Ford CFO Don Leclair to Retire ( Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:45:05 +0200) Leclair, 56, will be succeeded by Lewis Booth, executive vice president of Ford and chairman of Volvo Car Corp. Read more
Volvo to Slash 6,000 Jobs ( Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:43:11 +0200) Volvo in June announced plans to cut 2,000 of its 24,300 workers but now is adding another 4,000 as conditions worsen. Read more
Volvo plans diesel hybrid by 2012 ( Mon, 06 Oct 2008 05:01:00 +0200) Volvo Car Corp. will introduce a diesel hybrid in 2012 if not sooner, while start-stop technology will arrive in 2009, company executives said here at the auto show. The hybrids will be sold in Europe and the United States. Read more Auto headlines: Honda plant work grows ( Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:51:07 +0200) Honda Motor Co., the first Asian automaker to build vehicles in the United States, boosted its spending to $138 million from a planned $75 million on an expansion of an Ohio engine plant to produce more steel parts on its own. ALSO: October car sales look bad, too; Volvo may cut deeper. Read more UPDATE 1-AUTOSHOW-Volvo has no plans for US car production-chief ( Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:36:46 +0200) (Adds details on job cuts, background) PARIS, Oct 2 (Reuters) - The head of Ford Motor Co's Volvo unit on Thursday ruled out building cars in the United Read more
AUTOSHOW-Volvo has no plans for US car production-chief ( Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:35:01 +0200) PARIS, Oct 2 (Reuters) - The head of Ford Motor Co's Volvo on Thursday ruled out building cars in the United States "in the foreseeable future" despite Read more
Volvo CEO Odell: Profit comes before volume ( Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:00:00 +0200) The incoming CEO of Volvo Car Corp. says his No. 1 goal is to return the automaker to sustainable profit, even if it sacrifices some volume. Read more
Volvo sales down 51.8% ( Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:12:47 +0200) Ford Motor Co.s U.S. vehicle sales plummeted a breathtaking 33.8% in September, as the nation spiraled into an economic crisis that has stifled consumer lending for cars, homes and other large purchases. Read more
TABLE-Volvo Sept U.S. vehicle sales off adj. 49.8 pct ( Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:46:57 +0200) Oct 1 (Reuters) - Following are Volvo U.S. sales of cars and light trucks in September 2008 versus the same year-earlier month and for the year to date. Read more
Volvo says to move grader business, cost $45 mln ( Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:29:48 +0200) STOCKHOLM, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Volvo said on Tuesday it would move the majority of its motor grader business as a part of a consolidation plan for its Read more Volvo says to cut production, staff as demand falls ( Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:19:30 +0200) STOCKHOLM, Sept 30 (Reuters) - World number two truck maker Volvo said on Tuesday it was scaling back production and cutting about 1,400 jobs due to weaker Read more UPDATE 1-Volvo cuts truck production, jobs as demand falls ( Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:20:10 +0200) (Adds detail, background, share price) STOCKHOLM, Sept 30 (Reuters) - World number two truck maker Volvo said on Tuesday it was scaling back production Read more
Volvo Hybrid Bus Bows Using In-House Drive Technology ( Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:33:54 +0200) The parallel hybrid system also will be used in trucks and construction equipment manufactured by Volvo Group. Read more
African Locust Inspire Volvos Quest for Crash-Proof Car ( Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:32:08 +0200) Researcher Claire Rinds studies of the African locust reveal that during migratory flights the insects do not collide even though they travel in swarms of millions. Read more
Ford's Volvo Cars to expand job cuts-report ( Sun, 28 Sep 2008 21:45:07 +0200) STOCKHOLM, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Volvo Car Corporation, owned by U.S. automaker Ford Motor Co , plans to shed up to 1,000 jobs in addition to sweeping cuts Read more INTERVIEW-UPDATE 1-Volvo CEO sticks by truck market outlook ( Wed, 24 Sep 2008 07:16:00 +0200) * Stands by outlook for 10 pct growth in European heavy truck market, flat in North America * Recent financial turmoil having big effect on European market Read more
Volvo truck deliveries rise 4 pct yr/yr in August ( Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:21:18 +0200) STOCKHOLM, Sept 17 (Reuters) - World number two truck maker Volvo said on Wednesday deliveries of its trucks rose 4 percent year-on-year in August as Read more
Volvo appoints Olof Persson head of Volvo CE ( Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:43:20 +0200) STOCKHOLM, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Volvo said on Monday it had appointed current head of its Volvo Aero division, Olof Persson, as the new head of Volvo Construction Read more
Volvo to Eliminate Shift Due to Declining Sales ( Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:53:09 +0200) Declining sales and rising vehicle stocks also may lead to the layoff of 900 hourly workers next year, the auto maker warns. Read more Ford's Volvo Car says to cut more staff ( Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:41:02 +0200) STOCKHOLM, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Volvo Car Corporation, owned by U.S. automaker Ford Motor Co , said on Friday it was cutting more jobs and bringing forward Read more 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 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
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 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
Auto headlines: Honda plant work grows 
Volvo sales down 51.8% 
UPDATE 1-Volvo cuts truck production, jobs as demand falls 
Ford's Volvo Car says to cut more staff 
Auto news in brief: Odell to head Volvo 
