Volvo Buses

Volvo Buses 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 the world's 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. Former production facility were located in Irvine, Scotland (closed in 2000) and India (closed in 2008).

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
 * 1960s-1980s: B57 & BB57
 * 1965-1982: B58
 * 1970-1980: B59
 * 1973-1985: Ailsa B55
 * 1978-2001: B10M/B10MA/B10MD (the double deck city bus version B10MD, built from 1982 to 1993, was also known as Citybus)
 * 1970s-1991: B10R
 * 1990-2002: B10B
 * 1991-1998: B6/B6LE
 * 1992-2000: Olympian (modified from Leyland Olympian)
 * 1992-2004: B10BLE
 * 1993-2000s: B10L/B10LA
 * 1997-2006?: B7L/B7LA
 * 1998-2002: B6BLE
 * 1998-2004: Super Olympian (also known as B10TL)
 * 1999-2006: B7TL
 * 1991-2011: B12/B12R
 * 1997-2011: B12B
 * 1999-2011: B12M/B12MA (bi-articulated version was introduced in 2002)
 * 2001-2011: B12BLE/B12BLEA (articulated version was introduced in 2005)

Current

 * 1997-: B7R
 * 2001-2013: B7RLE
 * 2002-2013: B9TL (once known as Olympian in Volvo official website)
 * 2002-: B9S Articulated/B9 SALF Articulated (bi-articulated version was introduced in 2006)
 * 2003-: B9R
 * 2005-: B9L/B9LA
 * 2008?-: B5L Hybrid (hybrid electric bus)
 * 2010-: B13R
 * 2010?-: B9RLE
 * 2011-: B270F
 * 2011-: B11R
 * 2012-: B5TL
 * 2010-: B5R Hybrid/B215RH
 * 2012-: B215LH (Low Floor and Hybrid biodiesel-electric) - in Brazil
 * 2013-: B8R
 * 2013-: B8RLE

Complete buses

 * 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
 * 7700 Hybrid bus (B5L chassis)
 * 7800 articulated BRT bus (B9S Articulated chassis) - for China
 * 7900
 * 8300 intercity (B9R chassis) - for Mexico
 * 8400 citybus (B7RLE chassis) - for India
 * 8500 TX intercity (B12M chassis)
 * 8500LE citybus (B10BLE/B12BLE/B9S Articulated chassis)
 * 8700 TX intercity (B7R/B12B/B12M chassis)
 * 8700LE citybus (B7RLE/B12BLE chassis)
 * 8900/8900 Low Entry intercity (B7R/B7RLE/B9RLE chassis)
 * 9100 coach - for Asia
 * 9300 coach (B9R chassis) - for Mexico
 * 9400 intercity (B7R chassis) - for India
 * 9400XL(6X2) intercity (B9R chassis) - for India
 * 9400PX coach
 * 9500 coach (B9R chassis)
 * 9600 coach (B9R chassis) - for China
 * 9700 TX intercity/coach (B12B/B12M/B9R/B13R chassis)
 * 9800 coach (B12M chassis) - for China
 * 9900 coach (Volvo/Drögmöller B12-600 chassis)

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
 * Merkavim, Israel (1996), jointly owned by Volvo Bus Corporation & Mayer Cars & Trucks Ltd., importer of HONDA cars & bikes in Israel
 * Carrus OY, Finland (1998, later known as Volvo Bus Finland OY)
 * Nova Bus, St-Eustache, Quebec, Canada (1998)
 * Mexicana de Autobuses SA (MASA), Tultitlán, Mexico (1998), renamed Volvo Buses de México
 * Alfa-Busz, Székesfehérvár, Hungary, (2002)
 * EUROBUS, Zagreb, Croatia (1994.-1999.) on chassis B10, B12