Volvo Buses (Volvo Bus Corporation / formal name: ''Volvo Bussar AB'') (stylized as VOLVO) is a
subsidiary
A subsidiary, subsidiary company or daughter company is a company owned or controlled by another company, which is called the parent company or holding company. Two or more subsidiaries that either belong to the same parent company or having a s ...
and a business area of the Swedish vehicle maker
Volvo
The Volvo Group ( sv, Volvokoncernen; legally Aktiebolaget Volvo, shortened to AB Volvo, stylized as VOLVO) is a Swedish multinational manufacturing corporation headquartered in Gothenburg. While its core activity is the production, distributio ...
, which became an independent division in 1968. It is based in
Gothenburg
Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has ...
.
It is one of the world's largest
bus
A bus (contracted from omnibus, with variants multibus, motorbus, autobus, etc.) is a road vehicle that carries significantly more passengers than an average car or van. It is most commonly used in public transport, but is also in use for cha ...
manufacturers, with a complete range of heavy buses for passenger transportation. The product range includes complete buses and
coaches
Coach may refer to:
Guidance/instruction
* Coach (sport), a director of athletes' training and activities
* Coaching, the practice of guiding an individual through a process
** Acting coach, a teacher who trains performers
Transportation
* Coac ...
as well as
chassis
A chassis (, ; plural ''chassis'' from French châssis ) is the load-bearing framework of an artificial object, which structurally supports the object in its construction and function. An example of a chassis is a vehicle frame, the underpart ...
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 Irvine may refer to:
Places On Earth Antarctica
*Irvine Glacier
*Mount Irvine (Antarctica)
Australia
*Irvine Island
*Mount Irvine, New South Wales
Canada
*Irvine, Alberta
* Irvine Inlet, Nunavut
United Kingdom
*Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotla ...
, 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
Vitamin B12, also known as cobalamin, is a water-soluble vitamin involved in metabolism. It is one of eight B vitamins. It is required by animals, which use it as a cofactor in DNA synthesis, in both fatty acid and amino acid metabolism. It ...
(R2) – known as B12R, later B380R/B420R in Brazil
*1991–1998:
B6/B6LE (R3)
*1992–2000:
Olympian (YN) – modified from
Leyland Olympian
The Leyland Olympian was a 2-axle and 3-axle double-decker bus chassis manufactured by Leyland between 1980 and 1993. It was the last Leyland bus model in production.
Construction
The Olympian had the same chassis and running gear as t ...
*1992–2004:
B10BLE (R4)
*1993-2000s:
B10L/B10LA (R5)
*1997–2006?:
B7L/B7LA (R7)
*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
**2001–:
B7RLE
The Volvo B7RLE is a low-entry single-deck bus chassis manufactured by Volvo. It was superseded by the Volvo B8RLE in 2013.
Specifications
The Volvo B7RLE is similar to its predecessor, the B10BLE. In essence the B7RLE is the front section of t ...
(R6) – low-entry version of the B7R
*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
A hybrid electric bus is a bus that combines a conventional internal combustion engine ground propulsion, propulsion system with an Electric power, electric propulsion system. These type of buses normally use a Diesel-electric powertrain and are ...
*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
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
*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
Complete buses
*
C10M (built in 1980s)
* 5000/7500
low-floor
Accessibility is the design of products, devices, services, vehicles, or environments so as to be usable by people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design and practice of accessible development ensures both "direct access" (i.e ...
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
InterCity (commonly abbreviated ''IC'' on timetables and tickets) is the classification applied to certain long-distance passenger train services in Europe. Such trains (in contrast to regional, local, or commuter trains) generally call at m ...
(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
*
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
Säffle () is a locality and the seat of Säffle Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 9,150 inhabitants in 2016.
In 1951 the town of Säffle was officially awarded City status, the last place for this to occur in Sweden. This was abolished ...
,
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...
(1981, known as Volvo Bussar Säffle AB from 2004, plant closed in 2013)
*
Leyland Bus
Leyland Bus was a British bus and train manufacturer. It emerged from the Rover Group (formerly ''British Leyland'') as a management buyout of the bus business. It was subsequently acquired by Volvo Buses in 1988 and the Leyland name disappe ...
,
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
(1988, all Leyland products ceased production by July 1993)
*
Steyr Bus GmbH,
Steyr
Steyr (; Central Bavarian: ''Steia'') is a statutory city, located in the Austrian federal state of Upper Austria. It is the administrative capital, though not part of Steyr-Land District. Steyr is Austria's 12th most populated town and the 3rd l ...
,
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
(75% in 1990, plant closed in the 1990s)
* Aabenraa Karrosseri A/S,
Aabenraa
Aabenraa (; , ; Sønderjysk: ''Affenråe'') is a town in Southern Denmark, at the head of the Aabenraa Fjord, an arm of the Little Belt, north of the Denmark–Germany border and north of German town of Flensburg. It was the seat of Sønder ...
,
Denmark
)
, song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast")
, song_type = National and royal anthem
, image_map = EU-Denmark.svg
, map_caption =
, subdivision_type = Sovereign state
, subdivision_name = Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark
...
(1994, plant closed in 2004)
*
Drögmöller Karosserien GmbH & Co. KG,
Heilbronn
Heilbronn () is a List of cities and towns in Germany, city in northern Baden-Württemberg, Germany, surrounded by Heilbronn (district), Heilbronn District. With over 126,000 residents, it is the sixth-largest city in the state.
From the late Mid ...
,
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
(1994, later known as Volvo Busse Industries (Deutschland) GmbH, plant closed in 2005)
*
Prevost Coaches
Prevost (, , formally known as Prevost Car) is a Canadian manufacturer of touring coaches and bus shells for high-end motorhomes and specialty conversions. The company is a subsidiary of the Volvo Buses division of the Volvo Group.
History
...
,
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...
, Canada (1995), now known as
Prevost Car
Prevost (, , formally known as Prevost Car) is a Canadian manufacturer of touring coaches and bus shells for high-end motorhomes and specialty conversions. The company is a subsidiary of the Volvo Buses division of the Volvo Group.
History
...
* Merkavim,
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
(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
Wrocław (; german: Breslau, or . ; Silesian German: ''Brassel'') is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the River Oder in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, rou ...
,
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...
(1996), the largest Volvo Buses factory in Europe
* Carrus Oy,
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
(January 1998,
Carrus
''Carrus'' (Archived 2 March 2000) known as Volvo Bus Finland Oy from 2004)
** Carrus Oy Delta, Lieto
Lieto (; sv, Lundo) is a a city and municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The p ...
, known as ''Volvo Bus Finland Oy Turku Factory'' from 2004, became independent in 2008 and renamed ''Carrus Delta Oy''
** Carrus Oy Ajokki, Tampere
Tampere ( , , ; sv, Tammerfors, ) is a city in the Pirkanmaa region, located in the western part of Finland. Tampere is the most populous inland city in the Nordic countries. It has a population of 244,029; the urban area has a population o ...
, known as ''Volvo Bus Finland Oy Tampere Factory'' from 2004, plant closed in 2008
** Carrus Oy Wiima, Vantaa
Vantaa (; sv, Vanda, ) is a city and Municipalities of Finland, municipality in Finland. It is part of the inner core of the Greater Helsinki, Finnish Capital Region along with Helsinki, Espoo, and Kauniainen. With a population of (), Vantaa i ...
, plant closed in 2001
* Nova Bus
Nova Bus (stylized as NOVABUS) is a Canadian bus manufacturer headquartered in Saint-Eustache, Quebec, Canada. Nova is owned by the Volvo Group.
The company has roots in the General Motors Diesel Division, which opened in 1979. Nova Bus was est ...
, St-Eustache, Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...
, Canada (1998)
* Mexicana de Autobuses SA (MASA), Tultitlán, Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
(1998), renamed Volvo Buses de México
* Alfa Busz Kft, Székesfehérvár
Székesfehérvár (; german: Stuhlweißenburg ), known colloquially as Fehérvár ("white castle"), is a city in central Hungary, and the country's ninth-largest city. It is the regional capital of Central Transdanubia, and the centre of Fejér ...
, Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...
, (2002)
* EUROBUS, Zagreb, Croatia (1994.-1999.) on chassis B10, B12
Production sites
* Borås
Borås ( , , ) is a city (officially, a locality) and the seat of Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 66,273 inhabitants in 2010.
Geography
Borås is located at the point of two crossing railways, among them the ...
, Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...
* Hoskote
Hoskote (historically known as Ooscota or Ooscata) is a taluk in Bangalore Rural District, India. Headquartered at the Hosakote town, it consists of five hoblis - Anugondanahalli, Jadigenahalli, Kasaba, Nandagudi and Sulibele.
History
Hoskote ...
, Bangalore
Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...
, India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
* Curitiba
Curitiba () is the capital and largest city in the state of Paraná (state), Paraná in Brazil. The city's population was 1,948,626 , making it the List of cities in Brazil by population, eighth most populous city in Brazil and the largest in ...
, Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
* Wroclaw, Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...
* Tultitlán, Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
Gallery
File:Vitabussar b8dn421 3458.jpg, Volvo bus used in White Buses
White Buses was a Swedish humanitarian operation with the objective of freeing Scandinavians in German concentration camps in Nazi Germany during the final stages of World War II. Although the White Buses operation was envisioned to rescue Scan ...
action of 1945
File:Volvo B 12 Bus 1940.jpg, Volvo B12 Bus 1940
File:Volvo B 10 Buss 1938.jpg, Volvo B10 Bus 1938
File:Volvo B 512 Bus 1948.jpg, Volvo B512 Bus 1948
File:Volvo B 513 X Bus 1948.jpg, Volvo B513X Bus 1948
File:Volvo B617 Bus 1952.jpg, Volvo B617 Bus 1952
File:Volvo B655 Bus 1952.jpg, Volvo B655 Bus 1952
File:Volvo Bus 1953.jpg, Volvo Bus 1953
File:Volvo B 638 Bus 1953.jpg, Volvo B638 Bus 1953
File:Volvo B727 Bus 1953.jpg, Volvo B727 Bus 1953
File:Volvo B 70501 Bus 1959.jpg, Volvo B70501 Bus 1959
File:Volvo B655 Bus 1963.jpg, Volvo B655 Bus 1963
File:Stockholm bus 01.jpg, 1967 Volvo bus
File:Volvo B58 Bus 1968.jpg, Volvo B58 Bus 1968
File:FC9565@88R.jpg, A Van Hool
Van Hool NV () is a Belgian family-owned coachbuilder and manufacturer of buses, coaches, trolleybuses, and trailers.
Most of the buses and coaches are built entirely by Van Hool, with engines and axles sourced from Caterpillar, Cummins, ...
-bodied Volvo B10M single-deck coach
File:Arriva 7759.JPG, Volvo B10MA, 1985
File:Arriva North West and Wales 3274.jpg, Volvo Olympian
The Volvo Olympian was a rear-engined 2-axle and 3-axle double decker bus chassis manufactured by Volvo at its Irvine, Scotland factory. The first was built in 1992 and entered production in March 1993, replacing the Leyland Olympian.
History ...
1996
File:First Manchester Volvo B10B Alexander Strider learner bus.jpg, A 1993 built B10B bus with Alexander
Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.
Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...
Strider bodywork, pictured as a training bus
A training bus is a special kind of bus or coach that is used by bus operators for training the driving skills of bus drivers. It is also used to train the driving skill of a person who is learning to become a bus driver. Driving a training b ...
for
File:Volvo B9TL (Wright Eclipse Gemini 2), SBS Transit.jpg, Volvo B9TL
The Volvo B9TL is a low-floor double-decker bus built by Volvo from 2002 until 2018. It superseded the Volvo Super Olympian and the Volvo B7TL. The 2-axle version has been superseded by the Volvo B5TL in 2014 and the 3-axle version has been sup ...
, 2013
File:Transperth Volgren CR228L bodied Volvo B7RLE.jpg, Volvo B7RLE
The Volvo B7RLE is a low-entry single-deck bus chassis manufactured by Volvo. It was superseded by the Volvo B8RLE in 2013.
Specifications
The Volvo B7RLE is similar to its predecessor, the B10BLE. In essence the B7RLE is the front section of t ...
, 2012
File:Veolia 5884-III.JPG, Volvo B8RLE
The Volvo B8RLE is a 7.7-litre-engined low-entry bus chassis manufactured by Volvo since 2013 for Euro VI markets. It was designed as a replacement for the B7RLE and the B9RLE. The right-hand drive version was launched in November 2014. , 2013
File:Transperth 2015 Volgren Optimus bodied Volvo B8RLEA diesel Rt. 530.jpg, Volvo B8RLEA, 2015
File:ST2001-20-PR (cropped).jpg, Volvo B12BLEA, 2009
File:Transjakarta, Volvo B11R (SAF-025).jpg, Volvo B11R
The Volvo B11R is a 10.8-litre engined coach chassis available as both two- and tri-axle from Volvo since 2011. It was introduced as the second of the Volvo BXXR series, replacing the rest of the B12B range in 2011, and later its fellow BXXR pl ...
, 2018
File:Victory Liner DMMW DM16S2 Volvo B7R.jpg, Volvo B7R
The Volvo B7R is a coach chassis available with a range of bodies. It is promoted as a rear engined lightweight coach chassis. It is primarily intended for tourist and long-distance duties. B7R is also manufactured in China, Brazil, Hungary, India ...
, body made by Autodelta Coach Builders Inc., 2017
References
External links
Volvo Buses official website
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Bus manufacturers of Sweden
Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1968
Hybrid electric bus manufacturers
Trolleybus manufacturers
Swedish companies established in 1968