Volgabus
# Volgabus

Volgabus (known as Volzhanin until 2008) is a Russian bus manufacturing company located in the city of Volzhsky Volgograd region, and includes leasing company, a distribution center, a network of dealers, and logistics center. The general manager is Alex Bakulin, son of the vice-speaker of the Volgograd Regional Duma.

## History

The company was founded in 1993, the first five years leasing buses made by the Likinskiy Bus plant. Volgabus was the first company in Russia to manufacture low-floor buses with aluminum body and electronic control systems. Revenues in 2004 exceeded 625 million rubles. In 2005, they produced 240 buses.

In 2011 it announced the launch of a compressed natural gas-powered bus, in partnership with Gazprom. In 2015 the company had revenues of 3.2 billion rubles, making it the third largest bus manufacturer in the country.

In 2016 Volgabus presented a prototype of an electronic driverless bus at the Skolkovo Innovation Center, the first such vehicle to be developed in Russia.

## Products

The company currently produces urban, suburban, and intercity buses, and special purpose vehicles under the brand "Volzhanin", or "Volgabus" in foreign markets.

### Urban buses

* Volzhanin-32901 – small alternative to the minibus
* Volzhanin-5270 – large bus, designed for multi-purpose use on regular routes
* Volzhanin-6270 – one-section, large capacity bus
* Volzhanin-5270.06 "Sitiritm-12" – low-floor bus with a body made of aluminum alloy
* Volzhanin-6270.06 "Sitiritm 15" – low-floor city high capacity bus with a body made of aluminum alloy
* Volzhanin-6271 "SITIRITM-18" – urban low-floor bus with extra-large capacity and a jointed body made of aluminum alloy
* Volgabus-4298
* Volgabus-6271 – built upon the technical requirements for Moscow; has an articulated 18-meter stainless steel body, automatic transmission and a new generation of engine, similar to the bus LiAZ 6213

### Commuter buses

* Volzhanin-32901 – small commuter bus
* Volzhanin 52701 – large commuter bus

### Intercity coaches

* Volzhanin 52851 – designed for long-distance intercity routes
* Volzhanin-52702 – mid-range intercity coach

### Special purpose buses

* Volzhanin-52851 VIP – designed for comfort to accommodate business trips of senior executives
* Mobile library Volzhanin 52701 – Library bus
* Volzhanin-6216 Invalid – intercity bus transportation for wheelchair users
* Volzhanin-6216 Sports – sports freight and passenger bus to transport the team Motocross
* Volzhanin-52702 Blood Service – a mobile blood collection point
* Volzhanin-52851 Fire – Mobile fire headquarters

## Gallery

* Volzhanin-6270.10
* Volzhanin 6270.06 "CityRhythm-15" in Moscow
* Volzhanin-5285
