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Volvo Trucks has taken the wraps off the highest horsepower FH16 it has offered in Australia to date. The powerful new D17 engine was launched in Sweden to much acclaim in February 2024 with a new range of horsepower ratings stretching from 600hp to 780hp.
Press release - Australia
2024-03-14
Team Global Express rolls out Australia’s largest logistics electric vehicle fleet in Western Sydney
Today, Team Global Express has been rolling out Australia’s largest logistics electric vehicle fleet, following the receipt of 60 electric trucks to its Bungarribee (Eastern Creek) depot in Western Sydney.
Press release - Australia
2024-03-08
Followmont Transport takes first Australian delivery of Volvo FH Electric.
The first Volvo FH Electric sold in Australia has been delivered to Brisbane Qld based Followmont Transport.
Press release - Australia
2023-11-14
Volvo Group celebrates pioneering distance in Australia’s longest-ever electric truck journey
New regulatory changes allow Volvo Group to make the first interstate electric truck journey from Brisbane to ACT. Volvo Group finishes Australia’s longest ever journey in an electric truck. On 6 and 7 November, Volvo Group’s FH Electric drove a record-breaking 1,185 kilometres from Brisbane to Canberra.
Press release - Australia
2023-08-28
Volvo Group unveils Australia’s first e-powered emergency services vehicle
Volvo Group has unveiled Australia’s first zero-emissions logistics vehicle, supplied to the ACT Emergency Services Agency (ESA), at the Australasian Fire and Authorities (AFAC) conference, the region’s largest emergency management conference and exhibition.
Press release - Australia
2023-08-17
Volvo Group Australia Announces Key Appointments to Executive Leadership Team
Volvo Group Australia is pleased to announce significant appointments to its Executive Leadership Team, reinforcing its commitment to enhancing relationships with government and industry stakeholders.
Press release - Australia
2023-08-17
Volvo Group Australia Announces Key Appointments to Executive Leadership Team
Volvo Group Australia is pleased to announce significant appointments to its Executive Leadership Team, reinforcing its commitment to enhancing relationships with government and industry stakeholders.
CMV Truck & Bus continues its transformation journey with the second CMV site becoming a fully certified Volvo Trucks Electric Vehicle (EV) Dealer. The group is proud to announce that their Clayton dealership is now a fully certified Volvo Trucks EV Dealer, along with their purposebuilt Derrimut dealership which was certified late last year.
Press release - Australia
2023-02-15
Royal visit to ANU puts sustainable transport in the spotlight.
As a part of a scheduled visit by members of the Swedish royal family to Canberra this week, Australian National University hosted the panel discussion event Electrification in Sweden and Australia.
Press release - Australia
2022-12-07
Largest order of Volvo FL Electric taken for Team Global Express Australia
Australian express freight giant, Team Global Express has placed the largest order to date globally for Volvo medium duty electric and the largest order of electric trucks in Australia so far.
Press release - Australia
2022-10-13
Volvo Group Australia Celebrates 50 Years of Australian Manufacturing
Volvo Group Australia has just marked 5 decades of building trucks in Australia this week with the handover of 2 special trucks to key customers. The keys to a 50-year branded Volvo FH700XXL were handed over to Scott and Regina Harvey at the event while Nathan Stephens of Ipswich based JR Stephens also took delivery of a 50-year themed Mack Anthem.
Press release - Australia
2022-08-24
Volvo Group Australia unveils the first Volvo FM fire appliance for ACT ESA
“Saving lives both on and off the road” The fire sector got an advanced look at the first new Volvo FM Crew cab delivered to the industry at AFAC 2022 in Adelaide today.
Press release - Australia
2022-08-24
Volvo Group Australia unveils the first Volvo FM fire appliance for ACT ESA
“Saving lives both on and off the road” The fire sector got an advanced look at the first new Volvo FM Crew cab delivered to the industry at AFAC 2022 in Adelaide today.
Press release - Australia
2022-03-31
South East Queensland Hauliers MD, Brett Plummer reflects on innovation, success and partnership
Road transport is notorious for being a harsh and demanding task master. And running a successful transport business is not for the faint hearted, so it comes as no surprise that the key to success often stems from finding operational efficiencies and a strategic edge.
Press release - Australia
2022-03-31
South East Queensland Hauliers MD, Brett Plummer reflects on innovation, success and partnership
Road transport is notorious for being a harsh and demanding task master. And running a successful transport business is not for the faint hearted, so it comes as no surprise that the key to success often stems from finding operational efficiencies and a strategic edge.
Press release - Australia
2021-09-30
Linfox Launches its First EV for Fresh Produce in Partnership With Woolworths Group
The Volvo FL Electric will transport fresh produce daily from the Woolworth’s Melbourne fresh food distribution centre and is the second truck of its kind in Australia.
Press release - Australia
2021-09-30
Linfox Launches its First EV for Fresh Produce in Partnership With Woolworths Group
The Volvo FL Electric will transport fresh produce daily from the Woolworth’s Melbourne fresh food distribution centre and is the second truck of its kind in Australia.
Press release - Australia
2021-09-29
Nolan’s Interstate Transport and Volvo Group Australia Reveal Commemorative B-Double Trailers
These B-double trailers acknowledge the “Lights On The Hill” memorial in Grafton which pays tribute to the sacrifices made by drivers and their families while keeping the wheels of the Australian industry turning.
Press release - Australia
2021-09-29
Nolan’s Interstate Transport and Volvo Group Australia Reveal Commemorative B-Double Trailers
These B-double trailers acknowledge the “Lights On The Hill” memorial in Grafton which pays tribute to the sacrifices made by drivers and their families while keeping the wheels of the Australian industry turning.
18 months after bushfires ravaged parts of Australia, devastating lives, families and property, the fresh shoots of recovery are emerging. In early 2020 as a part of the Volvo Group seasonal gift, AB Volvo donated $600,000.00 AUD to the Australian Red Cross to aid those affected by the worst Australian bushfire season on record.
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