Volvo Car Corporation appoints Tom Johnstone to the Board of Directors

Volvo Car Corporation (Volvo Cars) has appointed Tom Johnstone as a member of its Board of Directors effective January 1, 2015. Johnstone joins the Board of Volvo Cars from Gothenburg-based technology firm SKF, when he finishes his tenure as President and CEO

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Mikael Ohlsson appointed member of the Board of Directors of Volvo Car Corporation

Volvo Car Corporation (Volvo Cars) has appointed Mikael Ohlsson to its Board of Directors effective October 1, 2013. Ohlsson is a former President and CEO of IKEA Group and takes over the position that was vacated last year by Hakan Samuelsson, currently

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Volvo Car Corporation ramps up production of the world's first diesel plug-in hybrid

Volvo Car Corporation is now ramping up production of the new Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid ahead of first customer deliveries in early 2013. After the initial batch of 1,000 model year 2013 cars, production will increase to 4,000-6,000 cars from model year 2014.

The assembly

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Volvo Car Corporation cuts electric car recharging time to 1.5 hours

Volvo Car Corporation is testing a new fast-charger for electric cars that cuts recharging time to an outstanding 1.5 hours. The fast-charger operates six times faster than today's on-board devices.

"We know that short recharging times and extensive operating

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Volvo Car Corporation improves safety with communicating cars

Enabling vehicles to communicate with each other and with the traffic environment opens up fantastic possibilities. Vital information can be shared and exchanged - creating a safer and more comfortable drive.

This is why Volvo Car Corporation joined the Car 2 Car

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Volvo Car Corporation announces temporary stand-still at the Torslanda plant

Volvo Car Corporation has decided to temporarily stop production in the Torslanda plant during week 44, from October 29 to November 2. The measure is taken based on a continued decline of the automotive market, primarily in Europe. Therefore a further adjustment

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Volvo celebrates International Vehicle Security Award win

Volvo has won the coveted International Vehicle Security Award at the 2012 Thatcham Security Awards. Beating off intense competition from rival manufacturers, this is the second straight year that Volvo has been honoured with the award.

Thatcham

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Volvo Car Corporation signs MoU for implementation of communication between cars

Volvo Car Corporation has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the members of the CAR 2 CAR Communication Consortium regarding implementation of shared technology for communication between cars in 2016.

Volvo Car Corporation has since november 2011

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Volvo Car Corporation launches V40 Cross Country

Volvo Car Corporation paved the way for a totally new segment with the V70 Cross Country when it launched in 1997. Now, 15 years later, the all-new Volvo V40 Cross Country brings the unique blend of capable ruggedness and expressive elegance up to a new altitude by establishing

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Volvo Car Corporation implements a planned reduction of temporary workforce in R&D

Volvo Car Corporation's product portfolio will see major upgrades in 2013 and several carlines will be renewed during next year. This is a development project which to a certain extent has been carried out by technical consultants employed by Volvo Car Corporation

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