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 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 and South America, Asia and Australia. In India it set up its production facility in Bangalore. Former production facility was located in Irvine, Scotland.Products
Chassis
Codes in parentheses are VIN codes for the chassis models.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 /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 – the double deck city bus version B10MD, built from 1982 to 1993, was also known as Citybus
- *1983–1996? B9M – low-budget version of the B10M
- *1988–1991 B10C – special Australian coach version of the B10M
- 1978-1991: B10R
- 1978-1987?: B6F/B6FA
- 198?-198?: B6M – for Asia Pacific
- 1990-2002: B10B
- 1991-2011: B12 – known as B12R, later B380R/B420R in Brazil
- 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
- 1997-2011: B12B
- *2001-2011: B12BLE/B12BLEA – articulated version was introduced in 2005
- 1998-2004: Super Olympian – also known as B10TL
- 1999-2006: B7TL
- 2000-2003: B10R – for Brazil
- 2010?-2013: B9RLE
Current
- 1997-: B7R – known as B290R in Brazil since 2011
- *2001-: B7RLE – low-entry version of the B7R
- 1999-: B12M/B12MA – known as B340M in Brazil since 2011
- 2002-: B9TL – low-floor double-decker, once known as Olympian in Volvo official website
- 2003-: B9R – known as B340R/B380R in Brazil 2011–2012
- 2002-: B9S – bi-articulated version was introduced in 2006, known as B360S in Brazil since 2011
- 2005-: B9L/B9LA – low-floor
- 2008-: B5LH – low-floor hybrid-electric bus
- 2009-: BXXR
- *2009-: B13R – 12.8-litre engine
- *2011-: B11R – 10.8-litre engine, known as B340R/B380R/B420R/B450R in Brazil
- 2011-: B270F – front-engined
- 2012-: B5TL – low-floor double-decker
- 2012-: B5RH/B5RLEH – step-entrance/low-entry hybrid-electric bus, known as B215RH/B215LH in Brazil
- 2013-: B8R
- *2013-: B8RLE/B8RLEA – low-entry version of the B8R
- 2015-: BE
- 2016-: B8L – low-floor double-decker
Complete buses
- C10M
- 5000/7500 low-floor citybus
- 7000/7700 low-floor citybus
- 7250/7350 coach - for Mexico
- 7400 - for India
- 7400XL - for India
- 7450/7550 coach
- 7700A articulated low-floor citybus
- 7700 Hybrid low-floor citybus
- 7800 articulated BRT bus - for China
- 7900 low-floor citybus
- 7900 Hybrid low-floor citybus
- 7900A Hybrid articulated low-floor citybus
- 8300 intercity - for Mexico
- 8400 citybus - for India
- 8500 TX intercity
- 8500A articulated intercity
- 8500LE citybus
- 8600 – for Europe, built in India
- 8700 TX intercity
- 8700LE citybus
- 8700LEA articulated citybus
- 8900 intercity
- 8900LE citybus
- 9100 coach - for Asia, built in India
- 9300 coach - for Mexico
- 9400 intercity - for India
- 9400XL intercity - for India
- 9400PX coach - for India
- 9500 coach
- 9600 coach - for China
- 9700 TX intercity/coach
- 9800 coach - for China
- 9800 coach - for Mexico
- 9800 Double Decker coach - for Mexico
- 9900 coach
Acquired companies
Bus makers owned/acquired by Volvo:
- Säffle Karosseri AB, Säffle, Sweden
- Leyland Bus, United Kingdom
- Steyr Bus GmbH, Steyr, Austria
- Aabenraa Karrosseri A/S, Aabenraa, Denmark
- Drögmöller Karosserien GmbH & Co. KG, Heilbronn, Germany
- Prevost Coaches, Quebec, Canada, now known as Prevost Car
- Merkavim, Israel, jointly owned by Volvo Bus Corporation & Mayer Cars & Trucks Ltd., importer of HONDA cars & bikes in Israel
- Volvo Polska Sp. z o.o., Wrocław, Poland, the largest Volvo Buses factory in Europe
- Carrus Oy, Finland
- * Carrus Oy Delta, Lieto, known as Volvo Bus Finland Oy Turku Factory from 2004, became independent in 2008 and renamed Carrus Delta Oy
- * Carrus Oy Ajokki, Tampere, known as Volvo Bus Finland Oy Tampere Factory from 2004, plant closed in 2008
- * Carrus Oy Wiima, Vantaa, plant closed in 2001
- Nova Bus, St-Eustache, Quebec, Canada
- Mexicana de Autobuses SA, Tultitlán, Mexico, renamed Volvo Buses de México
- Alfa Busz Kft, Székesfehérvár, Hungary,
- EUROBUS, Zagreb, Croatia on chassis B10, B12
Production sites
- Borås, Sweden
- Hoskote, Bangalore, India
- Curitiba, Brazil
- Subic, Zambales, Philippines
- Wroclaw, Poland
- Tultitlán, Mexico
Authorized bus body builders in the Philippines
- Autodelta Coach Builders, Inc.
- Del Monte Motors
- Trans Oriental Motor Builders, Inc.
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