GeelyVolvo sales up 6% in Nov. on China, Europe boostDec. 6, 2013 09:15 CET  Volvo said global sales of its vehicles rose 6 percent in November, its fifth straight month of growth, as increased demand in China and Europe helped offset a decline in the United States.... Read More »
Volvo hires WPP's Grey London for global creative ad account 1:10 pm U.S. ET | Dec. 2, 2013  Volvo Car has chosen Grey, London, as its new global creative agency effective January 1, a top company executive said. The account shift will include Volvo's $50 million creative business held by Havas-owned Arnold in the United States.... Read More »
Volvo hires WPP's Grey London for global creative ad accountDec. 2, 2013 19:10 CET  Volvo Car has chosen Grey, London, as its new global creative agency effective January 1, a top company executive said. The account shift will include Volvo's $50 million creative business held by Havas-owned Arnold in the United States.... Read More »
ANE monthly e-magazine goes live MondayNov. 29, 2013 06:01 CET  The latest issue of the Automotive News Europe monthly e-magazine goes live on Monday, Dec. 2. This edition looks at Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne's new plan to relaunch struggling Alfa Romeo.... Read More »
Volvo gets $800 million China loan; money to help develop cars for marketNov. 25, 2013 14:47 CET  Volvo says it has signed an $800 million loan agreement with the China Development Bank that will help it finance the development of new cars in the market.... Read More »
Volvo secures $800 million loan from China Development Bank 9:49 am U.S. ET | Nov. 25, 2013  Volvo Cars, struggling to restore profits since Zhejiang Geely Holding Group acquired the company from Ford in 2010 for $1.8 billion, signed a second loan agreement with China Development Bank.... Read More »
Volvo CEO Samuelsson will speak at congress 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 18, 2013  Volvo Car CEO Hakan Samuelsson, who is on a mission to pump up the Swedish brand's sales in the United States and around the world, will speak at the Automotive News World Congress in January.... Read More »
Volvo CEO on U.S. 'comeback' 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 11, 2013  Hakan Samuelsson says Volvo's U.S. revival will take root next year with new cars, fresh ads, and more leasing under a new U.S. boss. The CEO says the automaker is also working to regain the trust of dealers, whose patience has been tested in recent years.... Read More »
HAKAN SAMUELSSON, CEO, VOLVO Volvo plans new cars, better styling, 'clever solutions' 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 11, 2013  Hakan Samuelsson had been a Volvo board member and a trucking executive when he became Volvo's CEO in October 2012, taking over a company with slumping U.S. sales and a dearth of fresh product. Now, he says, Volvo executives have developed plans to hit 800,000 global sales by 2020, up from about 450,000 annually today.... Read More »
Leases, marketing vital to Volvo survival plan 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 11, 2013  Until new vehicles start arriving late next year, Volvo's plan for survival in the United States involves an aggressive return to leasing.... Read More »
Volvo's CEO doesn't want 'concrete temples' 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 11, 2013  Volvo's CEO, a relative newcomer to the car business, thinks the pendulum has swung too far toward glitzy U.S. car dealerships that soon will be outdated relics in the digital age.... Read More »
Volvo CEO says Europe production footprint safeNov. 8, 2013 06:01 CET  Volvo CEO Hakan Samuelsson says the company's car production footprint in Europe is safe despite the region's chronic overcapacity. He also believes the region's sales slump could be coming to an end.... Read More »
DOUGLAS A. BOLDUC Au revoir, Heuliez 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 6, 2013  Heuliez, which used to make cars for Peugeot, Renault and Opel, closed its plant on Nov. 1. The shutdown came a week after PSA stopped the line at its factory in the Paris suburb of Aulnay.... Read More »
Volvo details strategy for U.S. revivalNov. 6, 2013 21:00 CET  Volvo is rolling out a broad strategy aimed at reviving the brand in the United States after a decade of shrinking demand while nearly doubling sales globally.... Read More »
Volvo outlines strategy for U.S. revival 3:00 pm U.S. ET | Nov. 6, 2013  Volvo Cars is rolling out a broad strategy aimed at reviving the brand in the United States after a decade of shrinking demand while nearly doubling sales globally. The plan, shared with U.S. dealers on Tuesday, includes new powertrains, new vehicles, more leasing and fresh marketing under a new, global ad agency.... Read More »
Volvo car sales rise 4% in October on China demandNov. 5, 2013 12:05 CET  Volvo Cars said global vehicle sales rose 4 percent in October as growth in China helped it to its fourth consecutive month of rising deliveries.... Read More »
Volvo stand-alone avoids red ink, builds for future 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 28, 2013  Kevin Flanagan's Volvo new-car sales are half of what they were in 2001, and the brand itself is teetering in the United States.... Read More »
DOUGLAS A. BOLDUC Three bad days for European car plants -- and more to come 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 25, 2013  What do June 25, July 26 and Oct. 25 have in common? They are all days in which a European plant stopped vehicle production this year. The plants were victims of the region's chronic overcapacity.... Read More »
Raves prompt Volvo to reconsider coupe 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 7, 2013  A senior executive says Volvo will reconsider a production run of the Concept Coupe revealed at the Frankfurt auto show.... Read More »
New Volvo U.S. boss gets dealers' praise 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 7, 2013  Volvo has new and freshened products, a soon-to-be-named new global advertising agency and now a new leader for the United States.... Read More »
JAMIE LaREAU Chinese-owned Volvo searches for its self-image in Scandinavia 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 6, 2013  At Volvo, defining and communicating what it means to be Scandinavian is serious business.... Read More »
Mixed news for Volvo: Low sales, high mileage 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 5, 2013  Don't ask about Volvo's sales in September, but last month was a memorable one for the brand in another way. Irv Gordon, a 74-year-old Long Island native and retired science teacher, reached a milestone no single owner in a noncommercial vehicle has ever accomplished: driving 3 million miles in his cherry red 1966 Volvo P1800.... Read More »
Volvo names new U.S. chief in shakeup to boost sales, marketingOct. 4, 2013 06:01 CET  Volvo tapped the head of its finance arm as acting boss for the United States as part of a management shakeup to boost the automaker's lackluster sales and marketing in the U.S.... Read More »
Volvo names new U.S. chief in shakeup to boost sales, marketing 2:15 pm U.S. ET | Oct. 3, 2013  Volvo tapped the head of its finance arm as acting boss for the United States as part of a management shakeup to boost the automaker's lackluster sales and marketing in the U.S.... Read More »
Volvo sales rise 14% on China demandOct. 3, 2013 16:18 CET  Volvo said global deliveries rose 14 percent in September, helped by robust growth in China and Europe.... Read More »
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