Glenn Bourke, CEO of the Volvo Ocean Race,
Ring The NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell on behalf of AB Volvo

Thursday, May 11, 2006
at NASDAQ's MarketSite
in New York City.

AB Volvo

Glenn Bourke, CEO of the Volvo Ocean Race (http://www.volvooceanrace.org) will preside over the opening bell on behalf of AB Volvo (Nasdaq: VOLV).

The Volvo Ocean Race (co-owned by AB Volvo and Ford-owned Volvo Cars) is the world's premiere sailing competition. The eight-month-long race around the globe covers more than 32,000 miles of open ocean and travels to 10 stopover ports around the world, including New York City. The boats will depart on Thursday, May 11th for the next leg of the race -- New York to Portsmouth, UK.

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