Corporate news 2010

Following the huge success in Galway when it was the finish of the transatlantic leg of the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09, Ireland, will again feature in the new route for 2011–12. The fleet will race from Lorient in France back to Galway on Ireland’s west coast.

Research into the hybrid vehicles of the future and reduced emissions of carbon dioxide from timber transports are the subjects of two of the research projects to be granted support within the FFI research program. FFI is a joint research and innovation venture backed by the Swedish Government and the automotive industry.

Main contractor Tang’s Sunrise Investment’s deal consists primarily of larger general purpose machines.

The route for the 2011-12 Volvo Ocean Race is now set and the first port of call will be Cape Town, South Africa, making its eighth appearance as a host.

The UK newspaper the Guardian’s “Green Living Blog” has rated the top 10 green iPhone applications. Volvo’s application to motivate individuals to lower their CO2 emissions, Commute Greener, was ranked as no. 4.

On February 12 , the Winter Olympic Games are taking place in Vancouver, Canada. Millions of TV viewers all over the world are following the games and tens of thousands of visitors are on the spot to watch the events. Most of the transportation to and from the arenas is dependent on Nova Bus.

India is spending billions of dollars to upgrade its highways, and thus raising the demand for heavy trucks to carry freight.

Volvo Construction Equipment and VT LeeBoy have finalized a strategic alliance agreement for LeeBoy to supply certain pavers and road wideners to Volvo dealers under the Blaw-Knox brand. LeeBoy will also take full responsibility for product support of these machines, including the existing field population.

MVASIST from Volvo Trucks North America gives customers control over their service experience to improve vehicle uptime, reduce time fleets spend on the service process and increase customer satisfaction.

Volvo Group’s ground-breaking work to eliminate harmful chemicals from the production process is now being intensified in response to stricter requirements regarding the components in finished Volvo products. “We should always be able to quickly respond when asked whether a certain chemical is present anywhere in our products," says Inge Horkeby, the Volvo Group’s Director of Environmental Affairs.