230 Volvo buses to Jamaica

Sweden--December 16, 2011:

“The Jamaican authorities are now implementing a massive public transport improvement programme in Kingston to create better living conditions for the city's population. I am proud that Volvo Buses is part of this process”

Volvo Buses has received an order for a total of 230 city buses from Kingston, Jamaica. The first 65 buses will be delivered at the end of 2011. The transaction is worth just over 16 million euros.

"The Jamaican authorities are now implementing a massive public transport improvement programme in Kingston to create better living conditions for the city's population. I am proud that Volvo Buses is part of this process," says Alexandre Selski, who is handling the transaction on behalf of Volvo.

The order encompasses 210 conventional Volvo B7R buses and 20 Volvo B12M articulated buses. The vehicles will be delivered over a three-year period starting this year. The order is valued at a total of 16.3 million euros. The purchaser is JUTC, the Jamaican Urban Transit Company.

60 percent of the market

"This means that we are now further strengthening our position in Jamaica. It is also verification that our focus on quality and service, and the support received from Volvo dealership in Jamaica, JR Group, are appreciated by our customer," says Alexandre Selski.

Volvo Buses currently has about a 60% share of the Jamaican city bus market.

Production in Sweden and Brazil

Most of the bus chassis will be built at the Volvo Buses factory in Boras, Sweden. The articulated bus chassis will be built by Volvo in Curitiba, Brazil. The bodies are built by VDL Jonckheere in Belgium.

Volvo Bus Corporation is one of the world's 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. For more information, please visit Volvo Buses.