Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation, BMTC – Bangalore City Bus Operator
Karnataka became the first State in India and Bengaluru became the first City in India to place an order for Volvo Buses.
The first order for 25 buses was from BMTC, the city’s bus operator,
The chasis was the Volvo BTRLE assembled at Volvo’s factory in Bangalore. The body was built on the same design as Volvo 8700, used in Europe with a 7-litre engine that meets the Euro 3 emission regulations