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Tomorrow’s bus is already here – silent, cleaner and with dramatically lower fuel consumption. Volvo Buses’ new plug-in hybrid buses will hit the streets of Gothenburg, Sweden in May as part of a field test. The innovative technology will facilitate a reduction in fuel consumption by a full 75% compared with current diesel buses.

Lower sales volumes contributed to an operating loss of SEK 88 M in the first quarter 2013. Order intake in the first quarter totaled 2,109 buses, which was 6% higher than the same period last year. Strategic orders have been secured.

Volvo Buses will now strengthen its model program with a new articulated bus with hybrid technology. The Volvo 7900 Articulated Hybrid bus will have capacity for 154 passengers and up to 30% lower fuel consumption than the current diesel model.

The interest is growing in energy-efficient vehicles that are able to operate completely or partly on electricity. This is an area in which Volvo Buses has secured a world-leading position in only a few years.

Lower energy consumption, quieter and cleaner. In May, Volvo Buses’ first plug-in hybrids will be tested in traffic in Gothenburg. The technology will facilitate a reduction in energy consumption by a full 60% compared with current diesel buses. Commercial production is scheduled to commence in two years.

Both of Volvo’s bus models for inter-city and tourist traffic, the Volvo 9700 and 9900, are now being upgraded in a number of areas. A new engine for Euro 6, new design to the front and rear, new rearview mirrors and lower weight are some of the most significant changes.

Volvo Buses has implemented a significant upgrade of its entire product program. The results are buses with lower fuel consumption, lower climate impact and lower emissions. The first new buses will be delivered to customers in the summer.

Håkan Agnevall has been appointed President Volvo Bus Corporation. He will assume his new assignment in June, 2013.

The first Volvo 7900 Hybrids have now been delivered in the UK. The launch event took place in Edinburgh on Saturday, April 13, as Lothian Buses took delivery of ten new Volvo 7900 hybrid buses.

Volvo Buses has sold 310 coach chassis to the JCA Group, one of Brazil's largest passenger transport companies. This is the biggest deal closed to date in Brazil by Volvo in the coach chassis segment.