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GOTEBORG, Sweden, Sept. 15, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- In accordance with an earlier signed Memorandum of Understanding, Volvo and ArvinMeritor have now signed a Strategic Alliance Agreement for the supply...

GOTEBORG, Sweden, Sept. 08, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Volvo Buses has received two orders for 118 bus chassis in total, for city traffic in Thessaloniki, Greece. The Olympic games in Athens boosted total...

GOTEBORG, Sweden, Sept. 7, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Goran Gummeson has been appointed the new President of Volvo Penta. He succeeds Staffan Jufors, who was earlier appointed President of Volvo...

GOTEBORG, Sweden, Sept. 2, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Volvo Aero is acquiring the company Aero-Craft outside Hartford, Connecticut, in the US. The acquisition is part of a strategic alliance with Carlton...

GOTEBORG, Sweden, Sept. 1, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Con-Way Transportation Services, Inc. has ordered 46 Volvo VN670s from Volvo Trucks North America. The VN670s will be the exclusive truck for its new...

GOTEBORG, Sweden, Sept. 1, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Volvo Buses has received its largest ever individual order in Australia. The order from the State Transit Authority of New South Wales is for 180 bus...

GOTEBORG, Sweden, Aug. 30, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Volvo Construction Equipment, Volvo CE, has sold its LB Smith dealership in New York State to Vantage Equipment, LLC, Syracuse, New York. The...

GOTEBORG, Sweden, Aug. 26, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Following her nomination as EU commissioner with responsibility for competition matters, Neelie Kroes has decided to resign from the Board of Directors...

GOTEBORG, Sweden, Aug. 26, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Total deliveries of trucks from the Volvo Group's three truck companies increased 22% through July this year, compared with the year-earlier period....

GOTEBORG, Sweden, Aug. 20, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- The current president of Volvo Trucks, Jorma Halonen, 55, will assume the position of Executive Vice President and Deputy CEO of the Volvo Group as of...