FIFTEEN VOLVO COACHES FOR FARIDABAD
Volvo India supplied 15 coaches to the Faridabad Inter-City Bus Service one of which is flagged off here by Haryana Chief Minister Shri Bhupinder Singh Hooda in the presence of Akash Passey, MD of Volvo Buses India Private Ltd and senior officials of the state. Under the City Bus Service Scheme (financed under Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission), 150 modern buses will be operated from Faridabad City. Out of these buses, 45 buses will be air-conditioned and remaining 105 buses will be Non AC. These buses are proposed to be extended up to Palwal, Delhi and Gurgaon.
Volvo Buses India is already partner with nine (9) major cities including Bangalore, Chennai, Pune, Hyderabad, Navi Mumbai, Thiruvanantpuram, for the supply of state-of-the art modern buses for city and inter-city transport system. However, Faridabad, which is just next door to Delhi, is its first official city association in North India. The launch signals Volvo’s determined push for a bigger share in the Northern city market.
Speaking at the launch, Passey said that as Indian cities are undergoing a make over and putting in place a modern, safe and convenient city and inter-city public transport system
The Volvo Buses are being built at the Volvo Complete Bus Manufacturing Complex near Bangalore which is today one of the most advanced bus factory in the region. The buses will also be backed by Volvo after-market support and driver training where over 18000 drives have already been trained in the country.
Volvo Buses have been present in India for more than 8 years now and the company has the richest experience when it comes to high-performing bus applications – with a successful development of the inter-city bus segment. This, coupled with its latest state of the art factory and overall profile of being a complete transport solutions provider, gives it a unique ability to be in the best position to understand the needs of the Indian market and configure products accordingly.
