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* VOLVO TRUCK's ... The ultimate manoeuvrability test !!! ???
* Sweden - Volvo releases the Bulls on its new FL Distribution Truck
Gothenburg,Sweden -CarScoops, by Dan Mihalascu -October 10, 2013: -- To promote one of its products, the Volvo FL distribution truck is chased by bulls in a race through Spain’s medieval town Ciudad Rodrigo. With precision driver Rob Hunt behind the wheel, the red-painted truck manages to squeeze through the town’s narrow streets while being pursued by angry bulls... The idea behind the video is to show how easy the 12-ton FL truck is to maneuver in a demanding urban environment, on a 2-kilometer (1.24-mile) long course. “The town is old, the streets are narrow and we drive on slippery cobblestones. To be chased by bulls on top of that is a real challenge,” said Rob Hunt... To keep ahead of the herd of bulls, he had to maintain a speed of at least 30 km/h (18.6 mph). “The bulls maintained a consistently high speed and were really close sometimes, but the truck handled the corners very well so it was just a matter of driving,” said Rob Hunt...
* Sweden - Volvo Group to optimize truck manufacturing in Europe
Gothenburg,Sweden -ABR -17 October 2013: -- The Volvo Group has made a directional decision to implement changes in the European industrial structure for truck manufacturing... The aim is to enhance the efficiency of manufacturing and thus strengthen competitiveness. The intention is to, step-wise over the next two years, relocate cab trim operations from Umeå to Gothenburg, to concentrate the assembly of heavy duty trucks in Gothenburg to one line, and to concentrate the assembly of medium duty trucks to Blainville. The directional decision is expected to result in staff cutbacks and operational changes. The action corresponds to a minor part of the financial impact of the previously announced Group-wide efficiency program...
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