Volvo Buses is taking its next step in India on the city bus market, which is one of the world’s largest. The company has received its first order for 25 city buses from Bangalore.
There are currently around 750 Volvo intercity coaches on the roads between various cities in India and Bangladesh. Volvo claims that it has become the dominant maker of luxury intercity coaches, which has strengthened Volvo’s brand.
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“India is fast becoming one of our key markets,” says Rune Lundberg, Senior Vice-President Region International. “The country is already among Volvo Buses’ top ten markets in the world.”
The city bus market in India is massive – it has annual sales of 10,000-12,000 city buses each year. The first order is for 25 buses from the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation city bus operator. The buses will be delivered at the end of 2005 and start of 2006. The chassis is the Volvo B7RLE and will be assembled at Volvo’s factory in Bangalore. It has a 7-litre engine that meets the Euro 3 emission regulations. The body is built on the same design as the Volvo 8700, which is currently used in Europe.
