Breakthrough for Volvo Buses in New Zealand.STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Volvo Buses Volvo Buses is a subsidiary and a business area of Volvo which became an independent division in 1968. It is the world's second largest bus manufacturer, with a complete range of heavy buses for passenger transportation. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :VOLVY)(STO:VOLVA) has received an order for 20 Volvo B7RLE Volvo B7RLE is a low-floor single deck city bus launched initially in Australia in 2001, and then in the United Kingdom in 2003 as an addition to the B7L single decker which was unsuccessful in these two countries. It is more like its predecessor the B10BLE. city buses to Auckland, New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. . The customer, Infratil Public Transport, chose Volvo's most recent engine technology that meets emissions standards that do not become effective in New Zealand until 2012. In past years, Volvo Buses has sold mostly coaches in New Zealand. "With this order, we have achieved a breakthrough in the country also with regard to city buses," says Rune rune Any of the characters within an early Germanic writing system. The runic alphabet, also called futhark, is attested in northern Europe, Britain, Scandinavia, and Iceland from about the 3rd century to the 16th or 17th century AD. Lundberg, head of Volvo Buses' Region International. "I foresee favorable prospects for more orders." One reason that Volvo Buses received this order is that the company chose SCR (Sequence Control Register) See program counter. technology to sharply reduce emissions levels. As a result of SCR technology, Volvo Buses already today can offer engines that meet emissions regulations in accordance with the Euro 5 standard - demands that do not become effective in Europe until 2009 and in New Zealand until 2012. SCR technology also contributes to lower fuel consumption and as a result lower emissions of carbon dioxide carbon dioxide, chemical compound, CO2, a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas that is about one and one-half times as dense as air under ordinary conditions of temperature and pressure. . "The new Volvo buses have emissions levels that are 70-90% lower than today's city bus fleet in Auckland," says Warren Cavel, who is General Manager of Volvo Buses' importer in New Zealand, Titan Volvo Truck and Bus. "The new Volvo B7RLE's will enhance air quality in the Auckland inner city. We applaud Infratil for their future focussed vision and commitment to improving public transport service - in an environmentally friendly Environmentally friendly, also referred to as nature friendly, is a term used to refer to goods and services considered to inflict minimal harm on the environment.[1] way", Mr Cavell added. The chassis for the buses will be manufactured in Volvo Buses' plant in BorENs, Sweden, while Designline in New Zealand will make the bodies. The new buses will enter service in May 2007. November 23, 2006 Volvo Bus Corporation is the world's second-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. http://wpy.waymaker.net/client/waymaker1/WOLReleaseFile.aspx? id=326370&fn=wkr0001.pdf This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net |
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