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Volvo 7000

Volvo 7000/7700
Volvo 7700-buss i Falköping.jpg
A Västtrafik Volvo 7700 on B9L CNG operated by Nobina Sverige in Falköping in June 2012
Overview
Manufacturer Volvo
Production 1999–2012
Assembly Vantaa, Finland (1999–2001)
Wrocław, Poland (1999–2012)
Székesfehérvár, Hungary (2009)
Body and chassis
Class Complete bus
Body style Single-decker rigid bus
Single-decker articulated bus
Doors 1, 2, 3 or 4
Floor type Low floor
Chassis Volvo B5LH, B7L/B7LA, B9L/B9LA, B10L/B10LA
Powertrain
Capacity 40 to 69 seated
Dimensions
Length 11.0 metres, 12.0 metres, 12.9 metres and 18.0 metres
Width 2.55 metres
Height 3.05 metres
Chronology
Predecessor Carrus City U
Successor Volvo 7900

The Volvo 7000, later Volvo 7700, was an integrally-constructed fully low-floor single-decker rigid bus and single-decker articulated bus built by Volvo between 1999 and 2012. It was generally available as 12-metre and 18-metre on both diesel and CNG, and from 2010 as a 12-metre hybrid electric. A trolleybus version has also been built.

The model was developed in Finland under the name Carrus K206, but when presented in late 1998 together with the Säffle-built Volvo 5000 it became known as the Volvo 7000. In addition to the 12.0 metre being built on B7L, it was also available as the 18.0 metre articulated Volvo 7000A built on B7LA. CNG versions were built on B10L/B10LA. Standard 12- and 18-metre versions were manufactured at the plant in Wrocław, Poland. In Vantaa, Finland (Carrus Oy Wiima) the 12-metre version was built, in addition to some customized lengths. Turku received some short 11-metre ones, while Helsinki received some longer ones at 12.89 metres. Production in Vantaa ceased when the plant was closed down in 2001. By this time only 43 7000s had been delivered to customers in Finland, in addition to a handful of demonstrators for various countries.


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