Tag: Volvo
Volvo XC90 modified by DC2 The design looks unique
Looks unique DC2, formerly DC Design made the car in the movie “Tarzan: The Wonder Car” and India’s first indigenous mid-engined sports car, the DC Avanti. The DC2 has spawned several new designs and mod jobs and the latest of them all is based on a Volvo XC90. When we compare this to the sensible, […]
Internationalization awards of the President of the Republic to Kempower, K. Hartwall, Andritz and Kasvuryhmä Suomi
The Internationalization Award of the President of the Republic is awarded annually in recognition of internationally successful companies or organizations. The candidates were proposed by several business organizations. “In addition to international success, this year’s evaluation emphasized sustainable development and the ethics of operations, as well as the effects on Finnish know-how, innovation, employment development […]
The climate meeting in Egypt: “chaotic” and “Sweden has lost as a leading country”. The globe directly from COP27
The world is heading for a temperature increase of at least 2.5 degrees Celsius unless emissions are reduced quickly. According to the Paris Agreement, for example, Sweden must reduce its emissions by 63 percent from the 1990 level by 2030. With the current budget, the Swedish government will not reach the emission reduction targets. Climate […]
China’s secret influence in Sweden
Activities such as influence operations and espionage on the part of China have been increasingly noticed in recent years. And at the recent party congress, Xi Jinping emphasized “national security” more than before. One strategy for gaining influence in the West is corporate investment and investment in infrastructure. Chinese Geely’s purchase of Volvo Cars is […]
Chip shortage forces Volvo Cars to pause production in Sweden
STOCKHOLM, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) — Volvo Cars will temporarily halt production at its Gothenburg plant in Sweden starting next Monday due to a shortage of semiconductors, the company was quoted by local media on Tuesday. Production will be stopped for at least a week, reported Göteborgs-Posten. The supply problems have persisted since they first appeared […]
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This is how the all-new Volvo EX90 interior will combine luxury with durability
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Supreme Court allows police to confiscate vehicles of reckless drivers
A Supreme Court case decided last week on October 12 confirmed the police’s power to seize cars owned by private individuals or leasing companies if the person behind the wheel is found to be driving recklessly. New rulesLast year, stricter rules were introduced, expanding the police’s power to confiscate vehicles from reckless drivers. The rule […]
Business Round-Up: House prices will fall
Reject across the board?For areas such as northern Jutland and Bornholm, the picture is a little less dramatic. House prices will fall by 3.3 percent and 3.7 percent respectively in 2023. Last week, Danmarks Nationalbank also predicted “significant price drops” in the Danish housing market with almost identical figures to Nykredit. Last week, Handelsbanken also […]
Cars with touch screen vs. cars with buttons – who performs better-
This is a never-ending debate, isn’t it? Digital displays are among the hottest and trendiest features in a car right now. There was a time when ‘kitna deti hai’ used to be the deciding factor for car buyers in India. But is it slowly turning into ‘kitna bada screen hai’? Heck, even the Alto K10 […]
NCC is the first construction machine in the world to be made of fossil-free steel
The president of Volvo CE handed over the construction machine, the articulated tractor Melker JernbergTo the President of the NCC Tomas Carlsson at a ceremony in the context of the UN Environment Conference in Stockholm +50. Other participants were the Swedish Minister for Climate and Environment Annika Strandhäll and the U.S. Climate Ambassador John Kerrywhose […]
Tackling high inflation in Denmark: Why a Volvo 850 is a better option than a DMC DeLorean
It is hard to believe that Denmark was a hotbed of stagflation in the 1970s and 80s. Like most countries plagued by economic problems, it was OPEC’s surprising decision to limit its members’ supply of oil in 1973 that started the rotten. And so for the next 15 years, Danish governments applied, mostly without success, […]
The hunt for the oligarchs’ money is escalating
Host:Claes Aronsson Participants and votes:Martin Nordh, CEO of AcuminorKristian Åström, financial commentator EkotUrsula von der Leyen, Chair of the European CommissionClaes Eliassson, Press Manager AB VolvoMikael Damberg, Minister of FinanceElisabeth Svantesson, economic-political spokesperson for the ModeratesJohan Torgeby, CEO of SEBKristin Magnusson Bernard, CEO of Första AP-fondenTomas Tuchel, coach of ChelseaTorbjörn Becker, head of the Östekonomiska […]
Volvo’s trucks leave Russia
The Swedish car manufacturer says that the measure is not a boycott of the country Swedish truck manufacturer AB Volvo has stopped all production and sales in Russia due to sanctions against Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine, the company announced on Monday. Press spokesman Klaas Eliasson told SVT that the company does not “have conditions […]
Nokian Tires reveals the members of the large jury of the innovation challenge of sustainable development
Anke Blume (Prof. Dr.) is the Director of Elastomer Technology and Engineering at Universiteit Twente, the Netherlands. Thiemo Fleck is the managing director of auto motor und sport professional, a well-known German car magazine with extensive international distribution. Inka Mero is the CEO and founder of the deep technology private equity fund Voima Ventures I […]
The Swedish stock market is collapsing under global uncertainty
STOCKHOLM, January 24 (Xinhua) – Nasdaq Stockholm AB, formerly known as the Stockholm Stock Exchange, collapsed on Monday with the OMX Stockholm 30 (OMXS30) index down more than five percent sometimes and eventually closed at minus 3.9 percent. It was the largest decline since the early days of the pandemic. The OMX Stockholm All-Share (OMXSPI) […]
Right now: You are convicted of espionage by the Court of Appeal
A man in his 40s is sentenced by the Western Sweden Court of Appeal to three years in prison for spying on behalf of Russia. The Court of Appeal thus upholds the previous district court ruling. According to the verdict, the man, who worked as a consultant at Scania and Volvo, must have given trade […]
Gingerbread – build houses, history, all recipes, old men and pigs
The brothers Sverker and André Högbom builds everything possible in gingerbread dough. A planet with small houses, a Volvo PV with a caravan, a carousel, a UFO … – It will be boring to always make ordinary gingerbread houses, they say. They started taking the turns just over 20 years ago. – It is absolutely […]
The Volvo share rises after the listing
STOCKHOLM, October 29 (Xinhua) – Shares in Volvo Cars rose more than 20 percent at the end of trading hours after the Chinese-owned carmaker’s stock market debut here last Friday. Priced at 53 Swedish kronor (6.17 US dollars) per share, the IPO was “significantly oversubscribed because it aroused great interest from institutional investors in Sweden […]
Colin Powell loved Volvo, Abba and Anna Lindh
– The other favorite was Abba. He loved their music. And the third was Anna Lindh, he says, referring to the former Swedish foreign minister, who in 2003 was stabbed and killed in a department store in Stockholm. Eliasson and Powell became good friends when Eliasson became Sweden’s ambassador to the United States shortly before […]
Danish News Round-Up: MP was abused racistly when he left parliament after the reopening
MP Sikandar Siddique, the leader of the Free Green Party, was subjected to racism when he left parliament on the day of reopening on Tuesday with his parents. He shared a link to the abuse it his Facebook page. He later wrote: “Today my old parents paid too high a price for me to be […]
Airbags considered dangerous results in Volvo recalling 460,000 cars
OSLO, Sweden: Swedish carmaker Volvo is recalling more than 460,000 vehicles worldwide due to a hazard caused by defective airbags. Officials said the airbags could cause pieces of metal to slide through the car’s interior when inflated. A personal injury caused by the airbag has been reported. Volvo has so far confirmed the recall of […]
Leasing company wants settlement of Volvo to the Supreme Court
The banker was out to pick up takeaway when he allegedly drove 103 kilometers per hour in a place where the maximum speed limit is 50. He does not own the car. He had borrowed it from his wife. Nor does she own the Volvo. She had been made available by her employer as a […]
Swedish EV manufacturer Polestar will go public
STOCKHOLM, September 27 (Xinhua) – Polestar announced on Monday that it would go public by merging with Gores Guggenheim Inc. to a company value of 20 billion US dollars. According to a press release from Polestar, the company has entered into a definitive business combination agreement with Gores Guggenheim Inc., a specialty acquisition company. Polestar […]
Car for half a million is taken over by the state after too high a speed
A case of very high speed in traffic in Copenhagen has had immediate consequences. On the one hand, the man who was sitting at the wheel has had his driving license revoked on the spot. And partly, the police have seized the car, which is owned by someone other than the driver. The Copenhagen Police […]
Man convicted of espionage for Russia
A 47-year-old man is sentenced to 3 years in prison for spying on behalf of Russia, according to a ruling from Gothenburg District Court. According to the prosecutor, the man copied large amounts of information from Volvo and Scania, where he was a consultant, and handed the information over to a Russian intelligence officer for […]
China is about to build the best cars in the world
Europeans and other Western nations have dominated vehicle excellence for over a century. Whether it’s the satisfying thunder that the door closes on a Volkswagen from Wolfsburg, or the beauty of a Ferrari from Modena, these brands are iconic – and very lucrative for their manufacturers. When we think of reliability, Germans, and later the […]
“It’s like falling in love” – about relationships with stuff
– Things are carriers of so much. Of class, dreams, longing, belonging, to stand out and tell things about oneself. At the same time, there is such contempt in our culture today, says Helena von Zweigbergk, who has written the book The Thing with Things. It’s hard to get away from the fact that our […]
Spies in Sweden
At the end of August 2021, negotiations will begin in the first espionage indictment in Sweden in 18 years. According to the indictment, a Swedish man who worked for Scania and Volvo must have been recruited as an agent for Russia. What does the threat against Sweden look like and how do we protect ourselves? […]
Police are looking for a witness in a black car in a murder case from Herning
In connection with a murder in Herning on Thursday night, the police would like to be in contact with the driver of a black Volvo-like car that was driving through the city center shortly before three o’clock at night. The Central and West Jutland Police write in a press release. Around 3 a.m., a 22-year-old […]
Hyundai sends hydrogen-powered trucks to the European market
SEOUL, South Korea: South Korea’s Hyundai Motor will ship new models of hydrogen fuel cell powered trucks to Europe later this year as they try to sell alternatives to electric vehicles. To be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2021, the new models of the Xcient Hyundai truck will include more efficient fuel cells with […]
Different views on mouth protection in Swedish industry
The spread of covid-19 has increased in the country’s factories since the British variant took over in Sweden, and at the same time employers have different attitudes to the benefits of mouth guards. Large employers, such as Volvo and Scania, have requirements for mouth protection at certain stages, while several smaller employers leave it up […]
Swedish companies donate millions to Indian healthcare
The second corona wave has hit India hard and various fundraising initiatives have been launched around the world. Companies such as Volvo, Ikea and Ericsson, together with a number of other Swedish companies, have donated a total of SEK 44 million. The money will go to strengthen the Indian healthcare through grants to the Red […]
Here, staff can be vaccinated during working hours
Large employers in Skaraborg think differently when it comes to allowing staff to be vaccinated during working hours when mass vaccination is in progress. On the Volvo Powertrain, it will be okay. “We must be able to be involved and contribute to employees being vaccinated,” says site manager Rickard Lundberg.
The musical friend with the curls
The foundation was laid for a now over 50 year long career. Here, Allan Mortensen, who turns 75 on April 27, has frolic without prejudice in an unusual number of different genres. We can just as well immediately reveal that the well-fitting corkscrew hairstyle, which is now as before an important part of Allan Mortensen’s […]
Kristian Åström: The pandemic has increased the demand for trucks
Truck manufacturer Volvo has had a very good quarter and reports a profit that exceeds analysts’ profit forecast. According to Ekot’s financial commentator Kristian Åström, several factors have driven sales of trucks – among other things, e-commerce has increased.
AB Volvo reports a profit of SEK 12.3 billion before tax
The heavy vehicle manufacturer AB Volvo reports a profit of SEK 12.3 billion before tax, better than analysts had expected. CEO Martin Lundstedt was very pleased when he was interviewed by Ekot. “A very strong quarter, we see a very good recovery among our customers in terms of activity level”, says Martin Lundstedt.
What makes Finland the happiest country in the world for the fourth year in a row?
When Gallup examines the citizens of 149 countries worldwide to find out how happy they were, Finland will not be the first again. There has long been a saying in Finland: Born in Finland is like winning jackpot. No one knows for sure who was the first person to start this sentence. Some say it […]
Major material shortage in the metal industry: “It’s over everywhere”
At the same time as Scania and Volvo are struggling with a shortage of semiconductors, their customers in Jönköping County, among others, are struggling to get hold of steel materials. “We put a lot of work into finding materials and such, because it is over everywhere”, says Jens Söderlund, CEO of Söderlunds metall AB in […]
Analysts: Industrial companies are trying to reduce emissions among suppliers
The large industrial companies are now doing more and more to reduce emissions in all parts of production, even with subcontractors, according to analysts. “All large industrial groups, not only in Europe but also in the rest of the world, are forced by both consumers and investors to focus on their emissions throughout their supply […]
Volvo invests in fossil-free steel in its vehicles
The Volvo Group, which manufactures trucks and construction vehicles, among other things, will start using fossil-free steel in its products and has signed an agreement with SSAB on deliveries of steel produced without carbon dioxide emissions. The steel that the Volvo Group wants to use will initially come from the Hybrit project’s pilot plant in […]
Volvo Cars reports over 40 percent of sales growth during the first quarter, mainly from China
STOCKHOLM, April 7 (Xinhua) – Volvo Cars reported sales growth of over 40 percent during the first quarter of 2021, mainly due to good results in the Chinese market, where sales increased by over 117 percent. According to a press release from the company on Wednesday, Volvo Cars’ global sales in January to March amounted […]
Record sales for Volvo Cars
The car manufacturer Volvo Cars’ sales increased by as much as 40 percent during the first quarter, compared with the corresponding period last year, and it also set a new sales record. But in the future, there are clouds of unrest due to the lack of the important component semiconductors. “It is an uncertain situation […]
Volvo Cars is forced to reduce production
Volvo cars also need to temporarily reduce car production during the second quarter due to a lack of the important semiconductor component. The factories in Sweden have not suffered any production stoppages so far and right now there are no decisions on future stops right there. “During the second quarter, it will be tougher and […]
All Volvo employees receive paid parental leave
The car manufacturer Volvo Cars is now introducing paid parental leave for all employees, regardless of which country they work in and this will primarily affect employees in the USA and China. The employees will receive 24 weeks’ paid leave, where they will receive 80 percent of the basic salary and it can be taken […]
Volvo crashes on the stock exchange after the stop announcement
Fordonsjätten AB Volvo’s share had plunged by almost seven percent at lunchtime after the announcement that the company would stop production for up to four weeks, in Sweden the factory in Gothenburg is most affected. There is a global shortage of an important part for the trucks, so-called semiconductors, which means that production will be […]
That is why Volvo AB will stop production in April
The global shortage of semiconductor components causes the truck manufacturer AB Volvo to stop production for two to four weeks in Sweden starting in April. Most facilities are affected. Production disruptions have previously been flagged when there are no electrical components such as diodes and transistors, but now the situation has worsened as Texas, where […]
Important message to the public in Björklinge, Skuttunge, Läby in Uppsala municipality, Uppsala county.
Volvo Cars has increased bonuses for CEO and management by 20 percent during the pandemic, to over SEK 82 million, writes Today’s industry. The increase has been made possible since the board changed the criteria and chose to deduct the loss-weighted first half-year, at the same time they received over one billion kronor in state […]
Important message to the public in Björklinge, Skuttunge, Läby in Uppsala municipality, Uppsala county.
Volvo Cars will temporarily stop parts of its production in the next few weeks, he writes Today’s industry. “We expect it to be critical in the second quarter,” Maria Dagman, a spokeswoman for Volvo Cars, told the newspaper. So far, it is about the factories in China and the USA – production in Sweden and […]
Volvo defends the criticized bonus decision
AB Volvo’s chairman Carl Henric Svanberg defends the heavily criticized decision to pay bonuses to company management. It is about AB Volvo’s management receiving SEK 118 million in bonuses, in 2020, at the same time as the company received SEK 1.2 billion in government crisis support and said that they would not pay out bonuses […]
Volvo XC20 electric SUV planned for launch – Hyundai Kona EV Rival
Volvo is strengthening its plans to expand its portfolio of electric vehicles (EVs) by teasing a potential range of future electric crossovers. The Swedish car manufacturer had previously made its intentions clear that the entire range would be fully electric by 2030. The company is pushing ahead in its plans to convert half of its […]
Volvo Cars aims to be fully electric by 2030
STOCKHOLM, March 2 (Xinhua) – Volvo Cars aims to be fully electric by 2030, and all models will only be available online, the multinational carmaker announced on Tuesday. In 2030, the company intends to sell fully electric cars and phase out all cars in its global portfolio with an internal combustion engine, including hybrids, the […]
Volvo will be completely electric by 2030
Volvo Cars plans to become a fully electric car brand by 2030. Only electric cars will be sold and internal combustion engines, including hybrids, will be phased out, they say in a press release this morning. All fully electric models will only be available for purchase online. Volvo Cars launched its first fully electric car […]
Volvo CE invests millions in test track for self-driving machines
Volvo Construction Equipment in Eskilstuna is making a multi-million investment and building a test track for self-driving electric vehicles. The construction of the new test track in Eskilstuna is in full swing and there the vehicles will not only be tested but also shown to potential customers. The area is as now being prepared with […]
Volvo’s CEO: “A very good way forward”
Håkan Samuelsson, CEO of Volvo Cars, believes that the in-depth collaboration with Geely as two independent companies is a good way forward for Volvo. Volvo Cars has around 23,000 employees in Sweden, but there will be no staff reductions here due to the collaboration, says Samuelsson, instead it can lead to new jobs. Among other […]
Swedish man accused of spying on Volvo for Russia – Autoblog
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Säpo on industrial espionage: “Very serious crime”
A 47-year-old man from Gothenburg is accused of having spied on the vehicle manufacturers Scania and Volvo Cars on behalf of Russia and then sold on secret information. “It is a very, very serious crime. Because this is aimed at Sweden and all of us then, ”says Daniel Stenling, head of counter-espionage at the Security […]
Prosecuted for espionage – allegedly sold information to Russia
A 47-year-old man from Gothenburg was charged today on suspicion of espionage and according to the indictment has sold secret information about Volvo and Scania to Russia for several years. He was arrested by the Security Police two years ago during a meeting with a Russian diplomat. According to the prosecutor, these are crimes that […]
AB Volvo stops production
Vehicle giant AB Volvo has been forced to stop parts of production due to a lack of so-called semiconductors, which are used in parts for trucks. “There is a global shortage of semiconductors, we need semiconductors to install in our products and right now we have had a production stoppage in our factory in Belgium, […]
Right now
Statistics Sweden has now presented in which industries there are the most pairs. The industries that top are the restaurant industry and motor vehicle manufacturing. “The advantage is to have insight into each other’s jobs, the disadvantage is that there can be a lot of job talk when you get home,” says Eva Verner who […]
Daimler, Geely and Volvo in engine collaboration
The German car giant Daimler will, together with Geely and Swedish Volvo Cars, collaborate on petrol engines for the hybrid cars of the future. According to a statement, it should improve competitiveness. Engine collaboration will, among other things, help reduce costs for companies, according to a press release from Daimler and Geely. But a whole […]
Nervous in Skövde before Volvo’s electric motor announcement
The car manufacturer Volvo Cars has now decided to develop its own electric motors, but where they will be manufactured has not yet been decided. At the company’s engine factory in Skövde, there is a concern that the electric motors will not be manufactured there and many jobs are at stake in the long run. […]
Volvo builds electric trucks in Gothenburg
AB Volvo starts manufacturing electric trucks at the factory in Gothenburg. Something that can create new jobs. It is about the production of so-called heavy trucks for regional traffic. – It is a very important step. We started with the production of the medium-duty trucks for urban transport and now we are taking the next […]
Corona is strongly concerned about the automotive industry
Things have gone better than expected for the automotive industry during the autumn. Many Swedish subcontractors have more to do than last year, according to a new survey from the trade association FKG. But there is great uncertainty about the future. – Quarter three started quite volatile and cautious, but strengthened during the quarter. September […]
Scania hires 300 new employees in Södertälje
Despite the corona crisis, the truck giant Scania is now hiring several hundred people to cope with increased production, Ekot experiences. It is going better than expected. Scania is now hiring new production staff to be able to increase the production of trucks, according to information to Ekot. In Södertälje, where the company has its […]
Unraveling Britain’s Scandinavian occupation
In 2012, BBC Four aired ‘The Bridge’. It opened British eyes to the cold chic of the cold north. IKEA’s popularity replaced John Lewis. Scotland announced a vision for independence in line with the ‘Nordic model’. We bought Volvo like never before. My love for Scandinavia also began that year. Landing in southern Norway was […]
Kristian Åström: “AB Volvo’s results are remarkable”
Today, the truck manufacturer AB Volvo presented its interim report which shows that the company is going unexpectedly strong. The result can largely be attributed to reduced costs, states Ekot’s financial commentator Kristian Åström. Hear Kristian Åström through the player above.
New technology will provide less slipperiness on the roads
To try to improve anti-skid on the roads and save money, the Swedish Transport Administration is now expanding its project around a new technology. It is about the authority being able to take part in information from ordinary cars about what the road conditions look like, says Christian Eriksson, unit manager for road maintenance at […]
Volvo: We meet the EU’s new car requirements
The car manufacturer Volvo Cars will reach the EU’s stricter emission requirements for new cars this year, says now European CEO Björn Annwall to Ekot. As a result, Volvo does not have to pay large fines, but can instead make money by meeting the requirement. – We are confident that we will meet the requirement […]
Volvo operates two electric book buses in Sweden (video) – electrive.com
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650 is terminated from Volvo Cars
Volvo Cars fires 650 people due to corona pandemic. In addition, 300 consultants will be allowed to leave the company at the end of the year, says HR manager Hanna Fager in a telephone conference with, among others, TT. In combination with others who have left, according to Hanna Fager, this means that a total […]
Car – Dynamic new Swedish luxury with new Volvo S60 – Leinster Leader
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2021 Volvo XC90 Review – Price, features, specifications and photos – Autoblog
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The golf clubs are now only swung part-time
For half a year, the golf clubs were allowed to collect dust after Anders Hansen’s career break in 2015. Then he missed the game, resumed his career and has since appeared sporadically on the European Tour. When Anders Hansen turns 50 on Wednesday 16 September, he can, unlike most athletes of the same age, continue […]
Volta reveals 16 tons of electric truck for cargo deliveries
Over time, we will read and learn more about solutions for electric mobility. With two-wheelers and passenger cars already manufactured on a mass scale, it is time for commercial vehicle segments to also undergo an electrification process. While we recently saw the example of Hyundai developing an electric bus, we now see an electric truck. […]
VMA in Sävenäs in Gothenburg Municipality, Västra Götaland County
The geely company Ceft warns in Gothenburg and Trollhättan. This after deciding to change direction and invest in mobility solutions such as self-driving cars. Among other things, Ceft has developed the platform for the Volvo XC40. “It is always painful, but this change means that we need new skills,” says Mats Fägerhag, CEO of Ceft.
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