Volvo Cars selects South Carolina for its first American plant

Volvo Cars has chosen South Carolina as the location of its new US$ 500-million factory, highlighting the attraction of the United States as a location for high technology manufacturing and providing a significant boost to South Carolina's economy.

The new

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Volvo Cars to build new factory in US, investment of around US$ 500-million

Volvo Cars announced that it is to build a brand new manufacturing facility in the US, fulfilling its ambition to be a truly global car maker, investing around 500-million dollars in a new plant and underscoring its long term commitment to the US market.

The company has drawn

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Volvo Cars announces new senior management structure

Volvo Car Corporation (Volvo Cars) has announced significant changes to the structure of its senior management as it continues to position the company for the next stage of its global transformation.

Volvo Cars has simplified its organisational structure

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Volvo Cars appoints Lex Kerssemakers as Senior Vice-President Americas

Volvo Cars has appointed Lex Kerssemakers, currently Senior Vice-President for Product Strategy and Vehicle Line Management, as its new Senior Vice-President Americas, underscoring the company's commitment to the core American market.

In his new role,

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Volvo Car's Daqing plant to become one of the China's most advanced car plants

Volvo Cars underlined its long-term commitment to China by significantly expanding its manufacturing facility in Daqing, China. The company will use its Daqing plant to make the most innovative vehicles in its product range, which are based on its Scalable Product

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Volvo Cars starts XC60 production in China

Volvo Cars has started production of its bestselling XC60 crossover at its plant in Chengdu, expanding its production in China on the back of strong sales growth.

The Volvo XC60 is the second model to be produced in Chengdu after the plant started production of the Volvo

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Volvo Cars appoints Jonathan Goodman as Senior Vice-President Corporate Communications

Volvo Car Group has appointed Jonathan Goodman as its new Senior Vice-President Corporate Communications, taking up his position in November.

Jonathan Goodman succeeds Anders Karrberg who has been acting SVP since Bodil Eriksson took on

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Volvo Cars' new plant in Torslanda increases manufacturing capacity from 200,000 to 300,000 cars a year

Volvo Cars opens its new 24,000 sq m manufacturing facility in Torslanda, Gothenburg, increasing its manufacturing capacity from approximately 200,000 cars a year to approximately 300,000 a year and moving it a significant step closer towards achieving

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Volvo Cars appoints Bodil Eriksson as Executive Vice-President Marketing, Brand & Communications, Volvo Cars North America

Bodil Eriksson, currently Senior Vice-President Corporate Communications for Volvo Car Group (Volvo Cars), has been appointed Executive Vice-President for Volvo Cars North America (VCNA), in a new role as overall responsible for Marketing, Brand

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Mikael Ohlsson appointed member of the Board of Directors of Volvo Car Corporation

Volvo Car Corporation (Volvo Cars) has appointed Mikael Ohlsson to its Board of Directors effective October 1, 2013. Ohlsson is a former President and CEO of IKEA Group and takes over the position that was vacated last year by Hakan Samuelsson, currently

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