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Ex-CEO slams Volvo Cars over sacking

Business & Money: 10 Jan 13
Stefan Jacoby, the ex-CEO of Volvo Cars, has admitted to feeling cheated by his old company after they fired him last year halfway through his recovery from a stroke. READ »

Former Volvo CEO to receive generous pay-off

Business & Money: 5 Nov 12
Former Volvo Cars CEO Stefan Jacoby, who left his post after two years due to ill health, will not be leaving empty handed. According to company policy he is entitled to some 8 million kronor ($1.2 million) in severance pay. READ »

Former MAN chairman named new Volvo CEO

Business & Money: 19 Oct 12
Volvo Cars board member Håkan Samuelsson, who previously served as chairman of German truckmaker MAN, has been named the new Volvo CEO, taking over from current head Stefan Jacoby who suffered a stroke in September. READ »

Stroke sidelines Volvo Cars CEO Jacoby

Business & Money: 24 Sep 12
Stefan Jacoby, the CEO of Volvo Cars, has suffered a stroke that has forced him to take a leave of absence from running the Swedish automaker. READ »

Volvo profits plummet as global sales slump

Business & Money: 5 Sep 12
Swedish carmaker Volvo reported an 84 percent drop in operating profit through the first half of the year compared to 2011 amid slumping sales and tough competition. READ »

China and Sweden sign deals during Wen visit

Business & Money: 25 Apr 12
A plethora of deals were signed by Chinese prime minister Wen Jiabao and Swedish companies during his visit to Sweden, including agreements between carmaker Volvo and telecom giant Ericsson. READ »

Five deals on the table during Chinese visit

Business & Money: 24 Apr 12
When Chinese prime minister Wen Jiabao visited Sweden on Tuesday, it was to sign a series of trade deals, including a major investment with car manufacturer Volvo, according to media reports. READ »

Volvo unveils first car with 'pedestrian' airbags

Science & Technology: 6 Mar 12
A new Volvo V40 hatchback, equipped with the latest in safety features including the first ever “external“ airbag system, was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show on Tuesday. READ »

Volvo to add 10,000 staff: CEO

Business & Money: 28 Nov 11
Swedish automaker Volvo, owned by China's Zhejiang Geely, plans to hire a further 10,000 new staff in the coming years, its chief executive said in an interview to be published Monday. READ »

Volvo Cars to close Uddevalla plant

Business & Money: 3 Oct 11
Volvo Car Corporation is terminating production at their plant in Uddevalla, in western Sweden, when they take over sole ownership of the company in 2013, the company announced on Monday. READ »

Volvo and Siemens rev up electric car venture

Business & Money: 31 Aug 11
Swedish automaker Volvo Cars has teamed up with German industrial group Siemens to develop technology for electric vehicles, the companies announced said Wednesday. READ »

Volvo unveils China investment plans

Business & Money: 25 Feb 11
Swedish carmaker Volvo hopes investing billions of dollars to create a manufacturing base in China will help the company become a global luxury brand, a report said Friday. READ »

Volvo opens new China headquarters in Shanghai

Business & Money: 25 Jan 11
Swedish automaker Volvo opened its new China headquarters in Shanghai on Tuesday in its latest bid to expand its market share in the country. READ »

China to be Volvo's 'second home market'

Business & Money: 12 Jan 11
China may be the largest market for Volvo Cars by the end of 2011, as the company looks to increase sales in China six-fold by 2015, according to the head of Volvo’s China operations. READ »

Sweden's Volvo Cars increases sales in 2010

Business & Money: 7 Jan 11
After two straight years of slumping sales, Sweden's Volvo Cars bounced back in 2010 despite continued weakness in the US. READ »

Volvo mulls Chinese plant within two years

Business & Money: 27 Dec 10
Volvo Cars CEO Stefan Jacoby has confirmed that the firm wants to open a new assembly plant in China in two years. READ »

Volvo Cars expects to end year positively

Business & Money: 29 Oct 10
Volvo Cars continues to guide for a full-year positive result after announcing it has achieved an operating profit in the third quarter. READ »

Saab in talks with Volvo on production: report

Business & Money: 7 Oct 10
Saab Automobile and Volvo Cars are in talks for production collaboration, Reuters reported on Thursday, citing a spokesman from Saab owner Spyker Cars. READ »

Volvo scraps COO post in management reshuffle

Business & Money: 5 Oct 10
Volvo Cars has removed its chief operating officer post in a realignment of management roles at the company. An executive from China's Geely is also set to take over a new role. READ »

Geely to build large Volvo factory in China

Business & Money: 20 Aug 10
The official website of the district of Jiading in Shanghai has announced that Volvo has decided to set up its Chinese headquarters and factory there. READ »

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