https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Swedish truck maker Volvo Group said sales and profits grew in the first quarter, but orders for its trucks fell by over a third. https://www.thelocal.se/20190424/does-volvos-latest-report-suggest-theres-trouble-down-the-road Wed, 24 Apr 2019 14:05:24 +0200 does-volvos-latest-report-suggest-theres-trouble-down-the-road Drivers on the busy E45 road in western Sweden were met with an odd smell as they approached the town of Mellerud after a truck dumped more than 100 barrels of pickled herring in an accident. https://www.thelocal.se/20180314/truck-carrying-barrels-of-stinky-herring-dumps-load-on-swedish-road Wed, 14 Mar 2018 17:13:15 +0100 truck-carrying-barrels-of-stinky-herring-dumps-load-on-swedish-road Swedish truck makers Volvo notched up a larger than expected profit boost on Tuesday thanks to strong demand in Europe and Japan. https://www.thelocal.se/20170425/volvo-cheers-profit-boost-thanks-to-europeans-and-japanese-buying-trucks Tue, 25 Apr 2017 13:42:21 +0200 volvo-cheers-profit-boost-thanks-to-europeans-and-japanese-buying-trucks A Swedish research project working together with Volvo has been handed a 2.5 million kronor ($280,200) grant to help develop trucks specially adapted for women and disabled. https://www.thelocal.se/20161025/swedish-researchers-plan-gender-equal-trucks Tue, 25 Oct 2016 14:33:51 +0200 swedish-researchers-plan-gender-equal-trucks Sweden's Volvo Group, the world's second-biggest truck maker, on Friday reported a seven-fold increase in net profit, thanks mostly to a massive cost-cutting drive. https://www.thelocal.se/20160205/swedish-volvos-offloads-costs-for-big-profit-rise Fri, 05 Feb 2016 11:29:35 +0100 swedish-volvos-offloads-costs-for-big-profit-rise Swedish truck maker Volvo has agreed with German engine maker Deutz to pull the plug on their planned joint venture in China. https://www.thelocal.se/20150211/swedens-volvo-pulls-plug-on-german-china-venture Wed, 11 Feb 2015 12:35:00 +0100 swedens-volvo-pulls-plug-on-german-china-venture A viral advertising campaign starring Jean-Claude van Damme performing a set of "epic splits" has won Sweden's Volvo Trucks a top industry award. https://www.thelocal.se/20141205/volvo-scoops-award-for-viral-van-damme-advert Fri, 05 Dec 2014 11:15:00 +0100 volvo-scoops-award-for-viral-van-damme-advert Swedish truck firm Volvo has generated a buzz of internet excitement with a new advertisement film featuring CEO Claes Nilsson suspended mid-air in a daring stunt above Gothenburg harbour. Watch the film here. https://www.thelocal.se/20130903/50036 Tue, 03 Sep 2013 16:22:00 +0200 50036 The majority of truck drivers in Sweden are speeding, according to a new investigation, with police planning to crack down on the lawbreakers and increase roadside surveillance. https://www.thelocal.se/20130304/46518 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 08:47:00 +0100 46518 Dong Feng, owners of a Chinese truckmaker in which Volvo recently purchased a 45 percent stake, has been blacklisted by a major Swedish state pension fund for allegedly violating a United Nations weapons embargo. https://www.thelocal.se/20130129/45876 Tue, 29 Jan 2013 09:27:00 +0100 45876 Swedish truckmaker Volvo claims to have become the largest global manufacturer of heavy trucks after completing the purchase of 45 percent of Chinese firm Dongfeng Commercial Vehicles (DFCV). https://www.thelocal.se/20130126/45830 Sat, 26 Jan 2013 10:41:00 +0100 45830 French carmaker Renault said Wednesday it had begun to sell off its remaining shares in Swedish truck manufacturer AB Volvo, which has a market value of around 13 billion Swedish kronor ($1.9 billion), to reduce the company's debt and raise funds for investment. https://www.thelocal.se/20121213/45036 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 07:15:00 +0100 45036 A convoy of self-driving cars has taken to a public motorway in Spain in normal traffic, a world first, according to Swedish car maker Volvo. https://www.thelocal.se/20120530/41122 Wed, 30 May 2012 09:08:00 +0200 41122 Volvo, the world's second-largest truck maker, reported Tuesday a lower-than-expected third quarter profit and forecast a shrinking market in Europe next year but growth in North America. https://www.thelocal.se/20111025/36950 Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:09:00 +0200 36950 Swedish truckmaker Scania said Wednesday its net profit rose 77 percent in the first quarter of 2011, but that orders grew more modestly. https://www.thelocal.se/20110428/33454 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 14:25:00 +0200 33454 Sweden's Volvo Group has appointed Olof Persson, current head of Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE), to take over as the heavy vehicle maker's new CEO following the departure of Leif Johansson. https://www.thelocal.se/20110316/32616 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 09:50:00 +0100 32616 Volvo Group, the second-biggest maker of heavy vehicles, said Friday it returned to a booming profit in 2010, thanks to a strong recovery across the sector and despite a slightly disappointing fourth quarter. https://www.thelocal.se/20110204/31840 Fri, 04 Feb 2011 13:02:00 +0100 31840 Swedish truckmaker Scania and Germany's MAN, who both have links to the Volkswagen automotive group, are considering merging, Scania said in a statement Monday. https://www.thelocal.se/20101115/30214 Mon, 15 Nov 2010 10:05:00 +0100 30214 Sweden's Volvo, the world number two for heavy goods vehicles, drove back into profit, announcing third-quarter profits of 2.81 billion kronor ($422 million) on Friday. https://www.thelocal.se/20101022/29762 Fri, 22 Oct 2010 12:10:00 +0200 29762 In May, 24,994 new passenger cars were registered in Sweden, according to industry organization Bil Sweden, an increase of 37.2 percent from last year. https://www.thelocal.se/20100601/26966 Tue, 01 Jun 2010 14:11:00 +0200 26966