Australasian Bus & Coach – May 2019

(^64) ABC May 2019 busnews.com.au
EVENT BUSWORLD EXHIBITION
Clockwise L-R:
The sleek design
of the Volvo
B8LRE; Jazzy
upholstery
options; Dancers
at the opening of
the show.
Left:
PT Daimler
Commercial
Vehicles
Indonesia
launched
Daimler’s OF 917
Opposite:
Laksana’s build
is similar to the
Volvo 7900 on a
B8R chassis.
Euro 5 or 6, it must be noted. 
Safety systems are becoming
more standard. For the mini
and midibuses, chassis from
Isuzu and Fuso are widely
used. The decision for which
body is used in this localised
system is from the operator,
who chooses the chassis
and then the body,
Busworld explains.
The quality of the finish is
good and matches European
standards, the organisation
states. Coaches for long
distances are very luxurious with
comfortable seats with leg rests
often in a 2+1 layout, it adds.
BODY BEAUTIFUL
A predominantly bodybuilder
market, Indonesia has around
600 of them. New Armada
and Laksana, present at
Busworld, belong to the top,
it’s claimed. Mostly they build
on chassis from Mercedes-
Benz, Volvo and Scania – all
Euro 3. At this point it is not
clear whether Indonesia is opting
for a higher emission level like