History: Volvo Buses

Volvo Buses (Swedish: Volvo Bussar AB ) is a Swedish company specialized in the design and production of buses. It is a subsidiary of vehicle maker Volvo and is headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Currently Volvo Buses is the largest bus manufacturer in the world. The company offers a full range of heavy buses for passenger transportation. The Volvo Buses product line includes complete buses and coaches as well as chassis combined with a comprehensive range of services.

The company has estabilished a global presence, with production facilities in Europe, North and South America, Asia and Australia.

History

Corporate affairs and identity

Products

Chassis

Historical

• - 1965-1982: B58

Current

Complete buses

Divisions

Acquisitions

Bus makers owned/acquired by Volvo:

Company name	Location	Aquisition year	Fate	Notes
Säffle Karosseri AB	Säffle, Sweden	1981	the plant was closed in 2013	also known as Volvo Bussar Säffle AB from 2004
Leyland Bus	United Kingdom	1988	all of Leyland products ceased production by July 1993
Steyr Bus GmbH	Steyr, Austria	1990	plant closed in the 1990's	75% stake initial acquisition in 1990
Aabenraa Karrosseri A/S	Aabenraa, Denmark	1994	Plant closed in 2004
Drögmöller Karosserien GmbH & Co. KG	Heilbronn,Germany	1994	plant closed in 2005	later known as Volvo Busse Industries (Deutschland) GmbH

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 Israel3
Volvo Polska Sp. z o.o., Wrocław, Poland (1996), the largest Volvo Buses factory in Europe
Carrus Oy, Finland (January 1998,4 known as 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 México5
Alfa Busz Kft, Székesfehérvár, Hungary, (2002)
EUROBUS, Zagreb, Croatia (1994.-1999.) on chassis B10, B12

Factories

List of Volvo Buses factories:

Site	Country	Notes
Boras	Sweden
Hoskote, Bangalore	India
Curitiba	Brazil
Wroclaw	Poland	largest Volvo Buses factory in Europe
Tultitlan	Mexico	-

Competitors

Further reading

Bus manufacturers