Volgabus
Company type | Limited Liability Company |
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Industry | Automotive |
Founded | 1993; 31 years ago (1993) |
Headquarters | Volzhsky, Volgograd Region , Russia |
Key people | Alexey Bakulin (CEO) |
Products | Buses |
Revenue | More than 625 million rubles (2004) |
Net income | 7,000,000 rubles (2004) |
Number of employees | circa 900 |
Website | volgabus |
Volgabus (known as Volzhanin until 2008)[1] is a Russian bus manufacturing company located in the city of Volzhsky Volgograd region, and includes leasing company, a distribution center, a network of dealers, and logistics center. The general manager is Alex Bakulin, son of the vice-speaker of the Volgograd Regional Duma.[2]
History
The company was founded in 1993, the first five years leasing buses made by the Likinskiy Bus plant.[3] Volgabus was the first company in Russia to manufacture low-floor buses with aluminum body and electronic control systems. Revenues in 2004 exceeded 625 million rubles. In 2005, they produced 240 buses.
In 2011 it announced the launch of a compressed natural gas-powered bus, in partnership with Gazprom.[4] In 2015 the company had revenues of 3.2 billion rubles, making it the third largest bus manufacturer in the country.[5]
In 2016 Volgabus presented a prototype of an electronic driverless bus at the Skolkovo Innovation Center, the first such vehicle to be developed in Russia.[6]
Products
The company currently produces urban, suburban, and intercity buses, and special purpose vehicles under the brand "Volzhanin", or "Volgabus" in foreign markets.
Urban buses
- Volzhanin-32901 – small alternative to the minibus
- Volzhanin-5270 – large bus, designed for multi-purpose use on regular routes
- Volzhanin-6270 – one-section, large capacity bus
- Volzhanin-5270.06 "Sitiritm-12" – low-floor bus with a body made of aluminum alloy
- Volzhanin-6270.06 "Sitiritm 15" – low-floor city high capacity bus with a body made of aluminum alloy
- Volzhanin-6271 "SITIRITM-18" – urban low-floor bus with extra-large capacity and a jointed body made of aluminum alloy
- Volgabus-4298
- Volgabus-6271 – built upon the technical requirements for Moscow; has an articulated 18-meter stainless steel body, automatic transmission and a new generation of engine, similar to the bus LiAZ 6213
Commuter buses
- Volzhanin-32901 – small commuter bus
- Volzhanin 52701 – large commuter bus
Intercity coaches
- Volzhanin 52851 – designed for long-distance intercity routes
- Volzhanin-52702 – mid-range intercity coach
Special purpose buses
- Volzhanin-52851 VIP – designed for comfort to accommodate business trips of senior executives
- Mobile library Volzhanin 52701 – Library bus
- Volzhanin-6216 Invalid – intercity bus transportation for wheelchair users
- Volzhanin-6216 Sports – sports freight and passenger bus to transport the team Motocross
- Volzhanin-52702 Blood Service – a mobile blood collection point
- Volzhanin-52851 Fire – Mobile fire headquarters
Gallery
- Volzhanin-6270.10
- Volzhanin 6270.06 "CityRhythm-15" in Moscow
- Volzhanin-5285
References
- ^ "ИЗ ИСТОРИИ ПРЕДПРИЯТИЯ". Volgabus. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- ^ Тимур Хасанов (November 4, 2020). "Создателя российского автопилота Matrёska завалили исками" (in Russian). Gazeta.ru. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- ^ Economic Encyclopedia of Russian Regions 2005, p. 455.
- ^ "Gazprom teams up with Volga Bus to build NGVs". Ngvjournal.com. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- ^ "The largest Russian manufacturers of buses and trolley buses by solvency ratio". Credinform.ru. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- ^ "Russia's first driverless electronic bus unveiled at Skolkovo". Russia Beyond The Headlines. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
Literature
- Экономическая энциклопедия регионов России. Южный Федеральный округ. Волгоградская область [Economic Encyclopedia of Russian regions. Southern Federal District. Volgograd Region] (in Russian). Moscow: Ekonomika. 2005. ISBN 978-5282024951.
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