GOTEBORG, Sweden, July 1, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Volvo Bus Corporation has received one of the largest single orders ever in the UK. It's an order from the bus operator First for 486 Volvo buses with Wrightbus bodies.
First is one of Volvo Bus's Key Customers and is the largest bus operator in the UK with a fleet of approx. 9300 buses. The order comprises 272 B7RLE single deckers, 184 B7TL double decks and 30 B7LA articulated vehicles.
The chassis will be built in the Volvo Bus plant in Boras, Sweden, and the bodies by Wrightbus, based in Ballymena in Northern Ireland. Delivery will take place over the next two years, starting in October this year.
First will use the buses in London, Manchester, Glasgow, Leicester, Northampton, Halifax, Huddersfield, Bath and Aberdeen.
Mike Ball, managing director of Volvo Bus Ltd UK, said: "This order further strengthens the long term partnership with First and Wrightbus. The range of products and support services called for in the order underlines the breadth and depth of the Volvo organisation."
July 1, 2004
For further information, please contact Per-Martin Johansson, press officer, Volvo Bus Corporation, +46 31 322 52 00 or Adrian Wickens, Marketing and Communications Manager, Volvo Bus Ltd UK: +441926 414518
Volvo Bus Corporation is the world's second-largest manufacturer of large buses 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 financing and service.
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