Swedish transportation manufacturer
Volvo Buses (Volvo Bus Corporation ; formal name: Volvo Bussar AB 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.[2]
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)
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 (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
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)
2015–: BE (U1)
2016–: B8L (U2) – low-floor double-decker
2021–: BZL – low-floor single/double-decker
2024–: BZR – flexible electric chassis[3]
Complete buses
Hybrid Volvo 7700H bus at the Czech Bus Fair 2011 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 citybus7900 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[4]
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,[5] 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[6]
Volvo Polska Sp. z o.o., Wrocław , Poland (1996), the largest Volvo Buses factory in Europe
Carrus Oy, Finland (January 1998,[7] 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 [8] Alfa Busz Kft, Székesfehérvár , Hungary , (2002)
EUROBUS, Zagreb, Croatia (1994.-1999.) on chassis B10, B12
Proterra (2023) [9] 
25.386 billion kr (2016)[1]
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