Press releases

Notwithstanding sharply reduced global demand in the last three months Volvo Construction Equipment rounded off a solid 2012 by extending its market leadership of the Chinese wheel loader and excavator segments, protected profitability via active inventory management – and sold its second highest ever number of machines.

Volvo Construction Equipment has announced that it is to consolidate its manufacturing capacity in Americas by relocating backhoe loader manufacture from Tultitlán, Mexico, to the company’s production facility in Pederneiras, Brazil.

Prior to his dramatic win on Sunday in the Volvo Golf Champions in South Africa, world number four and local hero Louis Oosthuizen had the best Friday of his life. Not only did he move into the lead in the tournament, but he also received the keys to the very thing that he has coveted for two years – a Volvo Compact Excavator EC55B.

Volvo Construction Equipment’s (Volvo CE) efforts have been recognized with the industry’s first worldwide certification for ISO 9001 (quality), ISO 14001 (environmental care) and OHSAS 18001 (occupational health & safety).

When the job requires something beyond a standard machine, the Volvo Construction Equipment Body Builder system allows customers to build an excavator to suit their specific requirements.

A weakening total market – which was down 11% in the year to August – coupled with increased price competition put pressure on third quarter sales and earnings at Volvo Construction Equipment.

The new edition of the Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) company magazine, Spirit, is now available, with a special focus on safety.

Continued momentum in most markets reinforced a self-assured quarter for Volvo Construction Equipment, one that saw the company post strong earnings and strengthen its position in the Chinese wheel loader and excavator market.

Volvo Construction Equipment is celebrating after collecting its prestigious ‘red dot: best of the best’ product design award, won for its innovative A40F articulated hauler.

The latest special history edition of Spirit, Volvo Construction Equipment’s company magazine, is now available to read online and on your iPad, celebrating almost two centuries of innovations and industry firsts.