Volvo Buses is a subsidiary and a business area of Volvo which became an independent division in 1968. In business, a subsidiary is a company controlled by another company or corporation. ... Volvo Cars is the premium car maker using the brand Volvo. ...

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. An articulated bus operated by the CTA in Chicago, Illinois, USA. A Go North East Bus parked in a lay-by in Tyne and Wear, England A bus is a large road vehicle intended to carry numerous persons in addition to the driver and sometimes a conductor. ... // Original meaning and etymology The original meaning of the term coach was: a horse-drawn vehicle designed for the conveyance of more than one passenger — and of mail — and covered for protection from the elements. ... Look up Chassis in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

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). This article is 150 kilobytes or more in size. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... World map showing the location of Asia. ... Irvine is a coastal new town in Ayrshire, Scotland, administered by North Ayrshire council. ... Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic, Scots3 Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP  -  First Minister Jack McConnell...

Products

Chassis

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)

Volvo B57-50 Volvo B57-55 Volvo B57-60 The -60 denotes the axle distance of 6 metres. ... The Volvo B58 is a mid-engined bus chassis built by Volvo of Sweden from the 1970s until the early 1980s. ... The Volvo B59 is a rear-engined bus chassis produced by Volvo in Sweden from 1970 until 1980, which features a 10-litre straight-6 diesel engine. ... One of 88 Volvo Ailsa B55s ordered by West Midlands PTE. The last Ailsa ordered by Strathclyde PTE now running for First Glasgow. ... A Stagecoach West Scotland-owned Volvo B10M. An SBS Transit Volvo B10M Mark IV with Alexander bodywork in Singapore. ... The Volvo B6 is a midibus manufactured by Volvo between c. ... Volvo Olympian owned by Kowloon Motor Bus. ... The Leyland Olympian was a double-deck bus built by British Leyland in United Kingdom from 1980 to 1993. ... A Volvo B10BLE bus in Singapore with Volgren bodywork. ... The Volvo B10L is a low-floor single-deck city bus chassis. ... KMBs Volvo Super Olympian 12m (3ASV44) with Walter Alexander ALX500 body. ...

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

The Volvo B7R is a coach chassis available on a range of bodies. ... Bus Éireann Volvo B7L serving suburban routes in Cork, Ireland. ... The Volvo B12B is a rear-engined coach and intercity bus chassis built by Volvo. ... Volvo B7TL is a low-floor double decker which was launched in 1999 and replaced the 2-axle version of Volvo Olympian (its 3-axle version was replaced by Volvo Super Olympian). ... Volvo B7RLE is a low-floor single deck city bus launched initially in Australia in 2001, and then in the United Kingdom in 2003 as an addition to the B7L single decker which was unsuccessful in these two countries. ... The Volvo B12BLE is a low-entry city and suburban bus chassis launched in 2001 with an engine mounted on the rear overhang. ... KMB AVD1 (Volgren-bodied B9TL) seen in service on the last day (15 December 2004) before it left for more testing. ...

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)

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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)

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Gallery

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1967 Volvo bus ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 70 KB) A city bus from Stockholm, Sweden, built 1967 by the swedish companies Volvo and Hägglund & Söner. ...	Volvo B58 Bus 1968 Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...	A Van Hool-bodied Volvo B10M single-deck coach Image File history File linksMetadata FC9565@88R.jpg Summary Series of bus photography, taken by User:DP5480 of ENglish. ... Van Hool NV is a Belgian coachbuilder and manufacturer of buses, coaches and trailers. ...	A modern Volvo bus Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x749, 178 KB) Volvo bus. ...

Current competitors

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• Van Hool - Belgium
• TATA - India

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External link

• Volvo Buses official website