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Volvo Buses rozpoczęło produkcję autobusów hybrydowych w 2010 roku. Od tamtej pory firma sprzedała ponad 650 hybryd w osiemnastu krajach. To czyni Volvo wiodącym dostawcą autobusów hybrydowych w Europie. Ich łączny przebieg jak dotąd odpowiada długości 200 okrążeń naszej planety.

W dniach 31 maja – 2 czerwca 2012 Wrocław gościł czołowych przedstawicieli świata polityki, dyplomacji, biznesu oraz organizacji pozarządowych w ramach organizowanego po raz trzeci w naszym mieście Wrocław Global Forum. Firma Volvo Polska drugi rok z rzędu była Partnerem Logistycznym tego wydarzenia.

The number of votes in AB Volvo has changed due to the conversion of a total of 915 Series A shares to a total of 915 Series B shares. The conversions were implemented with the support of the opportunity for Series A shareholders to request conversion of Series A shares to Series B shares, which was entered in the Articles of Association at the 2011 Annual General Meeting.

Obstacles that suddenly appear, city environments with congested traffic and multilane highways – both drivers and vehicles are put to the test at the new test track in Hällered. “This is where we will be able to test the intelligent safety systems that we are currently developing, which will bring us closer to our goal of the Volvo Group’s products resulting in zero accidents,” said Torbjörn Holmström, the Group’s Chief Technology Officer.

At a ceremony held in Beijing, China, on May 28, the governments of Sweden and China signed a letter of intent to expand their cooperation in the area of road safety.

The Volvo Group will launch a 13-liter liquefied natural gas (LNG) engine within the Volvo brand for the North American market 2014. The engine’s high pressure diesel ignition technology will provide significant fuel efficiency gains compared with current natural gas products.

Total deliveries from the Volvo Group’s truck operations in April amounted to 18,497 vehicles. This was a decrease of 4% compared with the year-earlier period.

Volvo Penta is to supply engines for a number of airport fire-fighting vehicles from the company Rosenbauer. This entails a strengthening of the Volvo Group’s cooperation with Rosenbauer, which already builds conventional fire trucks using chassis from Volvo Trucks.

Helena Carén has studied genetic abberations in tumors and will receive the prize of SEK 50,000 for her thesis at the University of Gothenburg. Her analysis method is currently being used to find the right treatment for children in Sweden suffering from neuroblastoma, the aggressive cancer form found in children.

To secure its competence sourcing, AB Volvo is entering into a new partnership with selected universities in such countries as China, France and Sweden. The initiative in Sweden encompasses a scholarship program, among other aspects. Every year, AB Volvo will pay for tuition at Chalmers University of Technology for four new Master’s students from China and India.