Volvo Penta
Volvo Penta, of Sweden, is a global supplier of marine recreational and commercial engines and power systems.
Volvo Penta Showcases Hybrid-Electric Boat
The 48-foot aluminum expedition vessel has twin 320-hp D4 diesels mated to a parallel hybrid-electric propulsion system.
Leadership Change at Volvo Penta of the Americas
Martin Bjuve has stepped down as president, and Tony Kelleher is taking the role in an acting capacity while a replacement is found.
Volvo Penta to Power Offshore Wind Farm Transfer Vessels
The Swedish company will provide quad IPS systems for crew-and-equipment transfer vessels being built by American Offshore Services.
Volvo Penta Expands EVC
Its next-generation Electronic Vessel Control system has new functionality and is available across its entire gasoline engine lineup and additional diesels.
An IMO III Solution from Volvo Penta
The business leveraged its parent company and commercial marine segment for a SCR system that can be applied to recreational craft.
Volvo Group Reports Positive Q2
Net sales increased by 58 percent for Volvo Penta, driven by strong orders and deliveries.
Volvo Group Reports EOY Financials
Earnings for the year were down 21 percent, but the company saw upticks in most of its business interests toward the end of the year.
Volvo Penta Announces Assisted Docking
The system uses software developed with the company’s GPS-based Dynamic Positioning System to work with an IPS joystick.
Volvo Penta on the Move
After the shuttering of Seven Marine and announcing a commercial, electric IPS system, is the Swedish engine manufacturer providing a preview of what’s to come to the recreational marine space?
Volvo Penta’s Christine McKone Named Top 40 Under 40
The Virginian-Pilot released the list last week.
Volvo Group Reports Q3
The boating season in the Northern Hemisphere had a positive impact on service business for Volvo Penta.
15 Years, 30,000 Units
Volvo Penta reinvented marine propulsion with the IPS pod-drive system, which premiered in 2005.
360 Degrees of Fun
Volvo Penta’s social media contest looks to generate user content to celebrate five years of its Forward Drive.
An Unprecedented Quarter
Volvo Penta and its parent company faced the “severe impact” of Covid-19.
Volvo Penta Names New President
Heléne Mellquist had been leading the European division at Volvo Trucks.
From IPS to PPE
Volvo Penta has redirected manufacturing to develop personal protective equipment for health care operations.
Founding brothers leave Seven Marine
Eric and Brian Davis said they wanted to “change the outboard market” with their high-horsepower engines.
Volvo Penta begins producing Seven Marine Outboards in Tennessee
An outboard engineering office has also been established.
Volvo Group reports 11 percent gain in 2019 sales
But the company’s fourth-quarter sales dropped 5 percent.
Fine-tuning the pontoon
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.
Avalon and Volvo Penta partner on a new boat
The Waketoon Surf Series pontoon produces a rideable wake without ballast tanks.
Volvo Penta names executives for the Americas
The company hopes to strengthen its presence in Canada and the Americas.