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Scania sells 65 city buses to Tallinn

12/28/2006 4:00 AM EST  -   Scania
Amidst keen competition, Scania has landed its largest single order for city buses in Estonia. The municipal bus operator Tallinn Bus Company is buying 65 low-floor Scania OmniLink type buses.
“This is an order than further reinforces our already strong presence in the Estonian city bus market,” says Ken Tärnström, Sales Director of Scania Omni.
The Tallinn Bus Company, which dominates city bus services in...
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Scania makes large sale in Brazilian mining industry

12/27/2006 5:30 AM EST  -   Scania
Vale do Rio Doce, one of the world’s largest mining companies, is choosing Scania as a supplier of construction trucks and workshop services. The number of trucks will total at least 300, of which 120 were recently delivered. The trucks will be used for transporting iron ore at a big mining project in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais.
“Our trucks have a broader range of applications. They are regarded as...

FINANCIAL CALENDER 2006 - 2007

12/22/2006 9:25 AM EST  -   Kongsberg Automotive Holding ASA
Please find attached the Financial Calender 2006 - 2007 of Kongsberg Automotive Holding ASA
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Big order to Volvo Buses in Canada

12/20/2006 3:00 AM EST  -   Volvo
Volvo Buses’ subsidiary in Canada, Nova Bus, has been selected as supplier of 322 articulated buses by the Province of Quebec`s transit authorities with deliveries in 2009-2012.
Nova Bus is a leading city bus manufacturer in North America. The model manufactured is designated Nova LFS and is available in different versions for city, suburban and shuttle traffic. Normally diesel engines are used, but there is...

Autoliv Declares Dividend and Calls Stockholders Meeting

12/19/2006 9:01 AM EST  -   Autoliv
(Stockholm, Dec. 19, 2006) – The Board of Directors of Autoliv Inc. (NYSE: ALV and SSE: ALIV), the worldwide leader in automotive safety, today declared a quarterly dividend of 37 cents per share of common stock.

The dividend is payable on Thursday March 1, 2007 to all Autoliv shareholders of record at the close of business on Thursday February 1, 2007. The ex-date (when the shares trade without the right to the...

Umeå’s 2006 eco-award goes to Volvo’s cab factory

12/19/2006 6:00 AM EST  -   Volvo
The Volvo Trucks cab factory in Umeå has received the local authority’s eco-award for 2006. In its statement, the local authority cites the company’s long-term environmental investments which have resulted in a reduction in the emission of carbon dioxide and solvents.
Environmental Affairs manager Kjell Arne Häggström and Public Relations manager Thor Persson of Volvo Trucks received the award at a ceremony in...

Net revenues increased by 3.4 per cent in November

12/19/2006 4:01 AM EST  -   Mekonomen
The Mekonomen Group reported net revenues of SEK 223.7 M for November, an increase of 3.4 per cent compared with the corresponding period in 2005 (216.3).

Accumulated net revenues amounted to SEK 2,262.0 M, an increase of 5.6 per cent compared with the year-earlier period (2,141.1).

The number of workdays in November 2006 in Sweden, Norway and Denmark was 22 (22).

The accumulated number of workdays in 2006...

Major order for Volvo Trucks in the Netherlands

12/19/2006 3:00 AM EST  -   Volvo
Volvo Trucks in the Netherlands has received an order for 200 trucks from Den Hartogh Liquid Logistics, a specialist in the transport of bulk liquids for the chemical industry in Europe.
Den Hartogh Liquid Logistics specialises in transporting and storing liquid chemicals, aiming to provide cost-efficient transport by ensuring optimal use of carrying capacity. The company uses trucks equipped with large...

Truck deliveries January-November 2006

12/19/2006 2:30 AM EST  -   Volvo
Total deliveries of trucks from the Volvo Group’s three truck companies increased 3% through November this year, compared with the year-earlier period. Deliveries from Mack rose 2%, while deliveries from Renault Trucks were up 7%. Deliveries from Volvo Trucks were up 1% compared with the year-earlier period.
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Volvo Truck Centers in Poland to start distribution of Nissan trucks

12/18/2006 9:00 AM EST  -   Volvo
The Central-East European Region of Volvo Truck Corporation and Nissan Sales Central & Eastern Europe have agreed on conditions to enable the distribution of three of Nissan’s light commercial vehicles in Poland. The distribution is to be conducted through the Volvo Truck Center network, which is the wholly owned dealer network of Volvo Truck Corporation. The cooperation will include sales and after sales activities.