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
• - 1970-1979: B59

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	still operating under the name Prevost Car
Merkavim	Israel	1996	still active	jointly operated by Volvo Bus Corporation & Mayer Cars & Trucks Ltd. (importer of Honda cars and bikes in Israel
Volvo Polska Sp. z o.o.	Wroclaw, Poland	1996	still active	the largest Volvo Buses factory in Europe
Carrus Oy	Finland	January 1998	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 México
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
Tultitlán	Mexico	-

Competitors

Further reading

List of bus manufacturers