Volgren

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.Victorian Government Manufacturing Hall of Fame Volgren Australia Pty Ltd – 2006 Inductee  Greater Dandenong Volgren used only chassis from Volvo because Grenda owned a Volvo buses dealership this continued until 1989 when the dealership was relinquished."Industry News" Australian Bus Panorama 4/6 May 1989 page 5 

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.Volgren Press Release  Volgren 13 December 2011 then it increased to 100% in 2014.Marcopolo acquires remaining stake in Volgren Australasia Bus & Coach 7 April 2017 making Volgren a subsidiary of Marcopolo.

 Factories and Models 
 Factories

 Dandenong, Victoria (VG) completed Volgren's first bus in October 1979
 Malaga, Western Australia (VP) opened in April 1999 to fulfill a contract to body Mercedes-Benz O405NHs for Transperth
 Eagle Farm, Queensland (VQ) opened in February 2010

Former factories:

 Tomago, New South Wales (VT) opened in March 2010, closed July 2012

 Models 

 City Buses 

 Optimus
 CR228
 CR227
 CR226
 CR225
 CR224
 CR222
 CR221

 Coaches 

 Endura
 SC222
 SC221

 Operators 
Australia
 ComfortDelGro Australia
 Transdev Australasia
 Ventura Bus Lines
 Transperth
 Kinetic Group

Asia

 Hong Kong
 Kowloon Motor Bus formerly operated 1 Volvo B9TL, 17 MAN 24.310 HOCLNR-NLs and 21 Volvo Super Olympians.
 Citybus formerly operated 1 MAN 24.350 HOCLNR-NL and 1 Scania K94UB
 Singapore
 SBS Transit formerly operated 50 Volvo Super Olympians, a diesel powered Volvo B10BLE, a Scania L94UB, a Volvo Super Olympian prototype, a Mercedes-Benz O405G prototype, a Volvo B5RLEH and 12 CNG-powered Volvo B10BLEs.
 SMRT Buses formerly operated 15 Mercedes-Benz O405s, 11 Hino HS3KRKKs and a HS3KRKA, 2 Dennis Lances and 21 Mercedes-Benz O405Gs.
 Malaysia, a substantial number of buses were fitted with the Volgren bodywork as well. Examples can be found in the capital Kuala Lumpur, Shah Alam and Johor Bahru, state capital of Johor.
 Japan
 Nishi-Nippon Railroad bus, Toei Bus, Niigata Kotsu and Nara Kotsu currently operates Scania K360UA6×2/2LB with Optimus body. The body of these buses is 5 centimeters narrower than normal ones.

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