Ford of Europe signs agreement with Volvo IT

Volvo IT has been commissioned to develop and maintain FordEcat, a system Ford's dealers in Europe are using to streamline the sale of parts and service. A new version of the system will have been installed at 5,500 dealers in 40 countries by the end of June.

FordEcat is an electronic catalogue that gives dealers swift access to the latest information from Ford relating to the components and work procedures that can be included in a proposal for a workshop customer. The new version of FordEcat takes less time for the dealer to install and, in addition, the system works more rapidly.

Using FordEcat, dealers obtain access to information about some 25 million vehicles and their models, colour, engine type, extra equipment and parts. The system also contains tools for calculating the cost of labour.
At the present time, approximately 75 per cent of Ford's dealers in Europe are using FordEcat.

9 June, 2008

For further information please contact
Christer Brasta, Director Corporate Communications, Volvo IT
Phone:+46 (0) 31 322 07 21, +46 (0) 739 02 07 21, christer.brasta@volvo.com