4-747: Grenda Corporation was an Australian bus and coach company which operated services under its subsidiaries Cardinia Transit , Grenda's Bus Services , Moorabbin Transit , Peninsula Bus Lines and Portsea Passenger Service , all of which were sold to Ventura Bus Lines in January 2012. It also formerly owned the Volgren bus body building business. Grenda's Bus Services was founded in October 1945 when George Grenda purchased four routes from Shaves Bus Service in Dandenong . Over
8-580: The Government of Victoria . A subsidiary of Grenda Corporation , it was purchased by Ventura Bus Lines in January 2012. Cardinia Transit was formed in June 1996 when Grenda Corporation purchased Berwick Bus Lines and amalgamated them with Grenda's Bus Services ' Pakenham depot. It was included in the sale of Grenda Corporation to Ventura Bus Lines in November 2011 and the brand was retired. As at April 2014
12-776: 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)
16-467: Was purchased by Ventura Bus Lines . In December 2011 Volgren was sold to Brazilian bus manufacturer Marcopolo . This article about an Australian corporation or company is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Cardinia Transit Cardinia Transit was a bus and coach operator in Melbourne , Australia. As a Melbourne bus company , it operated 15 bus routes under contract to
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