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Time to announce the 3 newly selected Volvo Buses Authorized body builders in Thailand.

Anna Westerberg has been appointed as President Volvo Buses and new member of Volvo Group Management.

Volvo’s bus plant in Borås has now become one of the first bus production facilities that relies solely on renewable energy. All the energy that the factory uses comes from renewable sources, such as hydropower and biofuels. The factory’s overall energy consumption has also been reduced by 15 per cent in just the past few years.

Volvo Buses and Famco Al Futtaim Auto & Machinery Co (Famco) have been selected supplier of 373 city buses to Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA). This is Volvo’s largest chassis order to date in Dubai, and the largest ever purchase of Euro VI city buses in the Middle East region.

Volvo Buses Thailand participated in the annual Thai Transportation Operators Association meeting in March 2019. At this meeting, operators are given the opportunity to share and discuss #RoadSafety and initiatives to control #TrafficPollution. This year’s event was attended by a large number of operators and bus drivers that showed immense interest in the #VolvoB8R chassis.

Designing the Future of Thailand’s Power Sector in Bangkok ,Thailand on 24 Jan 2019.

Happy, satisfied passengers are the best thing about the job. The handling and performance of the bus and the driver’s working environment mean a lot. But the most important thing of all for the drivers of coaches and long-distance buses is a high level of road safety. This was the result of a new survey by Volvo Buses which involved asking 1000 coach and bus drivers from 34 European countries about their work.

Volvo Buses has received an order for four Volvo 7900 Electric buses from transport providers Bivab and Uddevalla Omnibus for the city of Uddevalla in western Sweden. Volvo hybrid buses have been operating in the city of Uddevalla since 2014.

Design, safety and comfort are in focus when Volvo launches a new coach platform. An all-new model range with innovative design and high comfort will persuade more people to travel by coach, even on long-distance trips.