Volvo Buses

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Volvo Bussar AB
  • Volvo Buses
  • Volvo Bus Corporation
Company type Subsidiary of the Volvo Group
Industry Bus manufacturing
Founded1968
Headquarters Gothenburg, Sweden
Areas served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Anna Westerberg (President)
Brands
RevenueIncrease2.svg 25.386 billion kr (2016) [1]
Increase2.svg 0.911 billion kr (2016) [1]
Number of employees
7,353 (2016) [1]
Parent Volvo
Website www.volvobuses.com

Volvo Buses (Volvo Bus Corporation; formal name: Volvo Bussar AB), stylized as VOLVO, 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.

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It is one of the world's largest bus manufacturers, 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. [2]

The bus operation has a global presence, with production in Europe, North and South America, Asia and Australia. In India it set up its production facility in Bangalore. A former production facility was located in Irvine, Scotland (closed in 2000).

Products

Chassis

Codes in parentheses are VIN codes for the chassis models.

Go North West Bee Network branded Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 bodied Volvo B9TL at Bury Interchange at February 2025 BNGNW 3283 R163 (3).jpg
Go North West Bee Network branded Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 bodied Volvo B9TL at Bury Interchange at February 2025

Historical

  • 1930s/40s: B10, B12
  • 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
  • 1966–1971: B54
  • 1970–1980: B59
  • 1973–1985: Ailsa B55
  • 1978–2001: B10M/B10MA/B10MD (1M) – the double deck city bus version B10MD, built from 1982 to 1993, was also known as Citybus
    • 1983–1996? B9M (9M) – low-budget version of the B10M
    • 1988–1991 B10C (1C) – special Australian coach version of the B10M
  • 1978–1991: B10R (1R)
  • 1978–1987?: B6F/B6FA (6A)
  • 198?–198?: B6M (6M) – for Asia Pacific
  • 1990–2002: B10B (R1)
  • 1991–2011: B12 (R2) – known as B12R, later B380R/B420R in Brazil
  • 1991–1998: B6/B6LE (R3)
  • 1992–2000: Olympian (YN) – modified from Leyland Olympian
  • 1992–2004: B10BLE (R4)
  • 1993-2000s: B10L/B10LA (R5)
  • 1999–2006: B7L/B7LA (R7)

2002-2014: Volvo B7RLE (R7) - Replacement for the B7L, superseded by The B8RLE chassis.

  • 1998–2002: B6BLE (R3)
  • 1997–2011: B12B (R8)
    • 2001–2011: B12BLE/B12BLEA (R8) – articulated version was introduced in 2005
  • 1998–2004: Super Olympian (S1) – also known as B10TL
  • 1999–2006: B7TL (S2)
  • 2000–2003: B10R (S3) – for Brazil
  • 2002–2018: B9TL (S4) – low-floor double-decker, once known as Olympian in Volvo official website
  • 2010?–2013: B9RLE (S5)
  • 2012–2021: B5TL (T9) – low-floor double-decker

Current

  • 1997–: B7R (R6) – known as B290R in Brazil since 2011
  • 1999–: B12M/B12MA (R9) – known as B340M in Brazil since 2011 (bi-articulated version was introduced in 2002)
  • 2003–: B9R (S5) – known as B340R/B380R in Brazil 2011–2012
  • 2002–: B9S (S6) – bi-articulated version was introduced in 2006, known as B360S in Brazil since 2011
  • 2005–: B9L/B9LA (S7) – low-floor
  • 2008–: B5LH (T1) – low-floor hybrid-electric bus
  • 2009–: BXXR (T2)
    • 2009–: B13R – 12.8-litre engine
    • 2011–: B11R – 10.8-litre engine, known as B340R/B380R/B420R/B450R in Brazil
  • 2011–: B270F (T5) – front-engined
  • 2012–: B5RH/B5RLEH (T8) – step-entrance/low-entry hybrid-electric bus, known as B215RH/B215LH in Brazil
  • 2013–: B8R (T7)
  • 2015–: BE (U1)
  • 2016–: B8L (U2) – low-floor double-decker
  • 2021–: BZL – low-floor single/double-decker
  • 2024–: BZR – flexible electric chassis [3]

Complete buses

Hybrid Volvo 7700H bus at the Czech Bus Fair 2011 Praha, Holesovice, Vystaviste, Czech Bus, hybridni autobus Volvo.jpg
Hybrid Volvo 7700H bus at the Czech Bus Fair 2011

Acquired companies

Bus makers owned/acquired by Volvo:

Production sites

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Annual and Sustainability Report 2016" (PDF). Volvo. pp. 81, 95. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "The World's 10 Largest Coach Bus Manufacturers". Carlogos.org. 1 July 2021. Archived from the original on 31 January 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  3. ↑ Orla (29 March 2024). "Volvo Bus launch the BZR Electric Chassis for the World". Fleet Transport. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  4. ↑ "Volvo Buses India launches 9600 platform". Autocar Professional. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  5. ↑ Brief History Overview Volvo Buses (Archived 28 January 1997)
  6. ↑ "AB Volvo – press release". Cision Wire. 22 September 1999. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  7. ↑ Carrus Carrus (Archived 2 March 2000)
  8. ↑ "Volvo Buses de Mexico (previously MASA)". Jane's Urban Transport Systems, Jane's Information Group. 9 November 2005. Archived from the original on 15 August 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  9. ↑ "Truckmaker Volvo to buy Proterra's battery business for $210 mln". Reuters. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
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