Corporate news 2008
| It was a delighted Professor Crawford “Buzz” Holling who accepted the Volvo Environment Prize on November 6 in Stockholm. He was given the award for his research into how ecosystems handle sudden changes. |
| On 4 November, history was made at Valderrama when Argentinean Maria Paz Toranzo Aldunate became the first woman to win the Volvo Masters Amateur title. |
| Early in the morning on the 1st of November, Ericsson 4 crossed the finishing line in Cape Town and claimed victory on the first leg of the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-2009. |
| Although the number of alcohol-related traffic offences in Poland has decreased over the past years, they have grown more serious and fatal. This is one of the conclusions at the Safe & Sober Talk held today in Poznan, Poland. |
| A double victory for Telefonica Blue in the in-port race series on Alicante Bay gives them the overall points lead. Sister ship Telefonica Black gave more cause for Spanish celebration by claiming second place overall. |
| The Volvo Ocean Race has launched a new version of the official race web site, aimed at taking visitors closer to the heart of the action. It will be available in four languages, reflecting the diversity of the new race course. |
| Today, Leif Johansson and Stefano Chmielewski joined forces in a debate around Urban Mobility during the 2008 European Transport Forum in Brussels. |
| Yesterday, it was confirmed that the Dutch yacht Team Delta Lloyd will be the eighth entry in the Volvo Ocean Race. The team will be sailing the winning boat from the 2005-06 event. |
| From 2009 onwards, Volvo will be the title sponsor and co-promoter of the prestigious Volvo World Match Play Championship, which moves to Finca Cortesín in the region of Andalucía in Spain for an initial three-year-period. |
| This week Volvo is celebrating 10 years, a decade, of progress in India. Starting with just one product line in trucks with one factory, Volvo in India today is an organization with 2,000 employees, 3 factories, 170 support points and a market leadership across all its chosen segments in the truck, bus & construction equipment, Industrial Power system & Marine segments. In 2008, Volvo will deliver over 5,000 high-performing vehicles, equipment & power system packages to the market.
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