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  Sharply lower global demand, especially in the mining sector, weighs on first quarter 2013 results at Volvo CE. But with improved profitability over the previous quarter and inventories now in balance, the company has increased production to meet the spring selling season. Volvo Construction Equipment was negatively impacted by weak demand across most of [...]

A major investment program at Volvo CE’s Shippensburg production hub sees the first US-built wheel loaders roll off a new assembly line, as well as the inauguration of a new Americas headquarters building. On March 21, 2013, Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) cut the ribbon on its $100 million expansion program at its Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, [...]

New Volvo pavers — tracked P7110 or wheeled P7170 — provide operators with maximum versatility to suit the needs of any job; delivering the power, precision and quality that highway paving contractors demand. Volvo pavers are known for their high-quality output, and the new P7000 series pavers — born from the Blaw-Knox legacy — are [...]

The new SD75 is not just a powerful, hard-working soil compactor with a Tier 4i certified engine and a host of innovative features, the SD75 is a high impact machine that boasts a low impact on the environment. When it comes to demanding compacting jobs, the new SD75 soil compactor from Volvo Construction Equipment is [...]

With independent travel drives, electronic traction control and powerful Volvo engines, the new P7820C ABG and P8820C ABG take steep hills and tight turns in stride. The new P8820C ABG tracked paver from Volvo Construction Equipment can pave widths up to 42.7 ft. (13 m), while the P7820C ABG paves up to 36 ft. (11 [...]

Demolition is one of the most demanding lines of work in the industry. Volvo Construction Equipment is helping customers gain more reach, power and control with its newest high-reach demolition-model excavator — the EC700CHR. Volvo Construction Equipment now offers three high-reach (HR) excavators with available boom heights ranging from 69-105 ft. (21-32 m). The newest [...]

Three Volvo Ocean Race stopovers are announced for the Americas: one in the US and two in Brazil. The stopovers are an excellent opportunity to strengthen the Volvo brand with existing partners and develop new relationships. The Volvo Ocean Race is widely regarded as the world's leading offshore professional sailing event and one of the [...]

Volvo Construction Equipment’s supplier relationship with Steelwrist for the supply of Tiltrotators is being extended to excavator quick couplers. Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) is announcing the extension of its business relation with Steelwrist for the supply of factory-fitted Tiltrotators for Excavators to include the supply of innovative excavator quick couplers. Steelwrist’s new quick coupler technology [...]

Volvo Construction Equipment is celebrating after its A40F articulated hauler received another prestigious accolade for innovative product design – the coveted iF product design award. The A40F articulated hauler from Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) is taking the industry by storm. The machine has picked up yet another award – this time in the esteemed [...]

The Volvo Group will contribute $100,000 in support of Hurricane Sandy disaster relief efforts by the American Red Cross, the City of New York, and the City of Allentown, PA. “With several major facilities and thousands of employees in regions affected by the storm, we’re keenly aware of the lingering effects of this disaster,” said [...]

Volvo Construction Equipment is celebrating after collecting the Quality Innovation of the Year Award, won for its business model which enables the company’s pioneering technology to be transferred to third party products. A business model from Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) designed to allow third party manufacturers to utilize the company’s state-of-the-art technology wowed judges [...]

Advanced electronics, drivetrain refinements make the case for a new machine               Volvo says its L110G and L120G models offered significant improvements over previous models, including a 25 percent increase in lifting force. As you’ve waited for the economy to turn, your wheel loaders have aged, and now those [...]