Corporate news 2010

When mega city London makes a commitment to reduce emissions, tradition and new technology are combined: A classic red double-decker bus using Volvo’s latest hybrid technology carries London’s citizens just like it always has – but with up to 35 percent less fuel consumption.

Volvo’s new truck for construction duties, the Volvo FMX, has been test-driven by journalists for the first time. The test site, a gravel quarry outside Göteborg, offered difficult driving conditions and was ideal for checking out how well the Volvo FMX meets the tough requirements imposed on a construction truck.

Progress is getting ever faster. In just ten years’ time trucks are going to be a lot different to those of today. At least according to Rikard Orell, Design Director at Volvo Truck Corporation and one of the brains behind Concept Truck 2020, the Volvo Truck Corporation's bold vision for the future.

A poorly secured load can cause major financial losses. And every year people die on Europe's roads due to inadequate driver training. To improve the skills of truck drivers, including in areas such as the securing of loads, Volvo Trucks is the first vehicle manufacturer to roll out an extensive programme of driver training throughout Europe.

All over the world, people are waiting for the postman. Distributing mail is a complex and challenging logistical task, especially in Australia. 21 million letters and parcels are reaching their destination every day, despite vast distances and some of the toughest road conditions in the world. Without the right trucks, it wouldn’t be possible.

Volvo Buses will now commence serial production of its hybrid bus Volvo 7700 Hybrid and the double-decker Volvo B5L Hybrid. The hybrid bus will reduce fuel consumption by up to 35% and carbon emissions by an equal amount.

The Volvo Group has been named as new gold sponsor of Project China, a student project aimed at increasing interest among students in Sweden and China in working or studying in each other’s countries.

When the general manager of Volvo Rents Georgia, USA, had a cancer scare close to home, he decided to paint his Volvo EC140B excavator pink to raise over £2,000 dollars for breast cancer research.

The farmers in the desert in Saudi Arabia are totally dependent on their irrigation equipment. Otherwise, their crops will die, thereby eliminating their source of income.

Volvo Buses has received an order for 92 coaches from the operator Viação Garcia in Brazil. “We chose Volvo because safety is a priority for our company,” says José Paulo Garcia Pedriali, Manager at Viação Garcia.