Volvo B12M

Volvo B12M
A Van Hool-bodied B12M of New Bharat Coaches stands at Edinburgh bus station
Overview
Manufacturer	Volvo Buses
Body and chassis
Doors	1-2 door(s)
Floor type	High
Powertrain
Engine	12 liter Diesel

The Volvo B12M is an underfloor-engined bus/coach chassis introduced by Volvo Buses in 2001 as a replacement for the Volvo B10M. It is available with a variety of bodies such as the Van Hool T9 Alizee, Sunsundegui Sideral and Plaxton Panther/Paragon. Large British users of the B12M include Wallace Arnold, Park's Motor Group and WA Shearings.

In Brazil, B12M replaced B10M in articulated/bi-articulated versions, not being built in padron version like its predecessors B58E and B10M, and is produced since 2004. Also, in Curitiba, there are bi-articulated Volvo B12M buses in a 28-meter configuration, making them the world's longest buses. Since 2012, B12M was renamed as B340M. Both articulated and bi-articulated versions produces 340hp and chassis were updated to Proconve P7/Euro V rules.

Volvo Buses

4.8–5.1 L	B5LH B5RLEH B5TL

5.5 L	B6 B609 B6BLE B6F B6FA B6LE B6M

6.7–7.3 L	B7F B7FA B7L B7LA B7R B7RLE B7TL

7.7 L	B8R B8RLE

9.4 L	B9L B9LA B9R B9RLE B9S B9TL

9.6 L	B9M B10B B10BLE B10C B10L B10LA B10M B10MA B10MD B10R B10TL (Super Olympian)

12.0–12.1 L	B12 B12B B12BLE B12BLEA B12M B12MA B12R

Volvo BXXR	B11R B13R

Olympian	Olympian Super Olympian (B10TL)

1960s–70s	Ailsa B55 B54 B57 B58 B59 BB57

1930s	B10 B11 B12

Current buses/coaches	7900 8900/8900LE 9500 9700 9900

Former buses/coaches	7000/7700 7500 8500/8500LE 8700/8700LE B10-400 B12-500 B12-600 C10M

North American makes	Prevost Car Nova Bus

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Volvo B12M

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