BILDERBERG MEETING STOCKHOLM

BILDERBERG MEETING STOCKHOLM

Martin Lundstedt, CEO of Volvo, outside the Grand Hotel during the Bilderberg meeting in Stockholm, Sweden, Thursday June 12, 2025. The Bilderberg Group has booked the Grand Hotel in central Stockholm from June 10 to June 14.Photo: Christine Olsson / TT / Code 10430

Volvo car sales see 27 pct rise in April

STORY: Volvo car sales see 27 pct rise in April SHOOTING TIME: May 6, 2024 DATELINE: May 7, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: Stockholm CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a Volvo showroom in Stockholm, Sweden 2. various of a Volvo production line (source: Volvo Group) 3. various of running footage of a Volvo car (source: Volvo Group) 4. various of traffic in Stockholm, Sweden STORYLINE: Sales of Volvo Cars soared by 27 percent in April 2024 compared to the same month last year, the carmaker said on Monday. The company sold 65,838 vehicles in April, an increase Volvo said was mainly driven by sales in Europe, which were up by 65 percent year-on-year. Meanwhile, global sales of electrified models were up 56 percent, and fully electric models were up by 94 percent compared with April 2023, the company said. From January through April, 214,914 vehicles were sold, corresponding to a 16 percent increase compared with the same period last year. "This performance demonstrates we are making goo

US: Strong Winter Storm Brings Blizzard Conditions To Sierra Nevada 3

A strong winter storm hit the Sierra Nevada on Friday, March 1, bringing heavy snow and high winds. Blizzard Warnings were issued for the area, including Lake Tahoe and eastern Nevada. The Sierra Avalanche Center warned that the danger of avalanches was high. Yosemite National Park and many ski resorts in the region announced they were closing at least for the day.

U.S. mired in wave of strikes fueled by social inequality, inflation

STORY: U.S. mired in wave of strikes fueled by social inequality, inflation DATELINE: Oct. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: SACRAMENTO, U.S. CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of strikes in the U.S. STORYLINE: Union workers at Volvo Group-owned Mack Trucks went on strike Monday after a majority of the company's union members in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Florida rejected a tentative agreement Sunday. Recent data showed this year saw a record of labor activities in the United States, as the number of workers involved in strikes has reached at least 453,000, the highest since 2019. Workers have walked out from various industries such as automobile, healthcare, entertainment, hotel and airlines. This year's strikes also lasted longer than those in recent history, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and Cornell University's Labor Action Tracker. More than 75,000 healthcare workers remain on the picket lines across the United States last Friday, marking the industry's biggest strike

Volvo has no plan to change Nissan Diesel's name after acquisition

Volvo has no plan to change Nissan Diesel's name after acquisition

TOKYO, Japan - Leif Johansson, chief executive officer of AB Volvo, tells a press conference in Tokyo that the gorup has no plan to change the corporate name of Nissan Diesel Motor Co. even after the Japanese truck maker becomes its subsidiary. ''I don't see any reason why we should change that,'' said, noting that the Swedish company has a positive experience of benefiting from keeping the brand names of its group companies Mack and Renault in the U.S. and European markets.

Mitsubishi Motors inks capital tie-up accord with Volvo

Mitsubishi Motors inks capital tie-up accord with Volvo

TOKYO, Japan - Leif Johansson, CEO and president of Swedish truck maker AB Volvo (L), and Katsuhiko Kawasoe (R), president of Japan's Mitsubishi Motors Corp., shake hands in Tokyo on Oct. 8 after announcing an agreement to form the world's biggest truck and bus group.

SWITZERLAND-DAVOS-WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM

SWITZERLAND-DAVOS-WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM

(220526) -- DAVOS, May 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- President and CEO of Volvo Group Martin Lundstedt attends a session during the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2022 Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, May 25, 2022. The WEF Annual Meeting 2022 is held here from May 22 to 26. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

Volvo has no plan to change Nissan Diesel's name after acquisiti

Volvo has no plan to change Nissan Diesel's name after acquisiti

TOKYO, Japan - Leif Johansson, chief executive officer of AB Volvo, tells a press conference in Tokyo that the gorup has no plan to change the corporate name of Nissan Diesel Motor Co. even after the Japanese truck maker becomes its subsidiary. ''I don't see any reason why we should change that,'' said, noting that the Swedish company has a positive experience of benefiting from keeping the brand names of its group companies Mack and Renault in the U.S. and European markets. (Kyodo)