Volvo Buses


Volvo Buses, stylized as 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.
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.

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 /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 – the double deck city bus version B10MD, built from 1982 to 1993, was also known as Citybus
  • *1983–1996? B9M – low-budget version of the B10M
  • *1988–1991 B10C – special Australian coach version of the B10M
  • 1978–1991: B10R
  • 1978–1987?: B6F/B6FA
  • 198?–198?: B6M – for Asia Pacific
  • 1990–2002: B10B
  • 1991–2011: B12 – known as B12R, later B380R/B420R in Brazil
  • 1991–1998: B6/B6LE
  • 1992–2000: Olympian – modified from Leyland Olympian
  • 1992–2004: B10BLE
  • 1993-2000s: B10L/B10LA
  • 1999–2006: B7L/B7LA
2002-2014: Volvo B7RLE - Replacement for the B7L, superseded by The B8RLE chassis.
  • 1998–2002: B6BLE
  • 1997–2011: B12B
  • *2001–2011: B12BLE/B12BLEA – articulated version was introduced in 2005
  • 1998–2004: Super Olympian – also known as B10TL
  • 1999–2006: B7TL
  • 2000–2003: B10R – for Brazil
  • 2002–2018: B9TL – low-floor double-decker, once known as Olympian in Volvo official website
  • 2010?–2013: B9RLE
  • 2012–2021: B5TL – low-floor double-decker

    Current

  • 1997–: B7R – known as B290R in Brazil since 2011
  • 1999–: B12M/B12MA – known as B340M in Brazil since 2011
  • 2003–: B9R – known as B340R/B380R in Brazil 2011–2012
  • 2002–: B9S – bi-articulated version was introduced in 2006, known as B360S in Brazil since 2011
  • 2005–: B9L/B9LA – low-floor
  • 2008–: B5LH – low-floor hybrid-electric bus
  • 2009–: BXXR
  • *2009–: B13R – 12.8-litre engine
  • *2011–: B11R – 10.8-litre engine, known as B340R/B380R/B420R/B450R in Brazil
  • 2011–: B270F – front-engined
  • 2012–: B5RH/B5RLEH – step-entrance/low-entry hybrid-electric bus, known as B215RH/B215LH in Brazil
  • 2013–: B8R
  • *2013–: B8RLE/B8RLEA – low-entry version of the B8R
  • 2015–: BE
  • 2016–: B8L – low-floor double-decker
  • 2021–: BZL – low-floor single/double-decker
  • 2024–: BZR – flexible electric chassis

    Complete buses

  • C10M
  • 5000/7500 low-floor citybus
  • 7000/7700 low-floor citybus
  • 7250/7350 coach – for Mexico
  • 7400 – for India
  • 7400XL – for India
  • 7450/7550 coach
  • 7700A articulated low-floor citybus
  • 7700 Hybrid low-floor citybus
  • 7800 articulated BRT bus – for China
  • 7900 low-floor citybus
  • 7900 Hybrid low-floor citybus
  • 7900A Hybrid articulated low-floor citybus
  • 8300 intercity – for Mexico
  • 8400 citybus – for India
  • 8500 TX intercity
  • 8500A articulated intercity
  • 8500LE citybus
  • 8600 – for Europe, built in India
  • 8700 TX intercity
  • 8700LE citybus
  • 8700LEA articulated citybus
  • 8900 intercity
  • 8900LE citybus
  • 9100 coach – for Asia, built in India
  • 9300 coach – for Mexico
  • 9400 intercity – for India
  • 9400XL intercity – for India
  • 9400PX coach – for India
  • 9500 coach
  • 9600 coach – for China
  • 9600 coach – for India
  • 9700 TX intercity/coach
  • 9800 coach – for China
  • 9800 coach – for Mexico
  • 9800 Double Decker coach – for Mexico
  • 9900 coach

    Acquired companies

Bus makers owned/acquired by Volvo: