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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Bus manufacturing |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Headquarters | Dandenong |
Number of locations | Dandenong Malaga Eagle Farm |
Key people | Thiago Deiro (CEO) |
| Revenue | $207.1 million (June 2011) |
Number of employees | 560 (June 2011) |
| Parent | Marcopolo |
| Website | www.volgren.com.au |
Volgren is an Australian bus and coach brand headquartered in Dandenong it was first founded in 1977 by Grenda Corporation a bus operator from Melbourne. Volgren used only chassis from Volvo because Grenda owned a Volvo buses dealership this continued until 1989 when the dealership was relinquished.
The name Volgren is a mix of the names of the original investors which are Volvo and Grenda in December 2011 Marcopolo a Brazilian bus brand bought a 75% stake on the company. then it increased to 100% in 2014. making Volgren a subsidiary of Marcopolo.