Volvo bus
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| Subsidiary of the Volvo Group | |
| Industry | Manufacturing |
| Founded | 1968 |
| Headquarters | Gothenburg, Sweden |
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Areas served
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Worldwide |
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Key people
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| Revenue |
 25.386 billion kr (2016) |
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0.911 billion kr (2016) |
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Number of employees
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7,353 (2016) |
| Parent | Volvo |
| Website | volvobuses |
Volvo Buses (Formal name: Volvo Bussar AB) (stylized as VOLVO) is a subsidiary and a business area of the Swedish vehicle maker Volvo, which became an independent division in 1968. It is based in Gothenburg.
It is the world's largest bus manufacturer, with a complete range of heavy buses for passenger transportation. The product range includes complete buses and coaches as well as chassis combined with a comprehensive range of services.
The bus operation has a global presence, with production in Europe, North and South America, Asia and Australia. In India it set up its production facility in Bangalore. Former production facility was located in Irvine, Scotland (closed in 2000).
Codes in parentheses are VIN codes for the chassis models.
Bus makers owned/acquired by Volvo:
Volvo bus used in White Buses action of 1945
Volvo B12 Bus 1940
Volvo B10 Bus 1938
Volvo B512 Bus 1948
Volvo B513X Bus 1948
Volvo B617 Bus 1952
Volvo B655 Bus 1952
Volvo Bus 1953
Volvo B638 Bus 1953
Volvo B727 Bus 1953
Volvo B70501 Bus 1959
Volvo B655 Bus 1963
1967 Volvo bus
Volvo B58 Bus 1968
A Van Hool-bodied Volvo B10M single-deck coach
Volvo 5500 on a B10M chassis, 1985
Volvo Olympian 1996
A 1993 built B10B bus with Alexander Strider bodywork, pictured as a training bus for First Greater Manchester
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