Volvo receives order for 187 BRT buses to Colombia
Volvo Buses has received an order for 187 buses to the first phase of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system in Santiago de Cali, Colombia. The buses will be delivered in autumn 2007.“The population density in our cities is rising at an increasingly faster pace, resulting in untenable situations with regard to congestion, environment and diminishing quality of life”, says Håkan Karlsson, President of Volvo Buses. “Cities that succeed in changing their infrastructure and establishing effective transit systems will increase their attractiveness.”A growing number of cities in the world are