SEE YOU AT THE WORLD EXPO

If you walk through Central Park in New York City, you may come across an old house called the Swedish Cottage Marionette Theater. Originally, this was a 19th century schoolhouse designed as an example of Swedish architectural design for the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. After the exposition, the New York City Parks Department purchased the house for $1,500 and moved it to Central Park where it sits today. Being a Swede, I can assure you that this is a real Swedish cottage. And it is beautiful!

On Saturday, May 1st, the world was focused on Shanghai, China where the largest ever World Expo 2010 is getting underway, with several hundred countries and organizations participating in the event that will continue until October 31, 2010. More than 70 million people are expected to visit the exposition.

The theme of the exposition is “Better City, Better Life”. And with Volvo Group’s three core values being quality, safety and environmental care, we are representing this theme with our commitment to providing better transportation solutions and satisfying people’s desire for better living. At Volvo Group we meet the needs of modern society as we know it today. We produce trucks, buses, earthmoving equipment, marine engines, and airplane components. Our products are delivering value and performing necessary functionalities, upon which societies around the world are increasingly dependent today.

At the Shanghai World Expo 2010, the Volvo Group is one of the main sponsors of the Swedish Pavilion and is exhibiting a wide range of the Group’s various vehicles. In conjunction with the events at the exposition, we are hosting a number of seminars and exhibitions at our spacious offices in Shanghai. An entire production line is prepared to represent the brands of our three joint venture companies in China: Sunwin, Silver Bus and Lingong.
The Volvo Group is also supporting the public transport system in Shanghai during the Expo with 1500 of our buses, ready to provide service. Among these are electric and hybrid buses manufactured by Sunwin Bus Corporation. Furthermore, Volvo Penta has delivered diesel engines to be used in the ferries that will transport visitors to the exhibition grounds.

With our participation at the World Expo, we are showing our commitment to the world, be it in China, the United States, Europe, or Brazil in that we are prepared to offer transport solutions that are environmentally adapted and contribute to our customers businesses.

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