To help address the chronic shortage of heavy vehicle drivers in Australia, Volvo Group has announced it is formally supporting a ground breaking heavy vehicle driving academy, The Pilbara Heavy Haulage Girlsbased in Karatha in […]
According to reports in the Wall Street Journal the U.S. Department of Transportation has ordered thousands of Volvo heavy-duty trucks off US roads after the company announced a recall last week due to a potential […]
At its Hagerstown, Maryland assembly plant in the USA, Volvo Trucks North America has unveiled its new model 2017 Volvo engines, including improvements to its D11 and D13 engines as well as its new Volvo D13 […]
Volvo’s new global president Martin Lundstedt jetted into Brisbane this week for a whistle-stop 30 hour visit this week, overseeing the first sod turning at VGA’s new $30million headquarters in Wacol as well as meeting […]
Volvo has launched a new version of its I-Shift featuring crawler gears capable of starting from standstill with a load of 325 tonnes. Volvo claims that the new gears,which are added to the automated transmission,provide […]
Scania Australia has announced it is fitting Advanced Emergency Braking as standard to its stock prime movers with outputs of 440 hp and above. The company says it is continuing its push to help reduce […]
THE FIRST electric bus route for Gothenburg, Sweden, was launched in June, 2015 – giving a snapshot of the future of urban electric bus transport. Known as Route 55, the electric buses using it […]
Swedish manufacturer Volvo has said it plans to use its factory in India to build buses for export back to its developed markets in Europe. “We plan to use India for manufacturing buses to sell in Europe,” Volvo Buses […]
Volvo Trucks has launched a new reality TV show with Swedish-American songstress Mapei that will see the artist accompany a truck driver on a nine-day road trip through Europe. Part of a marketing campaign to […]
Volvo has unveiled a new, Australia-wide parts program with the launch of three new brand names specifically targeting older model Volvos, Macks and UDs. Volvo Classic Parts, Mack Vintage Parts and UD Heritage Parts, all […]
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