MCV will produce the buses under licence at its facility in Egypt, employing chassis supplied from Volvo’s factories in Sweden.

Starting next year, Sunsundegui will be licensed to produce the Volvo ‘9700’ and ‘9900’ coach models, based on a new chassis which Volvo Buses introduced last year.

Volvo will supply 150 double deck and 20 single deck buses based on its ‘BZL Electric’ chassis to Stagecoach, who will put them on the roads of Manchester from Summer 2024.

The range, called ‘Luminus’, is based on the BZL Electric chassis and is available in lengths varying between 9.7 and 13 metres.

The letter expands on a pre-existing deal to sell MCV-bodied Volvo buses in the UK.

Volvo Buses plans to wrap up its operations in Wrocław by the end of the first quarter of 2024, affecting 1,600 jobs.

The order for 97 7900 S-Charge hybrid electric buses was secured through a public tender as part of a wider framework agreement between the two companies.

The CV corporation saw net sales of SEK473.5bn in 2022 from SEK372.2bn in 2021. CEO and President, Martin Lundstedt, stated that Volvo ended 2022 in a good financial position with an adjusted operating margin of 10.7%.

Following its deal with Volvo Buses, Flix hopes to make the procurement of coaches easier and cheaper for its partners, who operate in over 30 European countries as well as in North and South America.

Volvo's low entry city bus chassis dominates fleet renewal of city bus market in São Paulo with 205 units ordered and a market renewal share of 70%.

The new coach platform, fitted with Volvo's latest powertrain and a new cooling system, will power the Volvo 9000 integral range and the B13R for chassis markets.

Volvo is climate testing two buses built on the BZL electric chassis over six months, employing charging infrastructure by ABB.