The Volvo 8500 was an

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manufactured by Volvo between 2001 and 2011. It was available with medium floor as two-axle (B7R, B12M), tri-axle (B12M) and the articulated ''8500A'' (B12MA). As the low-entry Volvo 8700LE as two-axle (B7RLE, B12BLE), tri-axle (B12BLE) and the articulate ''8500LEA'' (B9SALE). From 2005 it was also available as the fully low floor Volvo 7500 (B9LA, B9SALF), which even came in a bi-articulated version. In the early years, the 8500LE was available with

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on the B10BLE chassis. Later, CNG was only available on the 7500. In May 2010 the models received a facelift, which was the front of its 2011-successor, the 8900. The 7500 found its successor in the 7900, but the bi-articulated version was discontinued. The main markets were Denmark and Sweden, but some were also sold in the other Northern European countries like Estonia. The 7500 never found any buyers outside Sweden, even if the bi-artics were tested in several cities outside Sweden up through the years.

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