Major bus order for Volvo in Mexico

Major bus order for Volvo in Mexico

Volvo Buses has secured an order for 323 coaches in Mexico. Most of these will
be delivered in 2010.

Mexico is a large country and, with poorly developed rail traffic, the coach is
the most important means of transport for long journeys. For Volvo Buses, Mexico
is one of the largest markets in the world.

The order for 323 coaches is from the customer IAMSA, which has the largest bus
fleet in Mexico, with about 10,000 buses and coaches, of which approximately
2,400 are Volvo coaches.

Volvo and IAMSA have close cooperation and, prior to this order, a number of
work groups were involved in identifying the solutions required by IAMSA for its
business. These included the specifications for the coaches, financial solutions
and aftermarket issues.

The order is for the Volvo 9700. Half of the coaches will be equipped with
Volvo's 12-liter engine and half with the new, more fuel-efficient 13-liter
engine. The latter meets the strict new environmental requirements according to
Euro 5, which was introduced in Europe in October. In Mexico, only Euro 4 is the
requirement today. IAMSA is one of the companies in the world that has
participated in the field testing of the 13-liter engine, which will be
introduced in Mexico this year.

The buses will be manufactured in Volvo Buses' plant in Mexico City.

February 4, 2010

For further information, please contact Per-Martin Johansson, press officer, +
46 31 322 52 00, per-martin.johansson@volvo.com 

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and coaches. The range comprises complete vehicles, chassis, bus bodies,
transport system solutions for metropolitan traffic, leasing, financing and
service contract maintenance. Volvo Bus Corporation is part of the Volvo Group,
one of the world's leading manufacturers of trucks, buses and construction
equipment, drive systems for marine and industrial applications, aerospace
components and services. The Group also provides complete solutions for
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