BMTC already operates more than 300 Volvo buses in the city which have radically changed the view of what it is like to travel with city buses in India.
“Surveys show that 60% of the passengers in these buses previously traveled in their own car or by motorcycle,” related Akash Passey, Managing Director of Volvo Buses in India. “For many Indian cities, the goal is to have more people use mass transit and, consequently, this requires new, modern buses.”
Volvo buses are also used in Bangalore for transportation to and from the airport.
“Each new Volvo bus placed in traffic increases the exposure of buses. As a result, increasingly more of the population views buses as a better alternative than traveling in their own vehicle,” says Akash Passey.
Volvo Buses has also received orders for 120 Volvo 9400 inter-city coaches from Karnataka and Maharashtra. The orders are from customers already operating Volvo coaches known for their high performance.
“Our customers have seen that passengers prefer these coaches, are prepared to pay extra to travel in them and that, as a result, the coaches generate highly favorable productivity,” says Akash Passey. The buses will be assembled at the Volvo Buses’ plant in India and deliveries will be made in 2009.
