Invitation to Volvo Group Capital Markets Day in Ghent, Belgium on March 5, 2015
2014-07-01
Press release - AB Volvo
The Volvo Group invites financial analysts and institutional investors to the Volvo Group Capital Markets Day on March 5, 2015 at the Volvo Group’s truck plant in Ghent, Belgium.
The Capital Markets Day will consist of a morning program with a comprehensive walk through the world’s first C02-neutral truck plant. The plant, which is currently being transformed into the Volvo Group’s high-volume plant for the Volvo brand in Europe, features the latest in Volvo Production System (VPS) including the fishbone assembly concept for increased productivity. Following the tour, presentations will be given by Olof Persson, President and CEO, and other members of the Volvo Group executive team during the afternoon with focus on the Group’s strategy and development.
The plant produces Volvo FH, Volvo FM and Volvo FMX, and has today a technical capacity of 35,000 heavy-duty trucks per year in two shifts. Ghent is also home to the Volvo Group’s largest spare parts distribution center for trucks, buses, construction equipment and marine & industrial engines, with over 200,000 part numbers in the warehouse.
A complete agenda with registration information for the Capital Markets Day will be published on the Volvo Group website well in advance of the event.
We look forward to your participation.
July 1, 2014
For further information, please contact Karin Wik, Volvo Group Media Relations, tel. +46 31 323 1020
