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1960 [[Brooklands Motor Co|Brooklands Motor Co Ltd]] - Sole concessionaires for the UK. | |||
1980 Volvo changed their '''B58''' to the more popular '''B10M'''. | 1980 Volvo changed their '''B58''' to the more popular '''B10M'''. | ||
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General
1960 Brooklands Motor Co Ltd - Sole concessionaires for the UK.
1980 Volvo changed their B58 to the more popular B10M.
1988 Leyland Bus had been sold to Volvo.
60% of Leyland Olympian components were taken from Volvo.
1992 Volvo built a rear-engined midibus.
Volvo sold 550 midibuses to Stagecoach. At this time Volvo had 40% of the midibus market.
1993 The Olympian, B6 and B10M were to be built at Irvine.
The B10M was the most popular bus and coach chassis ever selling worldwide of 50,000 sales.
1997 Volvo exhibited The President, a double-decker at the Coach and Bus Show.
1999 To 2000 Travel West Midlands bought 102 B7Ls.
The B7L double-decker was available in 9.9m and 10.4m lengths.
Buses
- See Volvo: Buses
Cars
- See Volvo: Cars
Lorries
- See Volvo: Lorries
See Also
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Sources of Information
- Ian Allan - British Buses Since 1900 - Aldridge and Morris