Volvo Cars creates new joint function for purchasing and manufacturing

Volvo Car Group (Volvo Cars) will establish a new global purchasing and manufacturing function in order to reduce complexity and costs. The new organisation will also create more distinct governance, quality assurance and cost control throughout the entire

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Volvo Cars partner of 2013 Fortune Global Forum in Chengdu

Volvo Car Group (Volvo Cars) will be an official partner of the 2013 Fortune Global Forum, to be held in Chengdu, China from June 6-8. As part of the partnership agreement, Volvo Cars will provide a fleet of Volvo S80L cars to the organisation that will be used as courtesy cars for

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Carl-Peter Forster appointed Member of the Board of Directors of Volvo Car Group

Carl-Peter Forster has been appointed a new member of the Board of Directors of Volvo Car Group (Volvo Cars).

Carl-Peter Forster has a long and broad experience in the car industry. He was President of General Motors Europe from 2004 to 2009. In 2010, he was appointed

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Volvo Car Group announces global December retail sales; 7.2 per cent down

Volvo Car Group (Volvo Cars) reports global retail sales of 38,555 cars for the month of December, representing a 7.2 per cent decline versus December 2011. Sales increased significantly in the United States and Sweden, driven by strong demand for the Volvo V40, S60,

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Volvo Car Group research partner in newly opened Chinese-Swedish research centre for traffic safety

Representatives of Volvo Car Group (Volvo Cars) attended the official inauguration of the China-Sweden Research Centre for Traffic Safety in Beijing, China. Volvo Cars has been actively involved in the establishment of the Research Centre, underlining the company's

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Volvo Car Group and Ericsson join forces to deliver global connected car services

Volvo Car Group (Volvo Cars) and Ericsson will jointly advance the technical development of industry-leading innovations for automotive internet services. Volvo Cars' expertise in driver behavior and traffic security requirements, along with Ericsson's consulting

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Volvo Car Group signs loan agreement with China Development Bank

Volvo Car Group (Volvo Cars) and China Development Bank have signed a loan agreement under the umbrella of the strategic partnership, as announced in the Memorandum of Understanding of April 24, 2012.

The loan agreement is testament to China Development Bank's

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Volvo Car Group reduces December production volume in Torslanda and Ghent plants

Volvo Car Group (Volvo Cars) has decided to lower its December production volumes in the Torslanda and Ghent plants.

This reduction will be realised through a number of production-free days and the removal of a number of work shifts. In the Torslanda plant, there

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Volvo Car Group appoints new President and CEO

The Board of Directors of Volvo Car Group has appointed Hakan Samuelsson, currently Board member, as new President & CEO effective immediately. Stefan Jacoby will leave Volvo Car Group* after an amicable agreement with the Board of Directors.

"I see major

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