Volvo News Updates

Business

Volvo’s North American Deliveries Rise 18%

Volvo Group’s North American truck deliveries rose 18% in April from a year ago, the company said.

May 22, 2015
Business

Notebook: Volvo Connects Ocean With Trucking, Touts Growing Market Share

NEWPORT, R.I. — Trucking and an ocean race may not immediately seem like a natural combination. However, the two have proved to be a perfect match.

May 20, 2015
Business

Volvo Execs Share Concerns Over Expected GHG Proposal

NEWPORT, R.I. — Göran Nyberg, president of Volvo Trucks in North America, said there is one key element the federal government should remember as it finalizes its new greenhouse-gas emissions rule proposal for heavy-duty trucks.

May 19, 2015
Business

Volvo Details 2016 Fuel-Economy Gains, SuperTruck Development

NEWPORT, R.I. — Executives with Volvo Trucks said model-year 2016 trucks will offer higher fuel economy through continued aerodynamic and powertrain adjustments.

May 18, 2015
Business

Volvo's First Quarter Sales Increase, But Foreign Exchange Creates a Drag

Sweden-based manufacturer Volvo AB reported first-quarter increases in sales and net income, including at its truck-making operations — the second-largest in the world.

April 23, 2015
Business

Olof Persson Out at Volvo AB, Scania Exec Tapped as Replacement

Volvo AB, under shareholder pressure to boost profit margins, ousted CEO Olof Persson  as the world’s second-largest truck maker seeks to revamp strategy amid tougher competition.

April 22, 2015
Business

Volvo Financial Services Appoints Marcio Pedroso President of Americas Region

Volvo Financial Services appointed Marcio Pedroso president of its Americas region, succeeding Leo Hawkes, who retired after 13 years with VFS, the company announced April 16.

April 17, 2015
Special Coverage, Business

Volvo’s Persson Sees Energy, Environment Issues as Critical for Trucking

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Energy and the environment remain issues of great importance for trucking, in terms of the types of fuels consumed and regulations and laws that arise from the concern, the CEO of Volvo Group said here.

March 27, 2015
Special Coverage, Business

Volvo Trucks Expands Remote Diagnostics, Introduces 6x2 with Liftable Forward Axle

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Volvo Trucks is expanding its Remote Diagnostics platform to monitor its proprietary I-Shift automated manual transmission.

March 26, 2015
Business

Volvo’s North American Deliveries Jump 32%

Volvo Group’s North American truck deliveries jumped 32% in February from the same month a year earlier, the company said.

March 19, 2015