (modified from Leyland Olympian)
• 1992-2004: B10BLE
• 1993-2000s: B10L/B10LA
• 1997-2006?: B7L/B7LA
• 1998-2002: B6BLE
• 1998-2004: Super Olympian (also known as B10TL)
• 1999-2006: B7TL

Current

• 1991-: B12/B12R
• 1997-: B7R
• 1997-: B12B
• 1999-: B12M/B12MA (bi-articulated version was introduced in 2002)
• 2000-: B7RLE
• 2001-: B12BLE/B12BLEA (articulated version was introduced in 2005)
• 2002-: B9TL (once known as Olympian in Volvo official website)
• 2002-: B9S Articulated/B9 SALF Articulated (bi-articulated version was introduced in 2006)
• 2003-: B9R
• 2005-: B9L/B9LA
• 2008?-: B5L Hybrid (hybrid electric bus)
• 2010-: B13R
• 2010?-: B9RLE
• 2011-: B270F

Complete buses

• C10M (built in 1980s)
• 5000/7500 low-floor citybus (B10L/B7L/B9S Articulated chassis)
• 7000/7700 low-floor citybus (B10L/B7L/B9L chassis)
• 7250/7350 coach (Volvo/Drögmöller B10-400/B7R chassis) - for Mexico
• 7450/7550 coach
• 7700 Hybrid bus (B5L chassis)
• 7800 articulated BRT bus (B9S Articulated chassis) - for China
• 8300 intercity (B9R chassis) - for Mexico
• 8400 citybus (B7RLE chassis) - for India
• 8500 TX intercity (B12M chassis)
• 8500LE citybus (B10BLE/B12BLE/B9S Articulated chassis)
• 8700 TX intercity (B7R/B12B/B12M chassis)
• 8700LE citybus (B7RLE/B12BLE chassis)
• 8900/8900 Low Entry intercity (B7R/B7RLE/B9RLE chassis)
• 9300 coach (B9R chassis) - for Mexico
• 9400 intercity (B7R chassis) - for India
• 9400XL(6X2) intercity (B9R chassis) - for India
• 9500 coach (B9R chassis)
• 9600 coach (B9R chassis) - for China
• 9700 TX intercity/coach (B12B/B12M chassis)
• 9800 coach (B12M chassis) - for China
• 9900 coach (Volvo/Drögmöller B12-600 chassis)

Acquired companies

Bus makers owned/acquired by Volvo:

• Säffle Karosseri AB, Säffle, Sweden (1981, now Volvo Bussar Säffle AB)
• Leyland Bus, United Kingdom (1988, all Leyland products ceased production by July 1993)
• Steyr Bus GmbH, Steyr, Austria (early 1990s)
• Aabenraa Karrosseri A/S, Aabenraa, Denmark (1994)
• Drögmöller Karosserien GmbH & Co. KG, Heilbronn, Germany (1994, later known as Volvo Busse Industries (Deutschland) GmbH, plant closed in 2005)
• Prevost Coaches, Quebec, Canada (1995), now known as Prevost Car
• Merkavim, Israel (1996), jointly owned by Volvo Bus Corporation & Mayer Cars & Trucks Ltd., importer of HONDA cars & bikes in Israel^[1]
• Carrus OY, Finland (1998, later known as Volvo Bus Finland OY)
• Nova Bus, St-Eustache, Quebec, Canada (1998)
• Mexicana de Autobuses SA (MASA), Tultitlán, Mexico (1998), renamed Volvo Buses de México^[2]
• Alfa-Busz, Székesfehérvár, Hungary, (2002)

Gallery

References

1. ^ "AB Volvo - press release". Cision Wire. http://www.cisionwire.com/volvo/increased-deliveries-of-volvo-buses-to-israel. Retrieved 1999-09-22. 
2. ^ "Volvo Buses de Mexico (previously MASA)". Jane's Urban Transport Systems, Jane's Information Group. November 9, 2005. http://www.janes.com/articles/Janes-Urban-Transport-Systems/Volvo-Buses-de-Mexico--previously-MASA-Mexico.html. Retrieved 2010-05-09. 

External links

• Volvo Buses official website
• Volvo 7700 Hybrid bus
• Volvo shows off new hybrid bus series, based on I-SAM hybrid transmission