Corporate news 2011

In the search for the fuel of the future, it is important that all of society’s players pull in the same direction. Together with universities, research institutes and industry, Volvo Technology is participating in f3 – Sweden’s hitherto biggest cooperative venture on alternative fuels.

Volvo Bus Australia has been announced as the winning contractor for the supply of another 100 low floor city buses to the customer STA.

AB Volvo Penta and Garmin Ltd have entered into a joint development and marketing strategic alliance to provide instrumentation, navigation and communication equipment for marine use.

Cooperative solutions for road safety, traffic efficiency and sustainable mobility. See how the EU FP7 funded project PRE-DRIVE C2X supports drivers, for enhanced road safety, traffic efficiency and sustainability. This video is provided by Volvo Technology. (06:40 min)

The Volvo FH16 is now being launched in a version for heavy haulage involving gross combination weights of up to 295 tonnes. The combination of massive power, agility and robust technology take Volvo to the very top of the heavyweight class.

VECV is the latest and perhaps most anonymous addition to the Volvo family, but that is soon going to change. In mid-October 2010, the groundbreaking ceremony took place for the plant that will be producing the base engine for Volvo Powertrain’s medium-duty platform within the next few years.

Japanese quality, European state- of –the art technology and Indian production cost combined – all thanks Volvo Powertrains experience from working internationally.

Volvo Trucks has today launched its Worldtrucker community, with the aim of making it the largest and most active truck driver community in the world. By offering an Internet community to drivers, the company hopes to boost interest in the profession and support the recruitment of new drivers.

The One More Pile project has been in progress in northern Sweden for two years now. The project’s aim is to find ways to rationalise timber haulage. A 30 metre long Volvo rig with a payload of 66 tonnes plays a central role in the project. If this type of rig were to become standard, fuel consumption from timber haulage would be reduced by an impressive 20 percent, according to a fresh report.

In the end, the formbook predictions proved correct as Englishman Paul Casey won the inaugural Volvo Golf Champions in Bahrain.