Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo Cars has signed a deal with the Turkish manufacturer Karsan to terminate local assembly of the Renault Trucks for the domestic market by the end of 2013. The ending of the local assembly is expected ...
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Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo Cars will launch the Drive-E portfolio of powertrains during the autumn of 2013. The Drive-E range includes two four-cylinder engines, one common rail diesel and one direct-injected petrol version ...
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Tire’s Warehouse Inc. (TWI) has hired Ken Hsu for the position of director of marketing where he will join TWI’s executive management team and provides strategic leadership and implementation of the company’s marketing ...
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Swedish car manufacturer Volvo Car Group will set up a new global purchasing and manufacturing function to decrease the complexity and costs. Scheduled to be operational form 01 July 2013, the organization is expected to create distinct ...
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Volvo Car Group has begun production of the first engine alternatives of the new high-efficiency Volvo Engine Architecture (VEA) four-cylinder engine family. The strategy to concentrate on four-cylinder petrol and diesel engines, together ...
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Swedish car manufacturer Volvo Car has commenced the production of its new Volvo Engine Architecture (VEA) engine family at its powertrain manufacturing plant in Skovde. Volvo has invested about SEK2bn ($303.4m) in the Skovde powertrain ...
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Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo Cars has completed test of a new kinetic flywheel technology also known as Flywheel KERS (Kinetic Energy Recovery System) on public roads. Volvo claimed that the is light, financially viable and ...
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Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo Cars has developed a new on-board charger for its upgraded C30 electric vehicle (EV) in collaboration with Siemens, which is claimed to be capable of fully charging the car in about 1.5 hours. ...
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Transmission systems manufacturer and designer Torotrak has acquired 20% of Flybrid Automotive, in order to deliver first-to-market flywheel hybrids. The transaction will help Torotrak to provide turnkey development and manufacture of ...
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The production version of the new?Volvo S60 Polestar has been launched with a limited production run developed exclusively for the Australian market. Under the bonnet of the new Volvo S60 Polestar lies the T6 3.0-litre six-cylinder ...
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Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo Cars has started the limited production of its new S60 Polestar sports sedan. The new sports sedan is powered by a six-cylinder turbo-charged Volvo T6 engine that incorporates improved turbo, engine ...
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Volvo has revealed its newest safety feature, a world-first cyclist detection system, at the 2013 Geneva motor show. A development of the safety-conscious Swedish brand’s existing detection and auto brake technology, the new ...
Last Thursday, the Volvo Car Group released a high-level adjustment information, appointed Lars, Deng for global senior vice president of global management committee member to take over the day-to-day management and operations of the ...
Automobile manufacturer Volvo has collaborated with China-based Geely to set up a research and development (R&D) Centre in Gothenburg, Sweden. The R&D Centre will be located in Lindholmen Science Park and will develop designs and parts ...
Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo has signed a loan agreement of €922m with China Development Bank to pay back present loans. The loan with maturity in 2020 is considered to be the first step of the agreement and is expected to ...
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