Volvo Buses

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1967 Volvo bus

A modern Volvo bus

A Van Hool-bodied Volvo B10M single-deck coach

Volvo Buses is a subsidiary and a business area of Volvo which became an independent division in 1968.

It is the world's second largest bus manufacturer, 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/South America, Asia and Australia. One former production facility was located in Irvine, Scotland (closed in 2000).

1 Products
- 1.1 Chassis
  - 1.1.1 Historical
  - 1.1.2 Current
- 1.2 Complete buses
2 Acquired companies
3 Current competitors
4 External link

[edit] Products

[edit] Chassis

[edit] Historical

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
196?-198?: B57 & BB57
1965-1982: B58
1970-1980: B59
1973-1985: Ailsa B55
1978-2001: B10M/B10MA (double deck city bus version was also known as Citybus)
197?-1991: B10R
1990-2002: B10B
1991-1998: B6/B6LE
1992-2000: Olympian (modified from Leyland Olympian)
1992-2004: B10BLE
1993-200?: B10L/B10LA
1998-2002: B6BLE
1998-2004: B10TL (also known as Super Olympian)

[edit] Current

1991-: B12R
1997-: B7R
1997-: B7L/B7LA
1997-: B12B
1999-: B7TL
1999-: B12M/B12MA (Bi-articulated version was introduced in 2002)
2000-: B7RLE
2001-: B12BLE/B12BLEA (articulated version was introduced in 2005)
2002-: B9TL (also known as Olympian)
2002-: B9S Articulated/B9 SALF Articulated (Bi-articulated version was introduced in 2006)
2003-: B9R
2005-: B9L/B9LA

[edit] Complete buses

C10M (built in 1980s)
5000/7500 low-floor citybus (B10L/B7L chassis)
7000/7700 low-floor citybus (B10L/B7L/B9L chassis)
7250/7350 coach (Volvo/Drögmöller B10-400/B7R chassis) - for Mexico
7450/7550 coach
8300 intercity (B9R chassis) - for Mexico
8500 TX intercity (B12M chassis)
8500LE citybus (B10BLE/B12BLE/B9S Articulated chassis)
8700 TX intercity (B7R/B12B/B12M chassis)
8700LE citybus (B7RLE/B12BLE chassis)
9300 coach (B9R chassis) - for Mexico
9700 TX intercity/coach (B12B/B12M chassis)
9900 coach (Volvo/Drögmöller B12-600 chassis)

[edit] Acquired companies

Bus makers owned/acquired by Volvo:

Säffle Karosseri AB, Säffle, Sweden (1981, now Volvo Bussar Säffle AB)
Leyland Bus, United Kingdom (1988, all Leyland products ceased production by July 1993)
Steyr Bus GmbH, Steyr, Austria (early 1990s)
Aabenraa Karrosseri A/S, Aabenraa, Denmark (1994)
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
Carrus OY, Finland (1998, later known as Volvo Bus Finland OY)
Nova Bus, St-Eustache, Quebec, Canada (1998)
Mexicana de Autobuses SA (MASA), Tultitlan, Mexico (1998)