Future proofing excavators will depend on how manufacturers approach technology, design and operations, according to Sungmo Yang , vice president of excavator business platform, Volvo Construction Equipment
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Volvo CE sees 34% rise in equipment sales in Q3 2017
Volvo Construction Equipment posts strong results for Q3 2017, with a 34% rise in sales, a 45% increase in orders, a 48% rise in deliveries, and improved profitability
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Volvo CE divests British dealership to SMT Holdings
Volvo Construction Equipment has concluded the sale of its British dealership to Services Machinery & Trucks, a subsidiary of SMT Holdings
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Volvo hybrid electric wheel loader boosts fuel efficiency by 50%
Volvo Construction Equipment’s prototype LX1 hybrid wheel loader shows real-world fuel efficiency improvements in line with the earlier results recorded at the manufacturer’s test site in Sweden
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Volvo CE sees sales rise by over a third in Q2 2017
Increasing demand in key markets helps boost Volvo CE in Q2 2017, with significant improvements in both sales and earnings, thanks to the maintenance of tight controls on costs even as volumes return
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Volvo CE manufactures its 75,000th articulated hauler
Volvo Construction Equipment has passes production milestone, having delivered half of all the articulated haulers ever made since it launched the articulated hauler concept in 1966
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Terex Trucks names Guy Wilson as global sales director
Terex Trucks appoints experienced Volvo hand to global sales role responsible for providing strategic direction to the company’s sales directors, regional sales teams and key accounts
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Volvo CE appoints new president as Martin Weissburg steps down
Volvo Construction Equipment names Melker Jernberg, formerly of metallurgy companies Höganäs and SSAB, as its president, as Martin Weissburg moves back to the US
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Dammam’s Saudi Dolomite praises its fleet of Volvo CE machines
Saudi Dolomite, a business founded in 1981 and located in Abqaiq to the southwest of Saudi Arabia’s eastern province capital of Dammam, gives credit where credit is due to its Volvo CE machines
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Volvo CE unveils fully electric compact excavator prototype
Volvo CE has unveiled its EX2 concept excavator, which is equipped with fully electric drive systems and electromechanical linear actuators