Order for 300 Volvo double-deck buses in
Singapore
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 Transit’s 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 Borås, 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
Volvo’s 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
up between SBS 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 bodywork provides 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”
http://www.cnbc.com/id/39024398
- Wright bodywork.
- 1st B9TL to have ITS4mobility in Singapore.
haha...more or less knew it already. Wright body...
