Volvo Buses

Volvo Bussar AB
  • Volvo Buses
  • Volvo Bus Corporation
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryBus manufacturing
Founded1968; 58 years ago (1968)
HeadquartersGothenburg, Sweden
Areas served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Anna Westerberg (President)
Brands
RevenueIncrease 25.386 billion kr (2016)
Increase 0.911 billion kr (2016)
Number of employees
7,353 (2016)
ParentVolvo
Websitewww.volvobuses.com

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.

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.

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.

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  • 2002-2014: Volvo B7RLE (R7) - Replacement for the B7L, superseded by The B8RLE chassis.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

Complete buses

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. Retrieved 16 September 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  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.