Volvo Buses

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Volvo Buses is a subsidiary and a business area of Volvo which became an independent division in 1968.

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)
• 2009?-: B13R

Complete buses

• C10M (built in 1980s)
• 5000/7500 low-floor citybus (B10L/B7L/B9S Articulated chassis)
• 7000/7700 low-floor citybus (B10L/B7L/B9L/B5L Hybrid chassis)
• 7250/7350 coach (Volvo/Drögmöller B10-400/B7R chassis) - for Mexico
• 7450/7550 coach
• 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)
• 9300 coach (B9R chassis) - for Mexico
• 9400 intercity (B7R chassis) - for India
• 9400(6X2) intercity (B9R chassis) - for India
• 9700 TX intercity/coach (B12B/B12M chassis)
• 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
• Carrus OY, Finland (1998, later known as Volvo Bus Finland OY)
• Nova Bus, St-Eustache, Quebec, Canada (1998)
• Mexicana de Autobuses SA (MASA), Tultitlan, Mexico (1998)

Electric buses

Volvo Bus launched the B5L Hybrid Double Deck Bus at the Euro Bus Expo 2008 show. The first of a batch of six Volvo Hybrid Double Deckers, takes centre stage. This new Volvo Hybrid will enter series production in the fourth Quarter of 2009. The chassis layout follows the same principles as the Volvo 7700^[1] Hybrid, which was launched at the IAA in Hanover^[2]

Gallery

Volvo B10 Bus 1938	Volvo B12 Bus 1940	Volvo B512 Bus 1948	Volvo B513X Bus 1948
Volvo B617 Bus 1952	Volvo B655 Bus 1952	Volvo Bus 1953	Volvo B638 Bus 1953
Volvo B727 Bus 1953	Volvo B70501 Bus 1959	Volvo B655 Bus 1963	1967 Volvo bus
Volvo B58 Bus 1968	A Van Hool-bodied Volvo B10M single-deck coach	Volvo 5500 on a B10M chassis, 1985	A modern Volvo bus
Volvo Olympian 1996	A 1993 built B10B bus with Alexander Strider bodywork, pictured as a training bus for First Manchester

References

1. ^ http://www.volvo.com/bus/global/en-gb/products/City+buses/Complete+buses/Volvo+7700/Introduction_new.htm
2. ^ http://allaboutbuses.wordpress.com/2008/11/04/world-debut-for-volvo-hybrid-double-deck/

Current competitors

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• Alexander Dennis - United Kingdom
• Ayats - Spain
• Busscar - Brazil
• Castrosua - Spain
• DINA - Mexico
• Evobus - Germany (owner of Setra)
• Irizar - Spain
• Iveco - Italy (owner of Irisbus)
• Marcopolo - Brazil
• Mercedes-Benz - Germany
• NEOMAN Bus - Germany
• Solaris Bus & Coach- Poland
• Scania - Sweden
• TATA and Hispano Carrocera- India & Spain
• Van Hool - Belgium
• TEMSA - Turkey

See also

• Arriva London

External links

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