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Last year, Volvo Buses has established a new legal entity in Thailand, Volvo Bus (Thailand) Ltd, to gain a more direct presence in Thailand and be available to sell buses directly to Thailand customers when the need arises.

Time to announce the 3 newly selected Volvo Buses Authorized body builders in Thailand.

Katatong Transport Company Limited, a leading employee shuttle service provider in industrial estates in the eastern part of Thailand, has turned the COVID19 crisis into an opportunity and purchased additional 23 Volvo premium B8R coaches to meet its business expansion.

Committed to be the best business partner of our customers, Volvo Buses plan to add alternative body builders in Thailand. Assembly plant inspections are in process before concluding the selection of official Volvo Bus body builders.

Anna Westerberg has been appointed as President Volvo Buses and new member of Volvo Group Management.

Effective from 1st January 2021 Volvo Buses will establish a new legal entity in Thailand, Volvo Bus (Thailand) Ltd.

On Sept 15th 2020, Volvo Buses Thailand had the opportunity to showcase the premium coach, Volvo B8R, at the Annual Meeting of Thai Transportation Operators Association in the capital city, Bangkok.

Volvo’s bus plant in Borås has now become one of the first bus production facilities that relies solely on renewable energy. All the energy that the factory uses comes from renewable sources, such as hydropower and biofuels. The factory’s overall energy consumption has also been reduced by 15 per cent in just the past few years.

Volvo Buses Thailand joined a traditional Lucia reception in Bangkok, hosted by the Swedish Embassy on 11 December 2019.

Volvo Buses Thailand participated in the Annual Meeting – Thai Transport Operators Association at Chaopraya Park, Bangkok, where #BusOperators were given the opportunity to learn about Volvo Buses product offering.

Volvo Buses Thailand participated and supported the Opening Reception of The Nordic Film Festival 2019 at Quartier CineArt, the Emquartier, Bangkok.

On 4 June #VolvoBusesThailand welcomed the Thai Transportation Operators Association to the Volvo Buses assembly plant.

Volvo Buses and Famco Al Futtaim Auto & Machinery Co (Famco) have been selected supplier of 373 city buses to Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA). This is Volvo’s largest chassis order to date in Dubai, and the largest ever purchase of Euro VI city buses in the Middle East region.

Volvo Buses is now extending its range of electrified buses with an all-electric articulated bus for quiet and emission-free high-capacity operations – the Volvo 7900 Electric Articulated. The company now has a comprehensive range of electrified vehicles featuring hybrid buses, electric hybrid buses and all-electric buses for the varying needs of a wide range of cities.

Volvo Buses Thailand participated in the annual Thai Transportation Operators Association meeting in March 2019. At this meeting, operators are given the opportunity to share and discuss #RoadSafety and initiatives to control #TrafficPollution. This year’s event was attended by a large number of operators and bus drivers that showed immense interest in the #VolvoB8R chassis.

First of two Volvo Electric buses will soon begin trials at the NTU Smart Campus before being extended to public roads.

Designing the Future of Thailand’s Power Sector in Bangkok ,Thailand on 24 Jan 2019.

On Sep 13, 2018 Volvo Buses, Region Thailand welcomed H.E. Mr. Arkhom Termpittayapaisith, Thailand’s Minister of Transport and Ambassador of Sweden to Thailand, Staffan Herrström to the Volvo Group Thailand Bangkok Plant.

Happy, satisfied passengers are the best thing about the job. The handling and performance of the bus and the driver’s working environment mean a lot. But the most important thing of all for the drivers of coaches and long-distance buses is a high level of road safety. This was the result of a new survey by Volvo Buses which involved asking 1000 coach and bus drivers from 34 European countries about their work.

Volvo Buses has received an order for four Volvo 7900 Electric buses from transport providers Bivab and Uddevalla Omnibus for the city of Uddevalla in western Sweden. Volvo hybrid buses have been operating in the city of Uddevalla since 2014.