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Milestones, deliveries and announcements from Australia’s largest bus manufacturer.
November 19, 2021 | Media Release
Australia’s largest bus body builder, Volgren, will create 50 new jobs following the Victorian Department of Transport’s decision to award Melbourne’s franchise bus fleet to operator Kinetic. Minister…
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October 27, 2021 | Media Release, Products, ZEB
Melbourne bus operator, Ventura Bus Lines, has added a battery electric bus (BEB) to their fleet for the first time, taking delivery of the vehicle from long-time partner…
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September 20, 2021 | Media Release
Australia’s largest bus body builder has announced plans to invest in their Eagle Farm workforce and continue building bus bodies in Queensland, including their first locally manufactured electric…
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August 27, 2021 | Media Release
The global bus industry is undergoing a challenge unlike any seen before, but as COVID-19 makes life difficult for so many in the world of transport, Volgren Perth…
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June 7, 2021 | Media Release
Last week, Volgren delivered the final bus of an agreement with Brisbane City Council that has lasted 12 years and incorporated almost 900 vehicles. The handover event featured…
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February 4, 2021 | Media Release
Volgren has promoted Brenton McCallum to Engineering Manager after Joaquim Gomes went back to Brazil to take up a new role as Engineering Manager at the Australian manufacturer’s…
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January 29, 2021 | Media Release, Products
Marcopolo is set to launch the new Audace 1050 in Australia aimed at the school, charter and long distance coach sector. Available in either 57 fixed or 53…
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December 11, 2020 | Media Release, Products, ZEB
Melbourne-based Ventura Bus Lines today took delivery of the first two Scania Hybrid Euro 6 route buses fitted with locally-built Volgren bodies destined for suburban and outer metropolitan…
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September 28, 2020 | People
Before he began his career at Volgren, Jim Pittas was a market gardener. Today, you’ll still find him every Saturday selling his family’s famous oxheart tomatoes at the…
Read moreApril 9, 2020 | People
When Thiago Deiro took over as Chief Executive Officer of Volgren in April 2019, he immediately began to talk about making the production line flow more smoothly. He…
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