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]

Volgabus
TypeLimited Liability Company
IndustryAutomotive
Founded1993 (1993)
Headquarters
Volzhsky, Volgograd Region
,
Russia
Key people
Alexey Bakulin
(CEO)
ProductsBuses
RevenueMore than 625 million rubles (2004)
7,000,000 rubles (2004)
Number of employees
circa 900
Websitevolgabus.ru

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 Sitiritm II for 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi
  • 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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Volzhanin buses.
  • Volzhanin-6270.10
    Volzhanin-6270.10
  • Volzhanin 6270.06 "CityRhythm-15" in Moscow
    Volzhanin 6270.06 "CityRhythm-15" in Moscow
  • Volzhanin-5285
    Volzhanin-5285

References
  1. "ИЗ ИСТОРИИ ПРЕДПРИЯТИЯ". Volgabus. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  2. Тимур Хасанов (November 4, 2020). "Создателя российского автопилота Matrёska завалили исками" (in Russian). Gazeta.ru. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  3. Economic Encyclopedia of Russian Regions 2005, p. 455.
  4. "Gazprom teams up with Volga Bus to build NGVs". Ngvjournal.com. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  5. "The largest Russian manufacturers of buses and trolley buses by solvency ratio". Credinform.ru. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  6. "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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