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Volvo's bus booster
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/ Volvo Bus made a profit of 227.5 million last year worldwide, on turnover increased by 69% largely through the acquisition of Leyland Bus. The company delivered 5,120 buses last year (3,920 the previous year), of which 1,240 were Leyland Buses.
VL Bus & Coach, the newly formed marketing company for the Volvo-Leyland combine, has dismissed rumours about the demise of the Tiger coach in the UK market.
"The future is brighter for the Tiger than ever before," says VL's director of product marketing Bill Russell. "As the years unfold, you will find the Volvo BlOM and the Leyland Tiger will be complementary rather than competitive stablemates." Whatever their previous allegiances, operators can be assured of product availability, says VL.
VL is offering a two-year warranty on the Cummins 290 and 250 engine options on the Tiger. Volvo is investing 219 million in a new parts complex currently being built at Magan Park in Lutterworth, and VL service general manager Peter Hilton promises a January 1990 launch date for a full Volvo and Leyland bus parts distribution operation from the base.