News and press releases

Volvo 9400PX, the first 14.5m multi-axle coach in India, has received the coveted ‘Bus of the Year’ award from the magazine Commercial Vehicle in India, one of the most respected commercial vehicle publication in the country. Present during the award ceremony were leaders from across the commercial vehicle industry.

Brighton & Hove Bus Company have updated their fleet with eleven new Volvo B5LH hybrid double deck buses with Wrightbus Eclipse Gemini 2 bodywork.

UK bus operator Ensign Bus have recently taken delivery of six new Volvo B5LH hybrid buses with Wrightbus bodywork, for use on local services in the Thurrock area, northeast of London.

Volvo Buses has been awarded the international local public transport environmental award, EBUS 2012.

Volvo Bus in partnership with Arriva were last night awarded the prestigious Green Award at the routeONE Operator Excellence Awards.

Volvo Bus marked a successful first day at the Euro Bus Expo show at the NEC in Birmingham with the announcement of a highly significant order of 71 new B9R coaches for the Ministry of Defence.

Just three days after the Volvo Group launched Transporters, the new game is topping the list of the most frequently downloaded free apps in App Store. “It’s wonderful that so many people have downloaded the game. This gives us new opportunities to show how the Volvo Group contributes to society,” says Mårten Wikforss, Executive Vice President Corporate Communications at the Volvo Group.

EMBARQ India and India Urban Space Foundation share top honours; Praja declared Runner Up

Deliveries during the third quarter of 2012 amounted to 2,137 buses, compared with 2,954 the same period last year, down 28%. Order intake in the third quarter of 2012 amounted to 2,267 buses compared with 2,580 in the same period last year. In the third quarter, net sales decreased by 16% to SEK 4,256 M (5,043).

This October, the Buslines Group takes delivery of the 1,000th Volvo B7R in Australia. With over 100 deliveries in the past twelve months, this popular chassis has enjoyed continuing success within the school and charter market since its first delivery in 1998.