COMMERCIAL MOTOR wie September 6 1980
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Some have been reduced by as much as 40% and the average reduction is 21%.
In weighted usage this will mean a real saving of 26%.
These are genuine Volvo parts not a cheap line that has been specially introduced. As you know, that is not the way Volvo do things.
The cost reductions through PartsPlus bring the most used Volvo parts in line with the prices you now pay for `willfits' from your local factor.
Volvo can offer this new service because, over the past six years Volvo have doubled truck manufacture. The resultant increase in the number of parts required has meant more effective and economic buying and subsequent savings which are now passed on to Volvo operators. replacement parts through PartsPlus.
All it takes is a telephone call to one of the 'hotline' numbers which are specially reserved for your use.
Every Volvo PartsPlus depot now has a van delivery service to guarantee that the parts you want are with you as quickly as humanly possible.
Volvo fleet owners will also be delighted to hear about the Volvo Parts Stocking Advisory Service. Every PartsPlus distributor has an expert on the staff to advise which parts you should keep in stock to minimise the danger of downtime.
In the interests of maximum efficiency larger fleet owners can also use the 'hotline' service as a way of keeping their stocks topped-up to the recommended level. But Volvo also keep a check on what other people are doing and the findings are frightening.
For example, oil filters that burst under a pressure of 1000kPa when Volvo filters are built to withstand 1600kPa.
There are silencers on sale with chamber walls which are straight instead of curved which actually encourages early failure.
One final warning. There is some evidence of parts that have actually been rejected by Volvo being offered for sale in Volvo packaging. So be sure, order your parts through PartsPlus, where every single part carries a twelve month warranty The introduction of PartsPlus represents a peak in the planned programme of reductions in so far as competitive pricing is concerned, and this policy was set in motion some two years ago.
On this occasion some 200 parts have been reduced in price but it will not stop there.
As volumes increase and more economies are made then more Volvo part prices will be trimmed wherever and whenever possible.
But it's not all about competitive pricing, Volvo's policy of total support also includes availability, delivery, quality and full warranty. In other words a complete service which makes operating a Volvo 'Duck even more economical.