It has been 10 years since companies like Volvo have started their operation in
India. Volvo is the largest fleet
supplier in super Luxury bus segment not only in India but also across the
world. It is the Market leader in Bus travel industry with a 74% market share
in India. 10 years ago Volvo decided
to focus on the rising south Asian market and launched its operations in India. Volvo is offering new technologically advanced products in the
country both for intercity & intra city travel.
Volvo started with
B7R buses in India followed it up
with B9R They sold around 5000 buses
in the 11 years of its journey in India, that’s 450 buses in one year or we can say approx. 1
bus/day for a bus which is 5 times the cost of other luxury buses available
in India during that time is no mean feat. The reason why Volvo was able to make inroads in the
market is because of the fact that it has a “True Bus Chassis” instead of the chassis being adopted to make a
bus a practice which was a norm in India.
A True Bus Chassis offered better
quality, safer product with features like Rear mounted engine, wider Luggage
space, electronic air suspension for jerk free travel, Hydraulic Retarder with disc
braking, higher passenger carrying capacity. Low Noise & better air
conditioning ensured a fatigue less travel. Better braking, fuel efficient design ensures
a faster & shorter journey. Volvo buses which run for longer duration
without break down & 10 % more passenger carrying capacity were not able to
find many takers initially.
It was not an easy road for the company to set up its
foothold in a country which is so value conscious, Volvo was finding it difficult to convince bus operators that there
are no repair shops in India. Mr Jayendra R Bavaria, Chairman & Managing
Director of Eagle Travels with his dynamic
personality & visionary outlook took the decision to be the first volvo
service operator in his region. He beliefs his first commitment is to provide “Comfort”
to the travel .Eagle travels are pioneers in providing the word "comfort" to the travel world over the last 33 years and will continue to offer optimum service levels at affordable prices consistently... He understood the importance of the product being offered and took the decision, Since that day there has been no looking back. It has been 10 years now of Eagle's association with Volvo. Launch
of B9R multiple axles have ensured start
of non-stop travel services between Rajkot,
Jamnagar & Ahmedabad.
Today Eagle travels
in its fleet of over 200 buses has over 50 Volvos
and they keep adding each year to make travel of their passenger better,
comfortable & Luxurious.
