VOLVO BUSES AND WRIGHTBUS LAND MILESTONE ORDER IN UK
Volvo Buses has received its largest single order so far in Europe. Jointly with the bodybuilder Wrightbus, the company will deliver buses in the coming years in the UK valued at SEK 1.5 billion. Volvo’s share of the order value is about 35-40%.
The order is from one of the world’s leading transport companies, FirstGroup. The order covers double-decker buses built on the Volvo B9TL chassis and 12-meter low-entry buses on the Volvo B7RLE chassis. Exact how many will be built on each chassis and where the buses will be placed in traffic will be announced by FirstGroup later. However, production of the first buses is starting immediately. This is the biggest order so far placed for Volvo bus chassis in Europe.
