Volvo delivers 9400 intercity coaches to Uttarakhand

Volvo Buses India delivered five 9400 intercity coaches to Great Value Fuels, a group company of AB Corporation, Noida. Great Value has entered into a Public Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement with Uttarakhand Transport Corporation (UTC) and the new coaches will be operated under this scheme. Volvo Buses had received a total order of 10 buses and the second batch of five buses was handed over by Anna Johansson, Minister of Infrastructure, Government of Sweden. The handing over ceremony was organised at Volvo Buses’ factory in Bengaluru and Jasdeep Kaur Chadha, Managing Director, AB Corporation accepted the key for the buses. The Volvo 9400 intercity coach has been a popular model for both private operators as well as state transport undertakings and has been in operations on several key routes including Mumbai-Pune, Mumbai-Nashik, Bengaluru-Chennai and Bengaluru-Hyderabad. Volvo Buses has sold more than 5,000 units in the Indian market and has the widest range of high-performance buses in India

Speaking at the handing over ceremony, Anna Johansson said, “Volvo Buses has been at the forefront of driving the change in the Indian bus industry. The products have helped redefine the way people perceive and prefer bus travel. After the visit and meeting with one of Volvo Buses' key customer I am assured that the bus transportation business is poised for a strong growth. With its focus on delivering 'sustainable mobility' solutions, especially in the city commute area Volvo is ready to meet the demands of the future. Other initiatives in the broad of ‘sustainable mobility’ by Volvo Buses are also commendable.”