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 saw its net profit speed ahead by 60 percent in 2017, driving up sales to a new record. https://www.thelocal.se/20180131/volvo-group-reports-highest-operating-income-ever Wed, 31 Jan 2018 13:11:33 +0100 volvo-group-reports-highest-operating-income-ever China's Geely has bought an estimated $3.3 billion stakes in Swedish truck maker Volvo, making it the biggest shareholder in the company and tightening its hold on that and Volvo Cars which it bought in 2010. https://www.thelocal.se/20171227/chinese-geely-buys-stakes-in-swedish-truck-maker-volvo Wed, 27 Dec 2017 12:57:00 +0100 chinese-geely-buys-stakes-in-swedish-truck-maker-volvo Sweden's Volvo, the world's second-largest maker of trucks, said Friday it saw a spike in profits in the third quarter, boosted by thriving sales in the US and Japanese markets. https://www.thelocal.se/20141024/us-and-japan-fuel-surge-for-volvo-trucks Fri, 24 Oct 2014 18:41:38 +0200 us-and-japan-fuel-surge-for-volvo-trucks A YouTube video featuring Hollywood veteran Jean-Claude Van Damme performing an "epic split" between two moving Volvo trucks left news about nearly 500 job cuts at the Swedish truck maker in the dust. https://www.thelocal.se/20131115/van-dammes-epic-split-overshadows-volvo-layoffs Fri, 15 Nov 2013 17:17:00 +0100 van-dammes-epic-split-overshadows-volvo-layoffs Volvo Group, the world's second-largest truck maker, announced Friday a 63-percent jump in its 2011 net profit boosted by record sales and margins, and a 43-percent hike in the fourth quarter. https://www.thelocal.se/20120203/38900 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:02:00 +0100 38900 About 600 employees of a Volvo bus plant near Bangalore in India are striking for better pay and the return to work of four colleagues suspended following a dispute, a spokesman for the Swedish group said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20100803/28164 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 18:57:00 +0200 28164 Volvo Trucks, the world's second-largest maker of heavy-duty trucks, reported unexpectedly strong quarterly profits on Thursday and maintained its forecast of recovery in US and European markets. https://www.thelocal.se/20100722/27932 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:30:00 +0200 27932 Swedish truck-maker Volvo announced on Monday plans to recall 77,000 trucks in North America due to the risk of rust in the steering mechanism which in rare cases could cause drivers to lose control of the vehicle. https://www.thelocal.se/20100629/27494 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 09:55:00 +0200 27494 Swedish truck maker Volvo AB topped the list of winners as the Stockholm stock exchange opened for business on Friday after reporting positive interim figures. https://www.thelocal.se/20100423/26244 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 11:36:00 +0200 26244 Sweden's Volvo Group has been sued by a Thai truck dealer for 10.5 billion baht ($324 million) for allegedly unlawfully terminating two contract, a spokesperson said Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20100401/25852 Thu, 01 Apr 2010 09:40:00 +0200 25852 Swedish truck maker Volvo said on Friday that it sees signs of recovery in the global economy, despite reporting widening losses in the fourth quarter of 2009. https://www.thelocal.se/20100205/24808 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:21:00 +0100 24808 The world's second-biggest truck maker Volvo Group on Friday posted a lighter than expected third-quarter net loss and said the market was looking up, particularly in Asia, after several tough months. https://www.thelocal.se/20091023/22822 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:33:00 +0200 22822 Swedish truck manufacturer Volvo Trucks has reported that sales of its vehicles collapsed by 54 percent in July. https://www.thelocal.se/20090827/21724 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:23:00 +0200 21724 Swedish truck maker Volvo Group on Tuesday reported its largest-ever quarterly loss amid as massive write-offs and weak demand took their toll on profits. https://www.thelocal.se/20090721/20806 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 10:49:00 +0200 20806 Swedish truck maker AB Volvo reported mounting losses for the first quarter on Friday as demand collapsed in the wake of the financial crisis. https://www.thelocal.se/20090424/19054 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:10:00 +0200 19054 Volvo Group announced on Wednesday it was cutting an additional 1,543 jobs in Sweden, with most redundancies coming at the group’s Volvo Truck division. https://www.thelocal.se/20090422/19010 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:45:00 +0200 19010 Sweden’s Volvo Group bowed to criticism and said it was scrapping a proposal to raise executive bonuses on Wednesday, the same day that its truck making subsidiary announced it was stopping production at one of its plants because of dropping demand. https://www.thelocal.se/20090304/17982 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:12:00 +0100 17982 Volvo Group’s plan to raise the salaries of 250 top executives is “insulting” according to Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt. https://www.thelocal.se/20090302/17924 Mon, 02 Mar 2009 09:25:00 +0100 17924 Sweden’s Volvo Group announced on Thursday it had approved pay raises for 250 high-ranking executives this year, despite heavy fourth quarter losses at the world’s second largest truck maker. https://www.thelocal.se/20090227/17876 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 08:33:00 +0100 17876 Swedish truck maker Volvo Group plans to make a groundbreaking investment of at least least €1.8 billion ($2.3 billion) to develop of new truck models this year. https://www.thelocal.se/20090226/17850 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:57:00 +0100 17850