Volvo bus contract in Chile cancelled

Volvo bus contract in Chile cancelled

A Volvo bus contract in Santiago, Chile, with a new bus operator, has been
cancelled. Volvo Buses, though, continues to deliver new buses to the three
other operators in Santiago.

The transport system Transantiago in Santiago, Chile, is one of the world's
largest bus-based transport systems in the world. Volvo Buses delivered all
1,779 buses to three operators for the first phase of the system. Since then
Volvo Buses has delivered more buses to the three operators and more deliveries
are planned.

In autumn 2006, Volvo Buses received an order for 499 buses from a fourth
operator, with planned delivery during 2008. This operator has chosen to cancel
the contract and instead sign a contract with another bus manufacturer. 

June 11, 2007

For further information, please contact Per-Martin Johansson, press officer, +46
31 322 52 00 


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