Volvo
Major order for Volvo Buses in Canada
February 17, 2009Volvo Buses’ subsidiary Nova Bus has received an order for 410 city buses to Montreal in Canada. The order is valued at SEK 1.3 billion and deliveries will be made over three years beginning in 2009. The city transit corporation in Montreal...
Volvo Group again ranked as Sweden’s most attractive employer among engineering graduates
October 16, 2008For the second consecutive year, the Volvo Group has been chosen as Sweden’s most attractive employer by the country’s young engineers, according to Universum’s annual Career Barometer survey. Strong corporate culture and international...
Volvo V70 and S80 get new sporty engine
May 16, 2008Volvo Company enlarged their engine productions for the cars V70 and S80 with a 2,5 litres turbo-engine Flexifuel. It is able to work with bio-ethanol E-85 (composed from 85% spirit and 15% benzine), natural 95-m benzine or a mixture of these two kinds...
Volvo set to boost car sales in Russia by 42% to 30,000 in 2008
January 18, 2008Swedish auto giant Volvo said on Wednesday it intends to boost car sales in Russia by 42.3% year-on-year in 2008 to 30,000 vehicles. Volvo Car Russia President David Thomas said the company's sales in the country grew 95.1% year-on-year in 2007 to...
- October 12, 2007
Volvo Car Corporation has decided to develop a completely new racing car and to continue its work with bioethanol (E85) and Green Racing in the STCC (Swedish Touring Car Championship) for three more years. "Our decision is based on the positive...
Volvo Aero’s lightweight case technology chosen for the GP7000 engine for the Airbus A380
October 08, 2007Pratt & Whitney has selected Volvo Aero to design and develop a new, lightweight turbine exhaust case (TEC) for the Engine Alliance GP7000 engine for Airbus’ new A380 jumbo jet. The agreement also anticipates that Volvo Aero will assume responsibility...
Volvo delivers first trucks meeting US10 emission standards to customer for field testing
October 05, 2007Volvo Trucks North America (VTNA) has delivered five Volvo trucks that meet the stringent US10 truck emission standards to customer for field testing. The US10 standard becomes effective in 2010 and the trucks now delivered are equipped with the EGR and...
Volvo participates in Swedish-Russian seminar for increased traffic safety
September 27, 2007Volvo Trucks and Volvo Cars are participating today in a seminar in Moscow on traffic safety. The Transport Ministers of both Russia and Sweden are attending and the event is being organised by the Swedish Export Council in Russia. Sweden is the leader...
Volvo participates in Swedish-Russian seminar for increased traffic safety
September 25, 2007Volvo Trucks and Volvo Cars are participating today in a seminar on traffic safety organised by the Swedish Export Council in Moscow, Russia. Both Russian and Swedish Transport Ministers are attending the event. Sweden is the leader in traffic safety...
Volvo presents the first in the world CO2 free vehicle production plant
September 21, 2007The Volvo Group presents the first vehicle plant in the world that is completely free from carbon dioxide- Volvo trucks’ plant in Ghent, Belgium, with an annual capacity of 35,000 trucks and 2,500 employees. The Volvo Group’s efforts about...