O’Connor Coach Hire of Bandon, Co Cork, have taken delivery of a new Volvo B9R with Sunsundegui bodywork, their fourth Volvo purchase in four years.
The City of Honolulu has placed an order valued at $10 million for 24 Nova LFS buses, with options on additional vehicles. The buses will be assembled in Nova Bus’ upstate New York plant and delivered in late 2010.
Blackburn with Darwen Healthy Living recruited Volvo Bus to help them in their search for a suitable bus to promote their new health scheme.
Rossendale Transport Ltd have taken delivery of eight new Volvo B7RLEs – with Wrightbus bodywork – which will be used on their main routes in the North West of England.
Marking its 90th anniversary Halpenny Travel of Dundalk has taken delivery of a brand new Volvo B12B Jonckheere customised with a specially designed livery.
Volvo Buses reports an increase in both order intake and deliveries during the fourth quarter 2009 compared with the same quarter in the preceding year. The operating income was however negative.
Volvo Buses has secured an order for 323 coaches in Mexico. Most of these will be delivered in 2010.
The six Directors at Volvo Bus are set to complete a gruelling Coast to Coast challenge over a three day period to raise money for Teenage Cancer Trust (TCT) Warwickshire Appeal.
Whippet Coaches Limited of Swavesey, Cambridge have taken delivery of three new Volvo B7RLEs which are set to be used on The Busway a new guided busway running between St Ives and Cambridge.
Volvo Buses has been named the winner of the Swedish Traffic Safety Award 2010. The company was awarded the prize for its work on an alcolock specially adapted for buses.