2005

Volvo Penta has received an order from Consafe Offshore for the delivery of diesel powered gensets to the Safe Bristolia accommodation platform.

Volvo Penta´s Inboard Performance System (IPS) is recognized as one of the Top 100 innovations of the Year by the U S magazine Popular Science.

Volvo Penta’s revolutionary new propulsion system for boats – Volvo Penta IPS – is now being launched for commercial operation. The new system offers planing boats performance and comfort that was previously not possible.

The new 16-liter engine, a technological shift in commercial shipping. With electronics and state-of-the-art technology, Volvo Penta now has a marine diesel engine with outstanding torque and more than 150 hp in output than its predecessor.

For the second consecutive year, Volvo Penta in the US has received the Excellent Customer Satisfaction award from the NMMA boating association.

The Indian shipbuilding industry is making strong progress in manufacturing boats to satisfy the growing domestic and export markets. The market has now also been opened for imported engines, from previously being supported by domestic production under license.

Volvo Penta donates four diesel-powered gensets to earthquake-hit Pakistan.

China’s Great Wall Research Station is located on King George Island in the Antarctic. Here – under extreme conditions – Volvo Penta’s diesel engines generate electricity and heat that are essential for sustaining life.

Volvo Penta has signed a contract for delivery of diesel engines to the British manufacturer of refuse trucks Dennis Eagle.

The newly launched QL Boat Trim System has been awarded a prestigious innovation award in the US. The trade association for marine manufacturers, NMMA (National Marine Manufacturers Association), jointly with a jury of international boating journalists, selected the QL Boat Trim System as the best innovation in the propulsion category.