Volvo Buses

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. 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B10BLE (R4) 1993-2000s: B10L/B10LA (R5) 1999–2006: B7L/B7LA (R7) 2002-2014: Volvo B7RLE (R7) - Replacement for the B7L, superseded by The B8RLE chassis. 1998–2002: B6BLE (R3) 1997–2011: B12B (R8) 2001–2011: B12BLE/B12BLEA (R8) – articulated version was introduced in 2005 1998–2004: Super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) 2013–: B8RLE/B8RLEA (T7) – low-entry version of the B8R 2015–: BE (U1) 2016–: B8L (U2) – low-floor double-decker 2021–: BZL – low-floor single/double-decker 2024–: BZR – flexible electric chassis Complete buses C10M (built in 1980s) 5000/7500 low-floor citybus (B10L/B7L/B9S Articulated chassis) 7000/7700 low-floor citybus (B10L/B7L/B9L chassis) 7250/7350 coach (Volvo/Drögmöller B10-400/B7R chassis) – for Mexico 7400 – for India 7400XL – for India 7450/7550 coach 7700A articulated low-floor citybus (B7LA/B9LA chassis) 7700 Hybrid low-floor citybus (B5LH chassis) 7800 articulated BRT bus (B9S Articulated chassis) – for China 7900 low-floor citybus 7900 Hybrid low-floor citybus (B5LH chassis) 7900A Hybrid articulated low-floor citybus (B5LAH chassis) 8300 intercity (B9R chassis) – for Mexico 8400 citybus (B7RLE chassis) – for India 8500 TX intercity (B7R/B12M chassis) 8500A articulated intercity (B12MA chassis) 8500LE citybus (B10BLE/B7RLE/B12BLE/B9S Articulated chassis) 8600 (B8R chassis) – for Europe, built in India 8700 TX intercity (B7R/B12B/B12M chassis) 8700LE citybus (B7RLE/B12BLE chassis) 8700LEA articulated citybus (B12BLEA chassis) 8900 intercity (B7R/B9R/B8R chassis) 8900LE citybus (B7RLE/B9RLE/B8RLE chassis) 9100 coach – for Asia, built in India 9300 coach (B9R chassis) – for Mexico 9400 intercity (B7R/B8R/B9R chassis) – for India 9400XL(6X2) intercity (B9R chassis) – for India 9400PX coach (B11R chassis) – for India 9500 coach (B9R/B8R chassis) 9600 coach (B9R chassis) – for China 9600 coach (B8R chassis) – for India 9700 TX intercity/coach (B12B/B12M/B7R/B9R/B13R/B11R/B8R chassis) 9800 coach (B12M chassis) – for China 9800 coach (B13R chassis) – for Mexico 9800 Double Decker coach (B13R chassis) – for Mexico 9900 coach (B12B/B13R/B11R chassis) Acquired companies Bus makers owned/acquired by Volvo: Säffle Karosseri AB, Säffle, Sweden (1981, known as Volvo Bussar Säffle AB from 2004, plant closed in 2013) Leyland Bus, United Kingdom (1988, all Leyland products ceased production by July 1993) Steyr Bus GmbH, Steyr, Austria (75% in 1990, plant closed in the 1990s) Aabenraa Karrosseri A/S, Aabenraa, Denmark (1994, plant closed in 2004) 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 Merkavim, Israel (1996), 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 (1996), the largest Volvo Buses factory in Europe Carrus Oy, Finland (January 1998, known as Volvo Bus Finland Oy from 2004) 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 (1998) Mexicana de Autobuses SA (MASA), Tultitlán, Mexico (1998), renamed Volvo Buses de México Alfa Busz Kft, Székesfehérvár, Hungary, (2002) EUROBUS, Zagreb, Croatia (1994.-1999.) on chassis B10, B12 Proterra (2023) Production sites Sainte-Claire, Quebec, Canada Saint-Eustache, Quebec, Canada Borås, Sweden Hoskote, India Curitiba, Brazil Wrocław, Poland Tultitlán, Mexico Gallery References External links Volvo Buses official website