Tag: Melker Jernberg

Dealers

Volvo CE sees global 3Q dip in machine sales while posting 7% increase in N. America

Volvo Construction Equipment, saying “the long period of strong demand growth in the market for construction equipment came to an end in the third quarter of 2019,” announced that its global sales dropped by 4 percent in the quarter. The picture was much brighter in North America, however, which saw an increase of 7 percent […]

October 21, 2019

Battery electric

Volvo CE unveils fully-electric ECR25 excavator, L25 wheel loader at Bauma

Asked why U.S. contractors should buy a battery-powered machine, Volvo's president responds, "Why should they not?"

April 15, 2019

Technology

Volvo CE uses 5G wireless to test remote-controlled, autonomous machines

Volvo Construction Equipment says it has partnered with phone company Telia and communications network giant Ericsson to launch Sweden’s first industrial 5G network at Volvo CE’s facility in Eskilstuna, Sweden. The launch means that Volvo CE will be “one of the first to use 5G technology to test remote-controlled machines and autonomous solutions,” says the […]

March 13, 2019

Home

Volvo Construction Equipment sales up 27% in 2018, 21% in 4Q

Volvo Construction Equipment saw a sales increase of 27 percent in 2018, compared to the previous year. Q4 results were also up 21 percent compared to same period in 2017.

February 5, 2019

Dealers

Jernberg to replace Weissburg as Volvo CE president

Volvo Construction Equipment has named Melker Jernberg as president, replacing Martin Weissburg at the end of 2017. Weissburg, who took the reins at Volvo CE in 2014, is returning to the U.S. and will serve as senior advisor to Volvo President and CEO Martin Lundstedt. He will be based in Greensboro, North Carolina, and takes […]

July 5, 2017