Press releases – 2009

In a move to improve the competitiveness and overall industrial efficiency of Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE), the company has decided to consolidate its North American industrial operations by removing excess industrial capacity in the Americas.

Asheville, NC – The economy may not be anything to laugh about, but that’s exactly what the country needs right now – a group laugh. Or so was the thinking behind Volvo Rents’ Hardhat Comedy Tour.

Volvo Construction Equipment has announced that beginning January 1, 2010, Volvo will fit as standard its remote monitoring (telematics) system on all larger machines – along with a no charge 36 month CareTrack service subscription.

India’s leading construction equipment show sees Volvo display an extensive offering of ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ products that are tailored to complement each other.

The inaugural Demolition Awards, held in Amsterdam, saw Volvo Construction Equipment’s Standard Demolition Package walk away with an Innovation Award.

After a successful small scale pilot, production of BL60 and BL70 backhoe loaders has been substantially increased at Volvo Construction Equipment’s new manufacturing facilities in Tultitlan, Mexico,

The 2009 Shanghai Municipality Quality Award has been presented to Volvo Construction Equipment’s Chinese operations for its quality management systems and business processes.

A movie screen made from ice harvested by Volvo machines will feature for the first time at the Stockholm International Film Festival next month.

Volvo’s latest PL4608 pipelayer has been awarded runner up prize in the New Technologies Award at this year’s annual International Pipeline & Offshore Contractors’ Association (IPLOCA) Convention, held in September in San Francisco.

Despite net sales at Volvo Construction Equipment declining in the third quarter of 2009, efficiency measures contributed to a 37% reduction in operating loss since the previous quarter.