Volvo
Changes to the Volvo Group Executive Board
30 Jun 2025
Lars Stenqvist, member of the Volvo Group Executive Board and Group Chief Technology Officer has decided to step down from his current role after nine years of service and continue in the Group as a senior leader
Volvo Construction Equipment announces strategic investment in global crawler excavator production
10 Jun 2025
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) announces a strategic global investment in crawler excavator production at three key Volvo CE locations to meet growing customer demands, mitigate supply chain
Volvo achieves milestone with over 1 million tonnes hauled autonomously at Brønnøy Kalk
28 May 2025
Volvo Autonomous Solutions (V
Andrea Fuder, Chief Purchasing Officer at Volvo Group has tragically passed away
19 May 2025
Andrea Fuder, Chief Purchasing Officer and a member of the Volvo Group Executive Board since 2017, has tragically passed away following a short illness
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19 May 2025
The Foundation Assar Gabrielsson Prize recipients 2025 awarded
15 May 2025
The Assar Gabrielsson Foundation has awarded Marcus Borenäs as the winner in the basic science research category and Elizabeth Schepke as the winner in the clinical research category
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From chains and sprockets to direct drives—If someone asked you what aircraft have in common with bicycles and motorcycles, how would you respond?
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By Omar Almeida | 08 Mar 2025
Bell Laboratories, or Bell labs, which has now become Nokia Bell Labs, is one of the most renowned research and development organizations in the history of science and technology.
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By Kiron Kasbekar | 08 Mar 2024
Quaker Oats is a company whose products I remember from my childhood days. Years before a foreign exchange crisis caused the Indian government to impose curbs on consumer product imports, we used to see a host of foreign brands in the Indian market. Including Quaker Oats, which I remember eating when I was a child, and which has been available for the past two decades or more.
