During an event yesterday, the Volvo Group’s Mack Trucks subsidiary was recognized for delivering the first parallel-hybrid truck in the U.S. designed specifically for heavy-duty applications. The vehicle is a refuse collection truck that will be tested by the City of New York’s Department of Sanitation. As a result of the hybrid operation, in which [...]

The agreement is a result of Smarteqs’ previous nomination as one of the preferred suppliers of antennas to the Volvo Group. The new GPS-antenna, tailored to parts of the Volvo Group, is based on Smarteqs newly developed platform, which has extremely low power consumption.
– Again we are able to conclude that our technical knowledge [...]

Volvo Buses has sold the body plant in Turku, Finland. The sale is part of the company’s efforts to enhance the efficiency of the European operations.
The plant in Turku produces bodies for the Volvo 9700 model. The Turku plant is the smallest plant within Volvo Buses, primarily producing for the Nordic markets. During 2007, [...]

Today, Volvo Trucks (STO:VOLVA)(STO:VOLVB) unveiled a new generation of FH, FH16 and FM trucks. Safety, driver environment and the driver were the focal points in development of the new models. One of the major new features is a support system that monitors and alerts the driver if he or she becomes tired. The system can [...]

Volvo Trucks has inaugurated its first climate-neutral dealership facility. The inauguration took place in Verona, Italy. With the help of solar cells on the building’s roof, more energy will be produced than is needed to heat up the offices and workshops.
“When we decided to build an entirely new facility, we wanted to make sure [...]

ORBCOMM Inc. (Nasdaq: ORBC), a global satellite data communications company focused on providing Machine to Machine (M2M) solutions, today announced that its Chief Executive Officer, Marc Eisenberg, and Chief Financial Officer, Robert Costantini, will be presenting at Cowen and Company’s 20/20 Technology-Media-Telecom Conference in New York, New York. ORBCOMM will be presenting Wednesday, May 28th [...]

The Volvo Group has signed a final agreement with the Indian vehicle manufacturer Eicher Motors covering establishment of a new Indian joint-venture company. As announced previously, the joint venture, with the proposed name VE Commercial Vehicles Ltd. comprises Eicher Motors’ entire truck and bus operations and the Volvo Group’s Indian truck sales operations and service [...]

The Volvo Group, through Volvo Technology Transfer, jointly with KTH Chalmers Capital, is investing in Gothenburg-based Proxio AB. Proxio has developed the software solution Proxio Optimizer™ that assists buyers of transport services to enhance the efficiency of transport and logistics services, which in turn contributes to lower costs and reduced environmental impact. Proxio’s solution has [...]

CONEXPO-CON/AGG(R) 2008 Exposition
AB Volvo’s (NASDAQ:VOLV) (STO:VOLVA) (STO:VOLVB) subsidiary Mack is launching a new prestige truck, Titan by Mack™. The model is developed specifically for heavy haulage and construction work and is equipped with the new 16-liter MACK® MP10 engine.
The launch of the Titan by Mack will be in conjunction with the CONEXPO-CON/AGG® 2008 Exposition [...]