[binaiks]

Originally Posted by 14000rpm

AFAIK,Volvo sends the chassis to azad for body building.In the meanwhile, Karnataka state transport receives 1st Sutlej built Mercedes bus at a cost of 65L. the Volvos retail at 75 L. The war has begun!! and its the consumer that gets the benefit.

Volvo builds their own buses. They no more send chassis to Azad for coach building. Volvo established "Volvo Buses India Limited" a couple of years back, and this new company builds coaches for Volvo.

Azad now takes care of body rebuilding of old Volvo buses (which are necessitated due to accidents).

[Blue Thunder]

Originally Posted by Mpower

...Currently Volvo puts their chassis together at their Bangalore plant and sends them to JAICO for body building. ...

Originally Posted by 14000rpm

AFAIK,Volvo sends the chassis to azad for body building....

"Jaico automobiles" is the name of the company which owns the "Azad" brand for bus body-building. (slightly OT..."Prakash" is the bus-body-building brand of "SMKannappa automobiles", BLR)

Originally Posted by binaiks

Volvo builds their own buses. They no more send chassis to Azad for coach building. Volvo established "Volvo Buses India Limited" a couple of years back, and this new company builds coaches for Volvo.
Azad now takes care of body rebuilding of old Volvo buses (which are necessitated due to accidents).

Volvo bus-bodies still continue to be "Azad" bodies, albeit thru a different company. This new company (Volvo Buses India Limited) is a JV between Volvo and Jaico automobiles, created for building bodies exclusively for Volvo.