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| Founded | October 1945 |
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| Defunct | January 2012 |
| Headquarters | Dandenong |
| Service area | South-Eastern Melbourne |
| Service type | Former bus & coach operator |
Grenda Corporation was an Australian bus and coach company which operated services under its subsidiaries Cardinia Transit, Grenda's Bus Services, Moorabbin Transit, Peninsula Bus Lines and Portsea Passenger Service, all of which were sold to Ventura Bus Lines in January 2012. It also formerly owned the Volgren bus body building business.
Grenda's Bus Services was founded in October 1945 when George Grenda purchased four routes from Shaves Bus Service in Dandenong. [1]
Over the years a number of acquisitions were made:
In 1977 bodybuilder Volgren was formed in Dandenong. [9] Because Grenda held the Volvo Buses dealership in Victoria, only chassis from this manufacturer were bodied until 1989 when the dealership was relinquished. [10]
In 1995 Grenda Corporation formed Australian Transit Enterprises, a joint venture with Hornibrook Bus Lines and Kefford Corporation that operates SouthLink in Adelaide and Path Transit in Perth. [11] [12] [13]
In November 2011, it was announced that Grenda Transit (bus operations) would be purchased by Ventura Bus Lines. [14] [15] The purchase was finalised in January 2012. In December 2011, Volgren was sold to Brazilian bus manufacturer Marcopolo. [16]
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