The Volvo B10M is a popular mid-engined bus chassis built by Volvo between 1978 and 2001, as the successor of the B58 and was equipped with a 9.6-litre horizontally-mounted Volvo THD100/THD101/THD102/THD103/THD104/DH10A diesel engine. An articulated version of the chassis was also produced, the Volvo B10MA.
Singapore Bus Services (now SBS Transit) has been a major operator of the Volvo B10M chassis. From 1986 to 2001, over 900 units were introduced on the roads, with many variants in chassis and bodywork:
| Year | Mark | Body | A/C? | Fleet size | Registration | |
| 1 | 1984 | 1 | East Lancs (B10MD) | NAC | 1 | SBS4961B |
| 2 | 1986 | 1 | Van Hool | AC | 1 | SBS9C |
| 3 | 1988 | 2 | Walter Alexander | NAC | 200 | SBS1696L – SBS1895D |
| 4 | 1988 | 2 | CAC | |||
| 5 | 1988 | 2 | Duple Metsec | NAC | ||
| 6 | 1988 | 2 | CAC | |||
| 7 | 1992 | 3 | Duple Metsec | AC | 300 | SBS581M – SBS881A |
| 8 | 1994 | 4 | PSV | AC | 10 | SBS8019X – SBS8028U |
| 9 | 1995 | 4 | Duple Metsec | AC | 115 | SBS882U – SBS996C |
| 10 | 1995 | 4 | Duple Metsec Superlong 14.5m | AC | 1 | SBS997A |
| 11 | 1995 | 4 | Walter Alexander Strider | AC | 200 | SBS1896B – SBS1999M; SBS2593T – SBS2688D |
| 12 | 1996 | 4 | Duple Metsec Articluated 19m (B10MA) | AC | 1 | SBS998Y |
| 13 | 1997 | 4 | Duple Metsec DM3500 | AC | 150 | SBS2689B – SBS2838M |
Acronyms:
AC: Air-conditioned
NAC: Non Air-conditioned
CAC: Converted to Air-conditioned
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