February 14, 2012
The following articles have been tagged with "Torslanda":
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.
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Business & Money: 12 Oct 10
Volvo Cars is looking to relocate about 50 employees from Sweden to China as more details emerge about Geely’s plans for the Swedish carmaker's operations in China.
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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.
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Business & Money: 13 Aug 10
Swedish carmakers Saab and Volvo have both increased production to satisfy rising demand for their cars. Several hundred workers who had previously been laid off have been rehired.
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National: 14 Nov 09
Fire-fighters were called out in the early hours of Saturday morning to Torslanda school in Gothenburg. The building has been completely destroyed in what police believe to be an arson attack.
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Business & Money: 15 Sep 09
A nearly four percent increase in worldwide sales for Volvo Cars in August signals a turning point, according to company head Stephen Odell, despite a continued sales drop in Europe.
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Business & Money: 25 May 09
The Flemish government has responded positively to an appeal from Volvo Cars CEO Stephen Odell to support its Belgian operations including guaranteeing European Investment Bank loans.
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Business & Money: 14 May 09
Following a breakdown in talks between Volvo Cars and the Swedish government over loan guarantees, the automaker now plans to ask authorities in Belgium for help securing a loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB).
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National: 29 Apr 09
Volvo Group CEO Leif Johansson was booed and heckled by disgruntled employees during a visit to a Volvo truck plant in Tuve near Gothenburg.
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Business & Money: 16 Jan 09
A drop in demand has moved Volvo Cars to reduce production at its main plant in Sweden in January and February, the company said on Friday.
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Business & Money: 12 Sep 08
Volvo Cars announced on Friday it would be laying off an additional 900 employees.
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Business & Money: 25 Jun 08
Volvo Cars has given notice to 1,200 employees who will soon lose their jobs, primarily in Gothenburg and Olofström in southern Sweden.
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Business & Money: 20 Feb 08
The first Volvo rolled out in 1927 and today number 15 million came off the line.
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Business & Money: 18 May 07
Up to 20 cars are reported to have been stolen from outside Volvo's Torslanda plant on Thursday night.
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Business & Money: 16 May 06
Saab Automobiles' head of production Lars Danielson is defecting to Swedish rival Volvo Cars. He will become the head of the Torslanda works.
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Business & Money: 4 May 05
Volvo could be forced to recall 300,000 of their cars in the USA to repair a faulty carburettor. The revelations published by the LA Times could cost the car giant over a billion kronor.
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National: 2 Apr 04
Winter's gone, and it's absolutely, definitely, 100% certainly, no-doubt-about-it going to be a hot, sunny summer. Maybe.
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As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »
Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »
"The ice dripped in the winter sun. It was the first day when the light had been intense enough to cause dripping in the sunlight. To hear it was an extraordinary wakeup call. The cycle was happening again as it always does, always will (or so we think). I imagined that on my summer island, the bees..." READ »
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