Auto news in brief: Odell to head Volvo ( Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:03:11 +0200) Ford Motor Co. on Tuesday appointed Stephen Odell as president and CEO of Volvo Car Corp., replacing Fredrik Arp, who has decided to leave the company. Read more TABLE-Volvo Aug U.S. vehicle sales off 48.8 pct ( Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:52:28 +0200) Sept 3 (Reuters) - Following are Volvo U.S. sales of cars and light trucks in August 2008 versus the same year-earlier month and for the year to date. Read more Auto news in brief: Odell to head Volvo ( Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:06:32 +0200) Ford Motor Co. on Tuesday appointed Stephen Odell as president and CEO of Volvo Car Corp., replacing Fredrik Arp, who has decided to leave the company. Read more Auto news in brief: Odell to head Volvo ( Wed, 03 Sep 2008 08:42:47 +0200) Ford Motor Co. on Tuesday appointed Stephen Odell as president and CEO of Volvo Car Corp., replacing Fredrik Arp, who has decided to leave the company. Read more
Arp Out, Odell in at Volvo ( Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:56:06 +0200) Ford says Arp made the decision to leave Volvo. However, the auto maker has been struggling of late, with U.S. sales down 19.0% this year through July. Read more
Ford names new Volvo chief ( Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:13:11 +0200) Ford Motor Co. today appointed Stephen Odell as president and CEO of Volvo Car Corp., replacing Fredrik Arp, who has decided to leave the company. Read more
UPDATE 2-Volvo truck deliveries underscore European slowdown ( Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:14:00 +0200) (Adds analyst comment, share price) By Niklas Pollard and Victoria Klesty STOCKHOLM, Aug 27 (Reuters) - World number two truck maker Volvo said on Wednesday Read more Volvo finalises Eicher Motors JV deal ( Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:33:53 +0200) STOCKHOLM, Aug 22 (Reuters) - World number two truck maker Volvo said on Friday it had finalised a deal with Eicher Motors to set up a new joint venture Read more UPDATE 1-Volvo to restructure N. Am Mack, Volvo Trucks ops ( Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:14:27 +0200) (Updates with further detail) STOCKHOLM, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Volvo said on Thursday it was launching a restructuring plan for the North American operations Read more Volvo to restructure N. Am Mack, Volvo Trucks ops ( Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:14:17 +0200) STOCKHOLM, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Volvo said on Thursday it was launching a restructuring plan for the North American operations of Mack Trucks and Volvo Read more
TABLE-Volvo July U.S. vehicle sales off adj. 50.5 pct ( Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:08:43 +0200) Aug 1 (Reuters) - Following are Volvo U.S. sales of cars and light trucks in July 2008 versus the same year-earlier month and for the year to date. July Read more
BÖRS - Aktielån ökade i Ericsson och Volvo förra veckan ( Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:52:06 +0200) STOCKHOLM, July 28 (Reuters) - Aktielånen på Stockholmsbörsen ökade i förra veckan (v.30) framgår det av en statistikrapport från Stockholmsbörsen. I Read more
India govt OKs Volvo investment in Eicher JV ( Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:29:33 +0200) NEW DELHI, July 24 (Reuters) - India's cabinet on Thursday approved Swedish truck maker Volvo's investment of $275 million in a joint venture with commercial Read more Volvo CEO-Europe orders still twice normal amount ( Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:29:46 +0200) STOCKHOLM, July 23 (Reuters) - World number two truck maker Volvo's top executive said on Wednesday truck order books in Europe were still twice as long Read more Volvo CEO- too soon to say N.America recovering ( Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:27:47 +0200) STOCKHOLM, July 23 (Reuters) - World number two truck maker Volvo's top executive said on Wednesday it was too soon to say an increase in second-quarter Read more UPDATE 2-Volvo Q2 profit tops forecast; stands by outlook ( Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:25:25 +0200) (Adds analyst comment, detail) By Niklas Pollard and Victoria Klesty STOCKHOLM, July 23 (Reuters) - World number two truck maker Volvo posted a bigger-than-expected Read more
UPDATE 1-Volvo Q2 pretax tops forecast, stands by outlook ( Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:23:02 +0200) (Adds detail, background) STOCKHOLM, July 23 (Reuters) - World number two truck maker Volvo posted a bigger-than-expected second-quarter rise in pretax Read more
Volvo Q2 pretax tops consensus, holds market outlook ( Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:22:22 +0200) STOCKHOLM, July 23 (Reuters) - World number two truck maker Volvo reported a bigger-than-expected second-quarter rise in pretax profit on Wednesday and Read more
Volvo signs 40-year, 40 bln SEK deal with Rolls-Royce ( Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:52:06 +0200) STOCKHOLM, July 15 (Reuters) - Volvo said on Tuesday it and Rolls-Royce signed a risk and revenue sharing agreement to build a component of the Trent Read more
Volvo denies report of U.S. dealer cuts ( Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:29:00 +0200) A spokesman for Volvo Cars of North America today denied reports that Volvo plans to close 30 percent of its U.S. dealerships. Read more
Volvo says in its biggest commercial engine deal ( Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:54:12 +0200) STOCKHOLM, July 14 (Reuters) - Volvo said on Monday it had entered a deal with United Technologies Corp division Pratt & Whitney to supply components Read more
Volvo will tighten U.S. dealer network ( Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:52:00 +0200) Volvo plans to cut its U.S. dealer network 30 percent by the end of next year. Read more
Volvo unit to borrow $1 billion from Japan lenders ( Fri, 11 Jul 2008 09:15:06 +0200) STOCKHOLM, July 11 (Reuters) - Truck maker Volvo said on Friday its Treasury unit had reached a 6.2 billion Swedish crown ($1.03 billion) syndicated loan Read more
UPDATE 1-Japan's Mizuho, others to lend Volvo $1 bln -paper ( Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:13:07 +0200) (Changes slug, recasts, add Mizuho comment) TOKYO, July 11 (Reuters) - Swedish truck maker Volvo will raise 110 billion yen ($1.03 billion) through a Read more
Japan's Mizuho, others to lend $1 bln to Volvo-Nikkei ( Fri, 11 Jul 2008 07:11:05 +0200) TOKYO, July 11 (Reuters) - Mizuho Corporate Bank and 16 other Japanese financial institutions will arrange a 110 billion yen ($1.03 billion) syndicated Read more