Press releases

Maintaining its ascendancy in the all-important Chinese market, Volvo Construction Equipment ended a successful 2011 with a 14% increase in net sales in the fourth quarter, helping the company to a full year sales increase of 15%. Amid steady growth in most markets, the company ended 2011 with a strong order book and having sold a record 84,000 machines.

Effective March 1st 2012, Suzanne Darié has been appointed Vice President Corporate Communication for Volvo Construction Equipment’s newly formed EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) sales region.

Visitors to this year’s Intermat 2012 exhibition in Paris are invited to join Volvo Construction Equipment as it unveils a multitude of high performing and fuel efficient new products. Under the theme ‘Discover A New Way’, Volvo CE will reveal its latest innovative designs and invites customers to discover new ways to improve their quality, safety and care for the environment – core values that Volvo is committed to providing in all of its products and services.

Volvo Construction Equipment’s On Board Weighing system has been recognised in the Intermat 2012 Innovation Awards.

Designed for smaller compaction projects, Volvo’s DD25 and DD25W are small double drum compactors that feature 360-degree visibility and high frequency – allowing operators to get the job done faster, better and more safely.

Volvo Penta used SCR technology to meet the emission legislation in 2011. In order to keep it simple for the OEMs, the same technology will be used to comply with the stringent emission steps of 2014. For the OEMs this means no re-generation, limited installation challenges, continuous optimized fuel consumption and low operating costs.

Loaded with potential, the L45G and L50G wheel loaders from Volvo Construction Equipment are in the 9-10 tonne class of machine – but with the versatility and performance of much larger models.

With more fuel efficient engines, improved digging performance and modern styling, Volvo Construction Equipment has fundamentally redesigned its popular EW range of wheeled excavators. Introducing the D-Series, the EW140D, EW160D, EW180D and EW210D offer site flexibility.

With independent travel drives, electronic traction control and powerful Volvo engines, Volvo’s new P7820C ABG and P8820C ABG take steep hills and tight turns in their stride.

Volvo Construction Equipment is introducing seven models of its expanded C-Series wheeled and tracked skid steer loader line to customers in Europe.