Ford of Europe signs agreement with Volvo IT

Ford of Europe signs agreement with Volvo IT

Volvo IT has been commissioned to develop and maintain FordEcat, a system Ford's
dealers in Europe are using to streamline the sale of parts and service. A new
version of the system will have been installed at 5,500 dealers in 40 countries
by the end of June.


FordEcat is an electronic catalogue that gives dealers swift access to the
latest information from Ford relating to the components and work procedures that
can be included in a proposal for a workshop customer. The new version of
FordEcat takes less time for the dealer to install and, in addition, the system
works more rapidly. 

Using FordEcat, dealers obtain access to information about some 25 million
vehicles and their models, colour, engine type, extra equipment and parts. The
system also contains tools for calculating the cost of labour. 
At the present time, approximately 75 per cent of Ford's dealers in Europe are
using FordEcat.

9 June, 2008

For further information please contact
Christer Brasta, Director Corporate Communications, Volvo IT
Phone:+46 (0) 31 322 07 21, +46 (0) 739 02 07 21, christer.brasta@volvo.com 


Volvo Information Technology AB is part of the Volvo Group and is a wholly owned
subsidiary of AB Volvo. Volvo IT supplies industrial IT solutions, telematics
services and consulting services. Its customers include the Volvo Group,
Ford-owned Volvo Car Corporation and companies in other industrial sectors. In
2007, Volvo IT's global operations generated a turnover of SEK 7.5 billion and
the company had around 5,000 employees and 1,900 contracted consultants in
Europe, North America, South America, Australia, Africa and Asia.