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Jul 15, 2017

VOLVO TRUCKS * Sweden: Autonomous features and Apple CarPlay

Volvo’s new semi trucks likely to be first broad application of highly automated features

--- Volvo unveiled its new VNL series of semi trucks today with a host of high-tech goodies that are sure to appeal to many long-haul truck drivers. Volvo Truck, a separate entity from the Swedish automaker’s car group, is adding a suite of advanced driver assist systems (ADAS) to its truck lines as standard equipment. This includes forward collision warning, automatic emergency braking, lane departure warning, and adaptive cruise control... The truck’s infotainment system includes a five-inch screen that provides trip data and diagnostics. An additional seven-inch touchscreen, with navigation and rear-facing backup camera, is optional. Also optional in the Volvo VNL series is Apple CarPlay, making it the second truck line to add Apple’s in-dash system... 
(Photo: Volvo's NVL series, truckers' cab) -- Gotherburg, Sweden - The Verge, by Andrew J. Hawkins - Jul 11, 2017

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Jun 19, 2017

AUTONOMOUS TRUCKS * Sweden - From Volvo

* Stockholm - Autonomous trucks now - The future of automation is happening!

  (VolvoGroupVideos - May 8, 2016: For the first time ever we will demonstrate our self-driving truck for a broader audience. A solution that we believe will ultimately revolutionize the mining industry)

-- We can keep our heads in the sand and tell ourselves they are decades away, but there are some real-world examples of the latest technology making this possible in quite a short time... These examples are from Volvo, but you can be sure every major truck maker is pouring plenty of dollars into autonomous programs all over the world. In fact, the basic technology should be available to all of them, as the gizmos which make it possible – like the light-based radar – are being made by a wide spread of component suppliers... So, these trucks are going to be a reality. The first areas to use them will be in confined areas like mine sites and industrial plants, but we can be sure the pace of technology development will not slow and enable the new trucks to interact with humans more and more over a short period of time... Autonomous trucks delivering goods in the centre of Melbourne, no, or running a B-triple down the Bruce Highway, no. However, moving containers around the port and to nearby depots, quite possibly...
Stockhom, Sweden -  Diesel News, by Tim Giles - 19 June 2017

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May 23, 2017

VOLVO's AUTONOMOUS TRUCK * Sweden

* Stockholm - Volvo shows off self-driving garbage trucks

  (Video from Volvo Trucks - May 16, 2017: Watch the self-driving refuse truck! Volvo Trucks and the Swedish waste management company Renova are testing how autonomous trucks can contribute to a safer, more efficient refuse handling and a better working environment) 

--- Autonomous garbo truck claimed to be far safer and a more efficient way of collecting waste in urban areas... Swedish truck maker, Volvo, has released a video of a new prototype garbage truck that harnesses the autonomous driving tech that has been developed for passenger cars... Using the same sensors and GPS mapping, that Volvo cars come equipped with in its partnership with Uber to develop self-driving cars, the autonomous truck can accurately map out its collection route all by itself... The clever tech sees the truck follow the operative slowly and safely down the road to the next garbage bin collection... Volvo say more development and testing is needed before the self-driving garbage truck enters production and hasn’t announced when it plans to offer the driverless truck for sale... 
 Stockholm, Sweden - Motoring, by John Mahoney - May 22, 2017

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May 19, 2017

VOLVO NEW ASSEMBLY PLANT * Africa

* Kenya - Volvo says to start assembling trucks in

--- Swedish truck maker AB Volvo is to start assembling vehicles in Kenya, part of a series of investments aimed at boosting the company's presence in the region, the company said on Thursday... The East African nation undermined what was a thriving local assembly industry in the 1990s with policies that encouraged cheap secondhand imports. It is now seeking to attract manufacturers back to help create jobs and support growth... Volvo is only the latest vehicle maker to announce plans in recent months to start assembling locally, following moves by Volkswagen, PSA Peugeot and CNH Industrial's Iveco... Volvo will also open an office in Kenya to serve East Africa, open 20 workshops around the region and a parts warehouse, it said in a statement... The company said it was partnering with local firm NECST in the plan, which will create about 300 direct jobs...
(Photo: Volvo to start assembling trucks in Kenya)  -- Kenya - Reuters - May 18, 2017

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VOLVO's AUTONOMOUS TRUCKS * Sweden - Testing ones in northern mines

* Stockholm - Volvo Trucks & Renova testing autonomous garbage trucks

--- Volvo Trucks and the Sweden-based waste management company Renova have begun testing autonomous refuse/garbage trucks, with the intent of improving the safety of such vehicles, according to a new press release from the companies... The autonomous refuse/garbage truck uses GPS and LiDAR, but also relies on previous manual operation along its work route for data — in other words, when a route is being traveled for the first time, it is done manually, providing the system with the knowledge of where to stop, etc. ... The first time the automated refuse truck is used in a new area, it is driven manually while the on-board system constantly monitors and maps the route with the help of sensors and GPS technology. The next time the truck enters the same area, it knows exactly which route to follow and at which bins it has to stop... Since the automated systems optimise gear changes, steering and speed, fuel consumption and emissions can also be reduced... Vehicles with varying degrees of automation will probably be introduced earlier in other applications, where transport assignments take place within strictly confined areas such as mines and cargo terminals, the company said...
Stockholm, Sweden - Clean Technica, by James Ayre - May 17th, 2017

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Apr 26, 2017

VOLVO GROUP * USA: Profit bigger than expected increase

* Stockholm - Volvo profit jumps on cost cuts and strong truck demand

--- Swedish truck maker Volvo reported a far bigger than expected increase in first-quarter core earnings on Tuesday as robust demand and years of cost cutting boosted turnover and profitability... Gothenburg-based Volvo also raised its forecast for construction equipment demand in China after a lengthy period of lacklustre sales but left its outlook for truck markets on both sides of the North Atlantic unchanged... Shares in the maker of trucks, construction vehicles, buses and engines leapt as much as 12 percent to their highest in nearly a decade and were 8 percent higher at 144.7 Swedish crowns at 1030 GMT... 
(Photo by Fabian Bimmer - IAA truck show in Hanover. Visitors surround a Volvo FH16 truck at the booth of Swedish truck maker Volvo at the IAA truck show in Hanover, September 22, 2016)  --  Gothenburg, Sweden - Reuters, by Niklas Pollard and Johannes Hellstrom - April 25, 2017

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RENAULT TRUCKS * Dubai - Model K Xtrem

* Renault rolls out ultra-tough trucks into Mideast

--- Renault Trucks, a French commercial truck manufacturer owned by the Volvo Group, has introduced its new model K Xtrem - designed for construction, building site supply and long-haul conditions - into the Middle East market... The robust model, developed to take on the most challenging environments found in the Middle East, was launched during Renault Trucks Xtrem Days event in Marrakech, Morocco, for industry leaders from Greater Middle East, Sub-Sahara Africa, Algeria, Morocco and Turkey... Designed for the most heavy-duty uses on the most extreme terrains such as quarries and mines, the K Xtrem comes with a reinforced chassis and an automated, reinforced Optidriver Xtrem gearbox... The new model offers a total capacity of 32 to 36 tonnes, and features a cast iron engine flywheel housing and C-shaped side member reinforcement...
Dubai - Trade Arabia - 25 April 2017

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Apr 1, 2017

Scania * France: Unveils its strategy

* Paris - Scania France aims at 13 % market share and 6,000 orders in 2017
--- Ambitious goals, driven by new technical and commercial solutions... Back in France, Belgian Frenchman Koen Knoops takes over Scania France , following Mats Gunnarsson, in a favorable commercial context, which the Griffon brand had not known for a long time. "In 2016 we broke a record in terms of orders and registrations," Mats Gunnarsson said on March 17 , with his successor. With 5,222 trucks registered in 2016 and 12.6 % penetration in the 15 t vehicles market , Scania France's teams and the private network (of 47 points of sale in France) are ambitious. To the point of claiming 13 % market share and 6,000 orders... 
(Photo by Frances O'connor: Scania 8x8 tanker. Military Softskins. France)   --   Paris, France - ACTU Transport Logistique (France) - 24 March 2017

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VOLVO VIDEO TRUCKS * Sweden

* Sweden - Volvo Trucks - Stop, Look, Wave - Instructors training video

 (Video from Volvo Trucks - 16 March 2017) 
--- This video will walk you through all the elements needed to conduct a Stop, Look, Wave training and what materials you will need. The training is easy to conduct and you do not have to do a full blown training to have an impact...

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Mar 25, 2017

VOLVO TRUCKS * Sweden: Commercial vehicles with infotainment system

* Stockholm - Volvo chases better truck safety with a touch of car technology


--- Volvo Trucks has been pushing technology previously reserved for cars into its range of semis, with a smart new navigation system designed to make life easier and safer for long-haul drivers... The new truck setup allows nav inputs using addresses, coordinates and touching a specific point on the map, while drivers can also access fleet-management detail like internal messages, coaching and deadline info. It even shares information about driving performance and fuel economy, something that will make any cost-conscious trucking boss happy...  The new unit integrates it into the one setup, which can be controlled using the touchscreen, voice controls and steering-wheel buttons... The new infotainment system isn't the first high-tech touch to make its way into Volvo Trucks. A dual-clutch gearbox has been optional since 2014, designed to deliver better fuel economy and smoother shifts on the move. Its capability was put to the test with a huge load-pulling stunt last year... 
(Credit: Volvo - Volvo has borrowed from the world of cars for its latest in-truck tech)   --   Stockholm, Sweden - New Atlas, by Scott Collie - March 21st, 2017

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Mar 6, 2017

VOLVO HYBRID-POWERED TRUCKS * Sweden

* Stockholm - Volvo concept truck completes long haul test

--- Volvo Trucks portfolio could soon feature hybrid-powered models after the Swedish manufacturer announced improvements to its concept truck. First unveiled back in 2016, the hybrid ‘Volvo Concept Truck’ now includes improvements to its aerodynamics, rolling resistance and reduced weight. The new version also features a hybrid powertrain - one of the first of its kind for heavy-duty trucks in long haul applications, according to Volvo. In long haul transportation, Volvo Trucks estimated that the hybrid powertrain will allow the combustion engine to be shut off for up to 30 per cent of the driving time. The company said it will save between 5-10 per cent in fuel, depending on the vehicle type or specification, and its drive cycle. In addition, it will also offer the ability to drive in full electric mode for up to 10 kilometres, enabling the vehicle to operate with zero emissions and low noise... 
(Photo: Volvo's Concept: Hybrid-Powered truck)  --  Stockholm, Sweden - Prime Mover (Australia) - 2nd, March 2017

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Feb 10, 2017

GREEN "SCANIA" TRUCKS * UK: New trucks fueled by food waste

* England - UK grocer first in Europe to use new trucks fueled by food waste
--- A British supermarket, the Waitrose grocery chain, has become the first retailer in Europe to use a new type of tank that keeps trucks motoring on fuel made from food waste for 500 miles, almost twice the current average... Gas provider CNG Fuels said the upmarket grocery chain had added 10 trucks to its fleet, all powered by renewable biomethane gas, which emits 70 percent less carbon dioxide than diesel... Biomethane gas is made from food waste, which is also a source of greenhouse gases... The lorries, manufactured by Swedish truck maker Scania, can run on the green fuel for 500 miles, 200 miles more than the average, thanks to a carbon fiber tank that is lighter and holds more gas, the companies said in a joint statement... 
(Photograph: PR Company Handout: The biomethane fuel is derived from food waste and can be only be used in trucks with gas engines)   --  Bracknell, Berkshire, England. UK - The Thomson Reuters Foundation, by Umberto Bacchi - 9 FEB 2017

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Feb 8, 2017

VOLVO's news * Sweden - To sell Governmental Sales division

* Stockholm - Volvo's sale of defence truck unit heats up

--- Swedish truck maker Volvo had announced in November last year that it is to sell it's Governmental Sales division. Defence companies to make their bids... Several media outlets, including Reuters and German Die Welt, report that considerations and negotiations have proceeded. The unit itself isn't small either; employing 1'300 staff and contributing about 1.5 percent to Volvo's revenues... The announcement to sell has caught the attention of several defence companies, such as BAE Systems, General Dynamics Corp. and CMI Group. The only one confirming this however is KNDS... The company, created with the merger of Krauss-Maffei Wegmann and Nexter Systems, confirmed in January in a Bloomberg interview that it was planning on bidding... 
(Photo: 2010 – Volvo Cars Headquarters in Göteborg)  --  Stockholm, Sweden - Evertiq - 6 FEB 2017

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SCANIA * Thailand & Sweden - Sales of trucks continue to grow

* Bangkok / Thailand - Scania Siam allots B800m for assembly on the back of rising investment in the public and private sectors
--- Scania Siam Co, the local arm of the Swedish bus and truck maker, is set to spend 800 million baht to build a new assembly facility for tractors and bus chassis in Thailand, with operation scheduled to new assembly facility for tractors and bus chassis in Thailand, with operation scheduled to start in 2018... Scania has its own assembly plant in Samut Prakan with an annual capacity of 600 units, covering buses and trucks. The company reported yesterday it delivered 424 trucks last year, a record high and gain of 149.4% from 170 units sold in 2015... 
 Bangkok, Thailand - The Bangkok Post - 8 Feb 2017


 ** Södertälje / Sweden  - Swedish truck and bus maker Scania forms venture fund

--- Sweden-based Scania, a maker of heavy trucks and buses, is launching Scania Growth Capital, a venture fund. No target was specified. The firm is seeking to invest in “promising, innovative and entrepreneurial companies” ... Scania Growth Capital will be exclusively operated and advised by an external investment team with extensive experience from venture and growth capital business as well as from the automotive industry... Scania is already active in several partnerships that drive the shift towards sustainable transport systems, both with customers, academia and other tech-companies. This initiative reaches a segment of complementing companies, giving Scania an opportunity to tap into early development and innovation that is industry-relevant, but outside its own core operations. It also provides a platform where Scania can contribute with a large ecosystem, as well as broad and deep industry knowledge, which will add great value to the portfolio companies...
(Photo: Scania truck manufacturer headquarter in Sodertalje, Sweden)   --   Södertälje, Sweden - PRNewswire/PEHUB, by Iris Dorbian - February 2, 2017

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Jan 5, 2017

VOLVO * Sweden: Truck runing against a car racer

* Östergötland - Watch Volvo truck beat S60 racer on drag strip

(Video from Volvo Trucks - Dec 12, 2016: For the first time ever, two Swedish titans facing each other on the race track. The Iron Knight, world’s fastest truck – twice, racing against the winner of the FIA WTCC Race in Shanghai, China - The Volvo S60 Polestar TC1. Watch the two giants in a quarter mile drag race and a classic duel around the Mantorp track in Sweden) 

--- The Iron Knight gets another outing, humiliating the Swedish car-maker's WTCC racer in a straight line; S60 Polestar takes revenge on circuit... Producing 300kW and weighing in at just 1100kg, the racer struggled with traction and The White Knight walked it... The WTCC racer reclaimed some glory later on though, on a tight and twisting circuit, but by then it was too late: truck had beaten car... Earlier in the year the custom-built truck set an FIA-verified acceleration record for a truck, recording a 13.7-second sprint to 500 metres and a 21.3sec dash to 1000m... 
Mantorp, Sweden - Motoring (UK) - December 15, 2016

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Dec 7, 2016

MILITARY TRUCKS * France: Volvo's Renault Defense

* Paris - France eyes industry boost from Volvo's Renault Trucks Defense sale


--- France is playing close attention to the sale of Renault Trucks Defense, a divestment seen as key for industrial consolidation, said Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian... “We’re very vigilant on this file,” he told Nov. 24 journalists at Innovation Forum, a technology showcase for small companies organized by the Direction Générale de l’Armement procurement office. “This is an important subject for France” ... Volvo, a Swedish truck maker, said Nov. 4 the workers' councils would be consulted on a planned disposal of the Volvo Group Governmental Sales business. That military vehicles unit, mainly composed of RTD, accounts for some 1.5 percent of Volvo’s total sales and employs 1,300 staff... 
(Photo Credit)  --  Paris, France - Defense News, by Pierre Tran - November 28, 2016

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Dec 3, 2016

VOLVO's new test * Sweden - Promoting I-Shift Dual Clutch

* Stockholm - Volvo Trucks latest live test

(Video from Volvo Trucks - Nov 29, 2016: Watch a Volvo FH truck towing a paraglider in a world’s first precision stunt) 

--- The new test combines a Volvo FH, a paraglider and a Croatian mountain road... Volvo Trucks has successfully completed its latest instalment in its live test series, releasing ‘The Flying Passenger’ stunt overnight... In the new video, a professional paraglider has teamed up with a Volvo FH model to promote the truck maker’s I-Shift Dual Clutch-equipped powertrain... Using a mountain road, which includes an overhanging bridge, the truck was tasked to climb while maintaining the required speed to keep the paraglider at a safe height... Filmed in the Dinaric Alps in Croatia on closed-off roads, Volvo Trucks president Claes Nilsson says the stunt demonstrates the ability of the I-Shift to provide power shift changes that ensure the engine maintains torque when changing gears in tough conditions... 
Stockholm, Sweden - Owner Driver - 30 Nov 2016

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Nov 19, 2016

VOLVO news * Sweden

* Stockholm - KMW-Nexter plans to buy Volvo's Governmental Sales unit 
--- Franco-German armored vehicles maker KMW-Nexter is planning to buy the Governmental Sales division of Swedish truckmaker Volvo, German daily Die Welt reported, not citing where it obtained the information... Volvo had put the unit, which employs 1,300 staff and accounts for about 1.5 percent of Volvo's revenues, for sale earlier this month following a strategic review of the business. It manufactures and sells custom-designed vehicles to governments, the defense industry, peacekeeping forces and aid organizations... Volvo had sales of 313 billion Swedish crowns ($33.9 billion) in 2015... A spokesman for Volvo said that there had been no contact with any buyers so far, adding that process had not yet been started...
(Photo) --  Stockholm, Sweden - Reuters, by Christoph Steitz/Anna Ringstrom/Alexandra Hudson - Nov 18, 2016


* Swedish dockers strike in Scandinavia's largest port
--- Swedish dockers launched a strike on Tuesday in Gothenburg, Scandinavia's largest port, demanding better wages and working conditions... According to the employers' organization, around half of container traffic in Sweden passes through the Gothenburg port, operated by APM Terminals (Maersk Group), which is Scandinavia's largest. Only one third of the container traffic will operate during the strike... The world's second largest truck-maker Volvo said it might disrupt its business. "We have made short-term plans and if the strike is limited to three days we can maintain production," Joakim Kenndal, press chief at Volvo Group, told Swedish public broadcaster SVT. "But after three days we don't know," he added... 
(Photo: Björn Larsson Rosvall/TT - The port in Gothenburg)  --  Gothenburg, Sweden - The Local SE - 15 Nov 2016

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Nov 4, 2016

VOLVO's * Worldwide news

* Madhya Pradesh / India - Volvo-Eicher trucks going up the growth curve steadily

--- Pro Series trucks have been playing a big role in fuelling sales for the company... It was in December 2013 when the Managing Director & CEO of Eicher, Siddhartha Lal, spoke of a new vision roadmap for VE Commercial Vehicles (VECV), the joint venture between Volvo and Eicher Motors... The event was the unveiling of the Pro Series trucks at the company’s plant in Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh, and Lal had reasons to be pleased... In an arena where sales of medium and heavy commercial vehicle sales have been slowing down, VECV has bucked the trend and grown 26 per cent with sales of nearly 14,000 cargo trucks in the first half of this fiscal. As a result, its market share is now up to 12.2 per cent from 9.5 per cent. It is here that the Pro Series trucks have been doing particularly well...
Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh, India - The Hindu Business Lines, by G BALACHANDAR - 3 Nov 2016 

* DC / USA - Feds call Volvo recall success
--- The United States Department of Transportation announced that the last of the nearly 16,000 U.S. heavy trucks voluntarily recalled earlier this year by Volvo Trucks North America for a serious steering defect have been identified and repaired, achieving an extraordinary 100 percent vehicle safety recall completion in a very short period of time. The recall was overseen by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in collaboration with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration... 
(Photo: Volvo Grill) -- Washington, DC, USA - Go By Truck News - November 2, 2016


* Stockholm / Sweden - Volvo says plans to sell Governmental Sales unit 

--- Swedish truck maker Volvo said on Friday it planned start a process to sell its Governmental Sales unit following a strategic review of the business... Governmental Sales, which has most of its about1,300 employees in France, manufactures and sells especially designed vehicles to governments, the defence industry, peacekeeping forces and aid organizations... Volvo said the initiation of a divestment process was subject to the finalising of mandatory consultations with staff representative bodies... 
Stockholm, Sweden - Reuters, by Johannes Hellstrom - 4 NOv 2016

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Oct 29, 2016

WOMENS' SPECIAL TRUCKS * Sweden: Government´s grant for

* Örebro -  Swedish researchers plan new trucks for women drivers

--- 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... The majority of truck drivers in Sweden are men, but the number of women are increasing. According to a report released by transport industry organization TYA in 2015, 12 percent of all new employees were women... The project received the grant by Sweden's government-funded innovation agency, Vinnova. It is going to study how Volvo Trucks can build trucks that break gender barriers, but also look at developing vehicles adapted to people with disabilities... The standard truck today, reads a press release issued by Örebro University on Tuesday, is developed for an able-bodied male in his forties. The researchers are going to study so-called personas used by Volvo to imagine the needs and characteristics of a driver when developing new trucks... 
(Photo by Thomas Johansson/TT - Trucks in Sweden)  --  Orebro, Sweden - The Local - 25 Oct 2016

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