A dedicated assembly line for all-electric trucks is being installed in France
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Volvo to sell electric medium duty trucks from 2019
The first units will be put into operation together with a few selected reference customers this year.
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In Pictures: Volvo Cars’ first climate-neutral manufacturing site
Volvo Cars’ engine factory in Skövde, Sweden, has become the company’s first climate-neutral manufacturing plant, having switched to renewable heating as of 1 January 2018
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Volvo to launch own brand of rigid haulers
Volvo is set to enter the rigid hauler market with a complete Volvo-branded range comprising four machines, starting at the 45-ton R45D and extending up to the flagship 100-ton R100E
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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 abandons efforts to divest government sales unit
Volvo Group discontinues attempts to divest itself of governmental sales business unit, after it began the process of seeking buyers for the division in November 2016
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Volvo Buses launches 7900 Electric vehicles with extended range
Volvo Buses next gen all-electric bus, the Volvo 7900 Electric, boasts extended range with 150 kWh, 200 kWh and 250kWh battery units and two charging methods for greater operational flexibility
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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 Buses embarks on road safety campaign across the Middle East
Sweden’s Volvo Buses launches driver safety training initiative together with local partners and authorities in the Middle East aimed at reducing road accidents in the UAE, Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco