It was available with medium floor as two-axle (B7R, B12M), tri-axle (B12M) and the articulated 8500A (B12MA).

As the low-entry Volvo 8700LE as two-axle (B7RLE, B12BLE), tri-axle (B12BLE) and the articulate 8500LEA (B9SALE).

From 2005 it was also available as the fully low floor Volvo 7500 (B9LA, B9SALF), which even came in a bi-articulated version.

The 7500 found its successor in the 7900, but the bi-articulated version was discontinued.

The main markets were Denmark and Sweden, but some were also sold in the other Northern European countries like Estonia.