Volvo Penta

Volvo Penta’s social media contest looks to generate user content to celebrate five years of its Forward Drive.

Volvo Penta and its parent company faced the “severe impact” of Covid-19.

Heléne Mellquist had been leading the European division at Volvo Trucks.

Volvo Penta has redirected manufacturing to develop personal protective equipment for health care operations.

Eric and Brian Davis said they wanted to “change the outboard market” with their high-horsepower engines.

An outboard engineering office has also been established.

The new Waketoon combines a pontoon and wakesurfing hull design. “It lets the older generation have their pontoon, but the kids can have fun,” said Jim Wolf, president of Avalon Manufacturing.

The Waketoon Surf Series pontoon produces a rideable wake without ballast tanks.

The company hopes to strengthen its presence in Canada and the Americas.

Remote docking system is compatible with EVC-E and EVC-2.

Senior vice president and CFO Martin Bjuve will take the helm in January.

The Italian boatbuilder will bring the 94-foot vessel to the Cannes Yachting Festival.

REECH Foundation’s 2019 STEAM Day Youth Football Camp drew 400 kids ages 6-17.

Collaboration is being partly funded by the Swedish Energy Agency.

The company is taking a stepwise approach to the concept of assisted maneuvering.

Its electromobility technology will be used on a Fountaine-Pajot 40 sailing cat.

Volvo Penta veteran Hannes Norrgren to take over top position

Jens Bering looks back at how Volvo Penta’s IPS system and joystick developed.

The accolades include an NMMA Innovation Award for Volvo’s new Outboard Propulsion Experience, a CSI award and three Neptune Awards for marketing campaigns.

The three companies developed an electronic vessel control for outboards.

Nearly 100 percent of its employees say they are proud to work for the company.