Swedish based Scania-Vabis (now known as Scania) was involved in bus production from the early in the 20th century, first with convertible truck chassis. Formed by a merger in 1911, the company’s origins can be traced back two decades earlier.…

Swedish based Scania-Vabis (now known as Scania) was involved in bus production from the early in the 20th century, first with convertible truck chassis. Formed by a merger in 1911, the company’s origins can be traced back two decades earlier.…
AB Volvo grew from a ball bearing manufacturer AB SKF and Volvo is a derivative of “volvere” which is Latin for “I roll”. From day one vehicles were built tough in order to cope with the difficult driving conditions found…
Alan B. Denning, a true pioneer of the Australian bus and coach building industry in Australia, passed away on 11th January 2013 at the age of 82. From the late 1950s to the 1990s he was synonymous with innovation in…
This story starts in 1943. Dyson’s Peninsula Motors Pty Ltd of Frankston, south east of Melbourne, was having great difficulty in coping with the movement of large numbers of service personnel between the railheads at Frankston and Mornington and the…