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Grenda Corporation was an Australian bus and coach operator. It formerly owned Grenda Transit and the Volgren bus body building business. ==History== Grenda's Bus Services was founded in October 1945 when George Grenda purchased four routes from Shaves Bus Service in Dandenong.〔(Manufacturing Quality Buses Since 1978 ) Grenda Corporation〕 Over the years a number of acquisitions were made: *Dandenong Boomerang Bus Lines in July 1951 *Peninsula Bus Lines, Seaford in August 1958〔 *O Bridges in the early 1960s〔 *H Glenny in June 1965〔 *Blue Line Tourist Coaches, Sydney was purchased in 1973, sold along with Grenda's Melbourne coach operation to AAT Kings in 1975 *Portsea Passenger Service in February 1983〔"Victorian Buses in the Eighties" ''Australian Bus Panorama'' 6/2 September 1990 page 13〕 *Blue & Silver Bus Lines, Camden Bus Lines, Hampton Green, Hampton Red, Sandringham Bus Co & Southland Bus Service in 1988 to form Moorabbin Transit〔"Industry Rationalisation" ''Australian Bus Panorama'' 4/5 March 1989 page 13〕〔"Victorian Buses in the Eighties" ''Australian Bus Panorama'' 7/1 August 1991 page 5〕 *Berwick Bus Lines in June 1996, amalgamated with Grenda Bus Service's Pakenham depot to form Cardinia Transit〔"Cardinia Transit" ''Australian Bus Panorama'' 12/1 August 1996 page 36〕〔"Cardinia Transit" ''Fleetline'' November 1996 page 206〕 *Frankston Passenger Service in 2002, amalgamated with Peninsula Bus Lines *Blue Ridge Coaches in January 2006, amalgamated with Peninsula Bus Lines〔(Grenda Corporation ) Australian Bus Fleet Lists〕 *Hastings Coaches in April 2008, amalgamated with Peninsula Bus Lines〔 *Invicta Bus Services, Lilydale in 2009 In 1977 bodybuilder Volgren was formed in Dandenong.〔(Victorian Government Manufacturing Hall of Fame Volgren Australia Pty Ltd - 2006 Inductee ) Greater Dandenong〕 Because Grenda held the Volvo Buses dealership in Victoria, only chassis from this manufacturer were bodied until 1989 when the dealership was relinquished.〔"Industry News" ''Australian Bus Panorama'' 4/6 May 1989 page 5〕 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.〔"Australian Transit Enterprises" ''Australian Bus Panorama'' 15/5 April 2000 page 32〕〔(History ) SouthLink〕〔(Home ) Path Transit〕 In November 2011 Grenda Transit (bus operations) was purchased by Ventura Bus Lines.〔(Grenda Announcement 18/11/2011 ) Grenda Corporation 18 November 2011〕〔(The man with the golden handshake ) ''The Australian'' 10 March 2012〕 In December 2011 Volgren was sold to Brazilian bus manufacturer Marcopolo.〔(Volgren Press Release ) Volgren 13 December 2011〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Grenda Corporation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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