Defunct December 2011 | Founded October 1945 | |
Service type Former bus & coach operator | ||
Grenda corporation pakenham volvo b10m mk ii volgren 48853 h
Grenda Corporation was an Australian bus and coach operator. It formerly owned Grenda Transit and the Volgren bus body building business.
Contents
- Grenda corporation pakenham volvo b10m mk ii volgren 48853 h
- preserved 48853h ex grenda corporation bus 14 volvo b10m mk 2 zf volgren
- History
- References
preserved 48853h ex grenda corporation bus 14 volvo b10m mk 2 zf volgren
History
Grenda's Bus Services was founded in October 1945 when George Grenda purchased four routes from Shaves Bus Service in Dandenong.
Over the years a number of acquisitions were made:
In 1977 bodybuilder Volgren was formed in Dandenong. Because Grenda held the Volvo Buses dealership in Victoria, only chassis from this manufacturer were bodied until 1989 when the dealership was relinquished.
In 1995 Grenda Corporation formed Australian Transit Enterprises, a joint venture with Hornibrook Bus Lines and Kefford Corporation that operates SouthLink in Adelaide and Path Transit in Perth.
In November 2011 Grenda Transit (bus operations) was purchased by Ventura Bus Lines. In December 2011 Volgren was sold to Brazilian bus manufacturer Marcopolo.