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INDIA: Volvo Eicher spending US$53m on plant expansion
11 May 2012
Volvo Eicher Commercial Vehicles (VECV) is planning to spend INR2.88bn (US$53m) at its Pithampur plant in Madhya Pradesh to expand and increase production capacity.
SWEDEN: Volvo Trucks deliveries slipped 4% in March
26 April 2012
Global deliveries from Volvo Trucks totalled 9,954 trucks in March, down 4% on last year.
SWEDEN: Mixed picture for Volvo Group truck sales in February
19 March 2012
Total deliveries from the Volvo Group’s truck operations in February amounted to 18,395 vehicles. This was an increase of 3% compared with the year-earlier period.
SWEDEN: Volvo Trucks January sales up 5%
22 February 2012
Volvo Trucks’ global deliveries in January rose 5% year on year to 6,822 units.
SWEDEN: Volvo truck sales up 27% in December; 53% for year
3 February 2012
Volvo Trucks’ December deliveries increased 27% year-on-year to 11,882 trucks. For the full year 2011, deliveries rose 53% to 115,346 trucks.
SWEDEN: Renault Trucks to reduce output
8 December 2011
Volvo Trucks is to cut output at its Renault Trucks (RT) division in response to slowing demand in Europe.
CHINA: Volvo Trucks, Dongfeng, to set up JV in 2012
7 December 2011
Volvo Trucks plans a joint venture with Dongfeng by 2012.
INTERVIEW: Belgian employers organisation Agoria: Bert Mons
1 December 2011
Despite the presence of pan-European automotive components body CLEPA in Brussels, Belgium still has a strong national supplier base, represented by employers' trade association Agoria, based in the Belgian capital. Simon Warburton talked to Agoria director Bert Mons in Brussels to find out his take on the current issues facing the organisation and how the lack of a formal government is hindering - or helping.
SWEDEN: Volvo Truck deliveries up 39% in October
16 November 2011
Volvo Trucks delivered 11,110 vehicles in the month of October, an increase of 39% compared with the year-earlier period.
SWEDEN: Volvo Trucks' deliveries up 46% in September
26 October 2011
Volvo Trucks’ deliveries in September rose by 46% to 10,731 trucks, compared with the year-earlier period.
SWEDEN: Volvo Truck to re-organise operations
4 October 2011
The Volvo Group is to re-organise its truck operations into regional rather than brand units.
IRAQ: Volvo Trucks returns to Baghdad with 1,000-strong order letter of intent
20 September 2011
Volvo Trucks has signed a letter of intent to supply the Iraqi Ministry of Transport and related State companies with 1,000 long-haul, construction and rubbish collection lorries by 2013.
SWEDEN: Volvo Trucks reports August deliveries up 59%
19 September 2011
Volvo Trucks has reported a big rise in deliveries in August as global heavy truck markets continue to recover sharply from year-ago levels.
SWEDEN: Global demand boosts Volvo Truck profits
22 July 2011
Good demand for Volvo's trucks in the face of economic uncertainty have led to record second-quarter operating profit and boosted the company’s shares.
GERMANY: VW takes majority stake in MAN
4 July 2011
Volkswagen said on Monday (4 July, 2011) it now holds a majority of the heavy truck maker MAN. It was was obliged by German law to make a public offer for MAN shares after its holding rose above 30%.
SWEDEN: Volvo Trucks posts 74% May delivery rise
17 June 2011
Volvo Trucks says May deliveries rose 74% compared with the previous year, with the increase applying to all major markets.
SWEDEN: Volvo reduces carbon footprint by 22%
25 May 2011
Volvo Group says that more efficient logistics have enabled the company to reduce its carbon footprint - measured in tones per km - by 22% between 2006 and 2010.
US: Volvo Trucks ramps up production
30 March 2011
Volvo Trucks in North America has announced that in response to increased demand, the company will ramp up production at its New River Valley, VA, plant, and recall approximately 700 employees.
SWEDEN: Volvo Trucks to start selling heavy hybrid trucks
29 March 2011
Volvo Trucks has announced it is now commencing sales of heavy hybrid trucks, under the name Volvo FE Hybrid, to customers in selected European markets.
SWEDEN: Volvo Trucks launches heavy FH16
18 February 2011
Volvo Trucks has launched a version of its FH16 for heavy haulage involving gross combination weights of up to 295 tonnes.
FRANCE: Renault turns around in 2010
10 February 2011
Renault, like French rival PSA Peugeot Citroen, has booked a dramatic turnaround in group operating profit for full year 2010.
SWEDEN: Volvo Trucks sees sharp volume upturn
17 November 2010
Globally, Volvo Trucks’ deliveries in October were 68% higher than in the corresponding month last year.
SWEDEN: Volvo Trucks starts liquefied methane gas testing
20 October 2010
Volvo Trucks has started public field testing (20 October) with methane diesel trucks to run on liquefied methane gas.
SWEDEN: Renault sells Volvo Truck stake for US$4.2bn
12 October 2010
Renault has sold its entire stake of Series B shares in Volvo Trucks for SEK28.2bn (US$4.21bn).
BELGIUM: Truckmakers concerned over EU emissions plan
8 October 2010
Truckmakers are protesting European Union plans to impose strict curbs on C02 emissions, calling them unrealistic and ill-designed.
SWEDEN: Volvo Trucks ups deliveries by 47%
22 September 2010
Volvo Trucks' says vehicle deliveries increased during the first eight months of this year by 47% compared with the corresponding period last year.
FRANCE: Renault dampens Volvo Trucks share sale talk for now
15 September 2010
Renault is remaining coy surrounding reports it could dispose of its 20% stake in Volvo Trucks.
FRANCE: Renault reports 23% rise in first half revenues
30 July 2010
The Renault group said today (30 July) it had posted significant improvements in earnings and sales for the first half of the year: revenues totaled EUR19.668bn (US$25.6bn), up 23.1% on the first half of 2009, while worldwide sales grew 21.7% and the group’s share of the global passenger car and LCV market reached 3.8%, an increase of 0.15% year on year.
SWEDEN: Volvo Group truck deliveries up 42% in April
19 May 2010
Volvo Group has reported that truck deliveries ((Volvo Trucks, Mack, Renault Trucks, UD Trucks and Eicher) in April were 42% ahead of last year, at 13,030 units, confirming the continuing recovery to demand in the heavy commercial vehicle sector.
SWEDEN: Volvo Trucks' FMX to debut in September
19 April 2010
Volvo Trucks says its new FMX model will launch in Europe from September, with a global roll-out during the rest of the year.
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