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Nalin Jain appointed Executive Director – Finance and IT at Skoda Auto Volkswagen India

Nalin Jain appointed Executive Director – Finance and IT at Skoda Auto Volkswagen India

Jul 14 2022

Nalin Jain has been named as the Executive Director - Finance and IT of Skoda Auto Volkswagen India Private Limited (SAVWIPL). He succeeds Martin Mahlke who successfully steered the financial strategy for the Group’...

Jyoti Malhotra appointed as Managing Director Volvo Car India

Jyoti Malhotra appointed as Managing Director Volvo Car India

Feb 13 2021

Volvo Cars India has announced that Jyoti Malhotra has been appointed as Managing Director of the company. Forty nine year old Jyoti Malhotra will be the first Indian to head Volov Cars in India. Jyoti, currently se...

Auto Industry hit by coronavirus fears, as companies worldwide halt production

Auto Industry hit by coronavirus fears, as companies worldwide halt production

Mar 22 2020

The global auto industry is in a recession, while the Indian auto industry has been bombarded with woes of its own. And to make matters worse for everybody, the coronavirus fears have now forced several companies to...

Volvo Cars named as one of the world’s most ethical companies in 2019

Volvo Cars named as one of the world’s most ethical companies in 2019

Mar 03 2019

Now this is an award that needs to be cherished and respected. Volvo Cars has been recognised by the Ethisphere Institute, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices, as a ...

Volvo Cars sets new record in 2018, breaking 600,000 sales milestone

Volvo Cars sets new record in 2018, breaking 600,000 sales milestone

Jan 04 2019

Volvo Cars sets a new global sales record in 2018, breaking the 600,000 sales milestone for the first time ever since the company was founded in 1927. The company’s sales rose 12.4 per cent to 642,253 cars in 2018, ...

Volvo Cars launches new S60 sports sedan, first Volvo car made in USA

Volvo Cars launches new S60 sports sedan, first Volvo car made in USA

Jun 21 2018

Volvo Cars revealed the new S60 mid-size premium sports sedan at the company’s first US manufacturing plant in Charleston, South Carolina. The new Charleston plant has now been officially inaugurated. The combined c...

Volvo Cars Tech Fund invests in automotive sensor company Luminar

Volvo Cars Tech Fund invests in automotive sensor company Luminar

Jun 14 2018

Volvo Cars, the premium car maker, has completed the first strategic investment via its newly-founded investment fund by taking a stake in Luminar, a leading start-up in the development of advanced sensor technology...

Volvo Cars hopeful of increased sales & revenues

Volvo Cars hopeful of increased sales & revenues

Jun 07 2018

Volvo Cars, the premium car maker, has announced new financial and operational ambitions that will position the company as a leading player in the global automotive business by the middle of the next decade.

Large orders for Volvo XC40 prompt company to expand production

Large orders for Volvo XC40 prompt company to expand production

May 24 2018

Sweden based Volvo Cars, the premium car maker, has received almost 80,000 orders for the new award-winning XC40 small SUV and is expanding production in Europe and China in order to meet demand.

Volvo Cars finishes CY 2017 with record sales, registers 28 per cent growth

Volvo Cars finishes CY 2017 with record sales, registers 28 per cent growth

Jan 05 2018

Swedish luxury car company, Volvo Cars, announced a robust 28 per cent annual growth in volumes, ending the calendar year 2017 with highest ever 2029 retails. The sturdy sales performance comes on the back of a grea...

Charles Frump new MD of Volvo Auto India

Charles Frump new MD of Volvo Auto India

Oct 05 2017

Volvo Cars has appointed Charles Frump as the new Managing Director to head its India operations. He assumed the new role and office from October 3, 2017 onwards. His predecessor Tom von Bonsdorff completed his tenu...

Volvo Auto India MD Tom von Bonsdorff completes tenure in India

Volvo Auto India MD Tom von Bonsdorff completes tenure in India

Sep 01 2017

Tom von Bonsdorff, Managing Director, Volvo Auto India has completed his tenure in India and has decided to pursue a new assignment within the Volvo Group in his home country Finland. Volvo Auto India will soon make...

Volvo Cars, Geely to establish joint venture to boost synergies

Volvo Cars, Geely to establish joint venture to boost synergies

Jul 20 2017

Volvo Cars is planning to set up a new joint venture technology company with Geely Holding, the Chinese car group, to share existing and future technology, deepen industrial synergies and provide the economies of sc...

Volvo Auto India to assemble cars in Hoskote, Karnataka

Volvo Auto India to assemble cars in Hoskote, Karnataka

May 18 2017

Premium car maker Volvo Cars will start vehicle assembly operations in Hoskote, near Bengaluru in the Indian state of Karnataka in 2017. Volvo Cars has established a company in India by the name of Volvo Auto India ...

Volvo Auto India strengthens senior management team

Volvo Auto India strengthens senior management team

Aug 22 2016

Swedish luxury car brand Volvo Cars has announced three new senior management team appointments in India. In the new organisational structure, Nalin Jain takes up the position of Chief Financial Officer while Jyoti...

Volvo Cars, Uber to develop autonomous driving cars; Rs 2004 cr project

Volvo Cars, Uber to develop autonomous driving cars; Rs 2004 cr project

Aug 18 2016

Volvo Cars and Uber are to join forces to develop next generation autonomous driving cars. The two companies have signed an agreement to establish a joint project that will develop new base vehicles that will be abl...

Pre bookings for the all-new Volvo S90 commence

Pre bookings for the all-new Volvo S90 commence

Jul 06 2016

Volvo Auto India has announced the start of pre-bookings of its soon-to-be-launched premium luxury sedan, Volvo S90 in India. The new S90 marks the beginning of a new chapter in Volvo’s history, capturing its future...

Volvo Cars ties up with APM Terminals Inland Services in Chennai

Volvo Cars ties up with APM Terminals Inland Services in Chennai

Jun 17 2016

APM Terminals Inland Services, South Asia has signed an exclusive agreement with Gothenburg, Sweden-based Volvo Cars to provide a dedicated, specialised warehouse facility in Chennai. The customised warehouse will p...

Volvo Cars planning €500m (Rs 34,129.9 crore) bond issue

Volvo Cars planning €500m (Rs 34,129.9 crore) bond issue

May 06 2016

Volvo Cars, the premium car maker, has announced it is seeking to raise Euros 500m (Rs 3798 crore) from a bond issue, its first foray into the global corporate bond markets in its 89 year history. The Swedish compan...

Volvo creates awareness on developing sustainable eco system

Volvo creates awareness on developing sustainable eco system

Nov 19 2015

In its ongoing efforts to create awareness on creating sustainable eco system, Volvo cars organised a panel discussion in the Capital to deliberate on the ills of air pollution and make recommendations for sustainab...

Volvo Cars uses world’s most advanced chassis simulator

Volvo Cars uses world’s most advanced chassis simulator

Oct 06 2015

Volvo Cars has become the first premium car maker to purchase the world’s most advanced Vi-Grade chassis simulator – the same equipment used by Ferrari and Porsche – to develop next generation Volvos. The simulato...

Volvo Cars acquires control of its China joint ventures for SEK2.2bn

Volvo Cars acquires control of its China joint ventures for SEK2.2bn

Aug 19 2015

Volvo Cars has taken control of its three joint venture operations in China for SEK2.2bn in order to more accurately reflect its growing presence in the world’s largest car market. Volvo Cars now owns 50 per cent of...

Tom von Bonsdorff is new Managing Director of Volvo Auto India

Tom von Bonsdorff is new Managing Director of Volvo Auto India

Jun 01 2015

Jari Kohonen, Vice President Asia-Pacific, Volvo Cars Group has announced that Tom von Bonsdorff has taken up the position as Managing Director, Volvo Auto India effective June 1, 2015. Tom von Bonsdorff has been...

European auto industry embracing 48v hybrids

European auto industry embracing 48v hybrids

Nov 27 2014

Controlled Power Technologies (CPT), a major sponsor of the recent 48V hybrid vehicle conference in Germany, together with leading car makers and tier 1 suppliers, discussed the need for an internationally agreed 48...

MapmyIndia’s connected car infotainment system

MapmyIndia’s connected car infotainment system

Nov 06 2014

Delhi based MapmyIndia has launched India’s first complete connected car infotainment system. This high quality package synergises the front and rear-seat systems. The Android variant has been priced at priced at Rs...

Volvo XC60 global sales clear 500,000 units

Volvo XC60 global sales clear 500,000 units

May 08 2014

The Volvo XC60, Volvo Car Group’s best-selling model since 2009, passed the 500,000 units sold mark in April 2014. It has taken the model only little over half a decade to reach this milestone. The model, which ha...

Volvo Cars records 1919m SEK operating profit

Volvo Cars records 1919m SEK operating profit

Mar 21 2014

Manufacturers of Volvo cars are now finally out of the woods. The Volvo Car Group reported a full-year operating profit of 1,919 million Swedish Kroner (MSEK) (Approx. Rs 1825 crore ) for 2013 and will stay in the ...

Volvo to roll out cars in China

Volvo to roll out cars in China

Aug 23 2013

Chinese government authorities have approved Volvo Car Group's (Volvo Cars) establishment of manufac

Carl-Peter Forster new member of Volvo Car board

Carl-Peter Forster new member of Volvo Car board

Feb 05 2013

Carl-Peter Forster has been appointed a new member of the Board of Directors of Volvo Car Group (Vol

Interview with Sudeep Narayan, Marketing & PR Director, Volvo Auto India Pvt. Ltd.

Interview with Sudeep Narayan, Marketing & PR Director, Volvo Auto India Pvt. Ltd.

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Interview with Sudeep Narayan, Marketing & PR Director, Volvo Auto India Pvt. Ltd.

1.6-litre GTDi engines from Volvo

1.6-litre GTDi engines from Volvo

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SWEDEN:Volvo's engine range is now being expanded with the T3 and T4, two four-cylinder 1.6-litre pe

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