Volvo (STO:VOLVA)(STO:VOLVB):
“The quality provided by the B9TL chassis
combined with Wrightbus bodyworkprovides SBS Transit with an
environmentally advanced, solution that is fuel-efficient and reliable,
best suited to Singapores demanding operations. This, together with
Volvo Buses commitment to providing world class service and parts
support provided the winning formula”
Volvo Buses has secured an order for 300 double-deck buses from SBS
Transit in Singapore with a value of about US$ 110 million. SBS Transit
has once again opted for environmentally enhanced Euro V engines.
SBS Transit is one of Volvo Buses most important customers. Since 1981,
Volvo has delivered more than 1,700 buses to the Company. The last order
was for 150 double-deck buses in 2009. With this order, Volvo has
secured its position as the primary supplier of double-deck buses to
meet SBS Transits new vehicle requirements into 2012.
The order is for 300 double-deck buses built on the Volvo B9TL chassis.
The chassis will be produced in Bors, Sweden, while the bodywork that
is to be made by Wrightbus will be mounted in Singapore. Deliveries will
commence in 2011 and be completed by end 2012.
SBS Transit has opted to equip the buses with engines that comply with
Euro V. It has not yet been decided when these requirements will be
introduced in Singapore, but this is the way for SBS Transit to show its
continued commitment to environmental protection in Singapore.
In a first for SBS Transit, the buses will also be equipped with Volvos
latest fleet management system, ITS4mobility. This system will allow SBS
Transit to monitor the buses operational efficiency and also driver
behaviour which will assist in reducing fuel consumption and general
running costs.
SBS Transit Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Gan Juay Kiat, said: We have
been renewing our fleet over the last five years to provide our
commuters with a more comfortable and safer ride. The new buses are also
environmentally friendly, which is a key consideration for us.
This order once again underlines the strong relationship built
upbetweenSBS Transit and Volvo Buses over many years of close
partnership, says Alec Bell, Volvo Buses
Area Director South East Asia. The quality provided by the B9TL chassis
combined with Wrightbus bodyworkprovides SBS Transit with an
environmentally advanced, solution that is fuel-efficient and reliable,
best suited to Singapores demanding operations. This, together with
Volvo Buses commitment to providing world class service and parts
support provided the winning formula
September 6, 2010
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