MCV Bus and Coach
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{{Use British English|date=October 2017}}
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|logo = MCV Bus and Coach logo.png
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|founded = 2002
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|location_city = Obour (city) (headquarters) and El Salheya El Gedida (factory)
|location_country = Egypt
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|products = Bus bodies
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|parent = Manufacturing Commercial Vehicles
|website = {{URL|http://www.mcv-eg.com/}}
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MCV Bus and Coach is an Egyptian manufacturer of bus bodies founded in 2002 when Manufacturing Commercial Vehicles bought some of the design rights of defunct English bus builder Marshall Bus.[http://www.busride.com/article.asp?IndexID=822 Busride Magazine Volume 2008, Issue 3 "Letter From Europe"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304034658/http://busride.com/article.asp?IndexID=822 |date=4 March 2016 }}"A Capital idea, the evolution of MCV" Buses Magazine issue 702 September 2013 page 31
The MCV factory is located in El Salheya El Gedida ("New Salheya"), approximately 100 km north of Cairo.
History
File:Countryliner MRM7 AE07 DZD.JPG, at the 2007 Cobham bus rally]]
File:KMB-VolvoB7RLE-MCV.JPG MCV Evolution bodied Volvo B7RLE in January 2012]]
File:Bath North Parade - BBC 509 (BF65WHZ) on diversion.JPG MCV EvoSeti bodied Volvo B5TL in December 2017]]
File:KMB V6X78 XE4271 52S 20211017 Tsang Tsui.jpg MCV EvoSeti bodied Volvo B8L in October 2021]]
MCV's first deliveries were five Capital bodies on Dennis Darts for English operator Warrington Borough Transport in early 2003.[http://www.buslistsontheweb.co.uk/index.htm?http://www.buslistsontheweb.co.uk/list.asp?listname=223&Type=Body MCV C39] Bus Lists on the Web However TransBus subsequently decided not to make the Dart chassis available to other bodybuilders resulting in the superseding MCV Stirling appearing on the MAN 14.220 chassis.[http://www.busandcoach.com/news/articles/archive/edwards-leaves-mcv/ Edwards leaves MCV] Bus & Coach Professional 30 November 2009
This was in turn succeeded by the MCV Evolution in 2005 that has been built on various chassis from Alexander Dennis, MAN, Mercedes-Benz, VDL and Volvo.[http://buslistsontheweb.co.uk/index.htm?http://buslistsontheweb.co.uk/list.asp?listname=224&Type=Body MCV Evolution] Bus Lists on the Web
MCV has also built double deck bodies with the DD102, DD103 and EvoSeti.[http://www.busandcoachbuyer.com/mcv-unveils-evoseti-double-decker/ MCV unveils EvoSeti double decker] Bus & Coach Buyer 21 May 2015 The latter has been purchased in sizeable numbers by London operators Go-Ahead London, Golden Tours and Tower Transit.[http://www.volvobuses.co.uk/en-gb/news/2016/jun/golden-tours.html Volvo shines as Golden Tours takes delivery of 21 new buses] Volvo Buses 23 March 2016[http://www.route-one.net/articles/Bus%20routes/MCV_continues_to_march_on_with_EvoSeti_orders MCV continues to march on with EvoSeti] Route One 10 May 2016
Current models
- MCV EvoTor (2018–present)
- MCV Evora (2018–present)
- MCV EvoSeti (2015–present)
= In collaboration with Volvo =
- Volvo 7900e (Body only, 2023–present){{Cite web |last=Peat |first=Chris |date=25 April 2023 |title=MCV to build electric Volvo bus bodies |url=https://www.busandcoachbuyer.com/mcv-to-build-electric-volvo-buses/ |access-date=7 May 2024 |website=Bus & Coach Buyer |language=en-GB}}
- Volvo BZL single-deck (Body only, 2021–present){{Cite web |date=22 September 2023 |title=Scottish operator Lothian orders 50 DD e-buses from Volvo (with MCV bodywork) for Edinburgh |url=https://www.sustainable-bus.com/news/lothian-edinburgh-order-50-volvo-bzl-mcv/ |access-date=7 May 2024 |website=Sustainable Bus |language=en-US}}
- MCV DD113 (Body only, 2023–present)
Former models
- MCV Capital (2003)
- MCV DD102 (2014)
- MCV DD103 (2011–2014)
- MCV Ego (2006–2007)
- MCV Evolution (2003–2014)
- MCV Stirling (2003–2005)
- MCV Evolution 2 (2011–2018)
References
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External links
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Category:Bus manufacturers of Egypt
Category:Egyptian companies established in 2002
Category:Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 2002