Jamaica Order 230 Volvo Buses

Volvo Buses has received an order for a total of 230 city buses from Kingston, Jamaica. The first 65 buses will be delivered at the end of 2011. The transaction is worth just over 16 million euros. The order encompasses 210 conventional Volvo B7R buses and 20 Volvo B12M articulated buses. The vehicles will be delivered over a three-year period starting this year. The purchaser is JUTC, the Jamaican Urban Transit Company.

Alexandre Selski who is handling the transaction on behalf of Volvo stated:

The Jamaican authorities are now implementing a massive public transport improvement programme in Kingston to create better living conditions for the city's population. I am proud that Volvo Buses is part of this process

Volvo Buses currently has about a 60% share of the Jamaican city bus market.