• Volvo Cars names new financial chief

    • 1 September 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Volvo Cars has appointed Steve Catlin as new managing director of Volvo Car Financial Services UK (VCFSUK) He takes up the reins of the business which provides wholesale funding to Volvo Cars’ UK retail network and competitive finance products for customers purchasing new and used cars VCFSUK was established [...]
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  • Volvo announces key appointments

    • 3 August 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Volvo UK has announced two senior management team appointments, with Nicole Melillo Shaw named commercial operations director and Ben Roth new consumer director Melillo was previously consumer director, while Ben was UK online business director Succeeding Matt Galvin, Melillo will lead a change programme to [...]
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  • Volvo doubles TTP numbers

    • 23 June 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Categories: Featured, News
    Volvo Car UK has doubled the number of contractors within its Temporary Technician Programme (TTP) with Autotech Recruit due to the ongoing success of the initiative – which has helped the vehicle manufacturer cover over 30,000 hours across its UK sites since its launch in 2018 TTP was created to enable Volvo to [...]
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  • Volvo commits to fossil-free steel

    • 1 June 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Categories: Featured, News
    Volvo Cars has become the first car maker to sign up to the SteelZero initiative, which aims to increase demand for fossil-free steel and accelerate a transition to carbon neutrality in the global steel industry By signing up to SteelZero, Volvo Cars commits itself to stringent CO2-based steel sourcing requirements [...]
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  • Volvo adds additional training date

    • 25 March 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Volvo has made available a further date for its product technology update course The course covers repair methods, safety systems, windscreen and ADAS, bumper repairs, SRS and WHIPS systems, and hybrid and electric vehicle technology It is aimed at vehicle damage assessors, engineers and technicians from [...]
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  • Volvo extends Motor Ombudsman accreditation

    • 22 March 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The Motor Ombudsman has announced that the Care by Volvo subscription service has been accepted for accreditation to its Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI)-approved Motor Industry Codes of Practice for Vehicle Sales and Service and Repair The latest approval builds on Volvo Cars UK’s long-standing [...]
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  • Volvo secures prestigious award

    • 21 February 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Volvo Car Insurance and the Volvo Approved Bodyshop Network has been awarded the 2021 Feefo Trusted Service Award for consistent high quality body repairs and customer excellence, along with exceptional experiences This is the fifth year running Volvo has secured this prestigious award Steve Plunkett, Volvo body [...]
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  • Volvo announces new training date

    • 16 February 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Volvo Car UK has announced a new training date, with a Body Technology Day available to the wider sector Steve Plunkett, Volvo/Polestar Body & Paint Manager, said: “On the back of the overwhelming success of the courses that we were running before lockdown, we are now back up and running with the Body [...]
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  • Volvo launches online sales platform

    • 8 February 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Volvo has launched of the UK’s first online platform for the sale of approved used cars, direct from the manufacturer Volvo Cars Selekt Direct allows consumers to search for, select and pay for the premium Volvo Selekt approved used car they want in a full, end-to-end service Designed for ease, speed and pricing [...]
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  • Charity campaigner Steve Plunkett to be honoured

    • 8 February 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Volvo body and paint manager Steve Plunkett is set to be honoured by blood cancer charity Anthony Nolan, at a digital awards celebration this month He has been shortlisted for the Donor Champion of the Year Award at the Anthony Nolan Supporter Awards 2021 for raising over £20,000 for the charity The prestigious [...]
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