GOTEBORG, Sweden, Jan. 13, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Volvo Trucks has signed an agreement with the Carlsberg owned brewery Feldschlosschen Getranke in Switzerland. Volvo (Nasdaq:VOLVY) will supply 200 complete trucks with superstructure to Feldschlosschen. The deal also covers repairs and maintenance.
With the agreement, Volvo takes system responsibility for the brewery's entire vehicle fleet.
The contract encompasses 160 heavy Volvo trucks and about 40 light goods vehicles (Renault Master), which will replace Feldschlosschen's current fleet. The trucks will be delivered complete, with fully built bodies and hydraulic lifts.
This is the largest single contract ever received by the Volvo Trucks Swiss subsidiary.
Deliveries to Feldschlosschen Getranke will get under way during the first quarter of this year.
January 13, 2003
For further information, please contact:
Claes Claeson Volvo Truck Corporation tel +46 31-66 39 08 or +46 708-363908 E-mail: claes.claeson@volvo.com
The Volvo Group is one of the world's leading manufacturers of trucks, buses and construction equipment, drive systems for marine and industrial applications, aerospace components and services. The Group also provides complete solutions for financing and service. The Volvo Group, which employs about 71,000 people, has production facilities in 25 countries and sells their products in more than 185 markets. Annual sales of the Volvo Group amount to 18 billion euro. The Volvo Group is a publicly-held company headquarterd in Goteborg, Sweden. Volvo shares are listed on the stock exchanges in Stockholm, London, Brussels and Frankfurt and on NASDAQ in the U.S.
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