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Press release

4/1/2013

Volvo’s short-swing compact excavators help you work out of a jam

With powerful, fuel-efficient Volvo engines, a perfectly matched hydraulic system and a robust body, the new Volvo ECR58D and ECR88D short swing radius excavators offer remarkable...

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Press release

4/1/2013

Volvo releases HB-Series medium- and large-size breakers

Volvo Construction Equipment’s new series of HB hydraulic breakers for 14- to 70-tonne excavators is now available in the EMEA and APAC regions. Durable, powerful, and easy to install,...

Volvo CE inaugurates $100 million North American expansion

Press release

3/21/2013

Volvo CE inaugurates $100 million North American expansion

A major investment program at Volvo CE’s Shippensburg production hub sees the first US-built wheel loaders roll off a new assembly line, as well as the inauguration of a new Americas...

Volvo CE President Pat Olney reaffirms cautious outlook for North America in 2013

Press release

3/21/2013

Volvo CE President Pat Olney reaffirms cautious outlook for North America in 2013

At the inaguration of the company’s $100 million investment facility in Shippensburg, Penn., President of Volvo Construction Equipment, Pat Olney outlined his belief that the market will...

Volvo broadens specialized applications service

Press release

3/14/2013

Volvo broadens specialized applications service

Volvo Construction Equipment has expanded its ability to provide custom machines for specialized applications. Today its portfolio of authorized modification partners and accompanying...

Volvo powers up with updated C-Series wheeled and tracked skid steer loaders

Press release

3/1/2013

Volvo powers up with updated C-Series wheeled and tracked skid steer loaders

Volvo Construction Equipment’s C-Series skid steer loaders, which are designed with a variety of features aimed at boosting performance and durability, also feature powerful new engines.

Press release

2/6/2013

Volvo CE rounds off ‘reasonable’ year despite sharp downturn in fourth quarter

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...

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Press release

2/1/2013

Volvo’s small-wonder ECR25D short swing radius excavator gets up close and personal

Not only is the new ECR25D short swing radius compact excavator easy to maneuver and transport, it also packs the breakout and tear out forces of a much-larger machine — along with an engine...

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Press release

2/1/2013

Modern classics: the Volvo L30G and L35G wheel loaders

It’s not easy improving on machines as popular as Volvo’s best-selling L30 and the L35 compact wheel loaders, but in their new G-Series guise, these models are more powerful and fuel...

Maximum precision, productivity and fuel efficiency with Volvo’s C-Series wheeled pavers

Press release

2/1/2013

Maximum precision, productivity and fuel efficiency with Volvo’s C-Series wheeled pavers

With their Stage IIIB-certified engines and a new design, Volvo C-Series pavers are now quieter, more fuel efficient, more productive — and even better prepared to take on the toughest...

Maximum precision, productivity and fuel efficiency with the Volvo C-Series wheeled pavers

Press release

2/1/2013

Maximum precision, productivity and fuel efficiency with the Volvo C-Series wheeled pavers

With their new design, Volvo C-Series pavers are now quieter, more fuel efficient, more productive — and even better prepared to take on demanding paving tasks.

Total solutions on show as Volvo focuses on ‘rock-to-road’ at Bauma

Press release

1/30/2013

Total solutions on show as Volvo focuses on ‘rock-to-road’ at Bauma

Visitors to this year’s Bauma 2013 exhibition in Munich are in for a treat, as Volvo Construction Equipment looks at the bigger picture, showcasing a total ‘rock to road’ package of new...

Volvo CE appoints Thorsten Poszwa as Global Director, External Communications

Press release

1/23/2013

Volvo CE appoints Thorsten Poszwa as Global Director, External Communications

Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has announced that Thorsten Poszwa has been appointed as its new Global Director of External Communications. Based at the company’s Brussels...

Press release

1/17/2013

Volvo CE consolidates American production with backhoe loader investment

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...

Volvo Golf Champion Louis Oosthuizen, drives away his dream Excavator

Press release

1/15/2013

Volvo Golf Champion Louis Oosthuizen, drives away his dream Excavator

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...

Volvo introduces hydraulic breakers for utility machines

Press release

1/1/2013

Volvo introduces hydraulic breakers for utility machines

Now available in EMEA and coming to APAC in 2013, Volvo Construction Equipment’s new series of hydraulic breakers for compact equipment are durable enough for a wide range of applications...

Industry-leading precision with Volvo’s new P7110 and P7170 pavers

Press release

1/1/2013

Industry-leading precision with Volvo’s new P7110 and P7170 pavers

Volvo’s two new Blaw-Knox pavers — in a choice of tracked (P7110) or wheeled (P7170) — provide operators with maximum versatility to suit the needs of any job — delivering the power,...

Press release

12/17/2012

Volvo CE and Steelwrist announce attachment partnership

Volvo Construction Equipment’s supplier relationship with Steelwrist for the supply of Tiltrotators is being extended to excavator quick couplers.

Press release

12/3/2012

Volvo CE invests in Brazilian SDLG excavator facility

Following a rapid rise in demand for its SDLG branded machines in Latin America a new excavator manufacturing line and legal entity – SDLG America Latina – is being created in the Brazilian...

Investments return rich dividend as Volvo enjoys leading status in China, says president

Press release

11/27/2012

Investments return rich dividend as Volvo enjoys leading status in China, says president

Having invested over one billion Swedish Krona in expanding capacity and product offering in China, Volvo Construction Equipment is set to build on its market leading position by raising the...