Volvo VISTA 2011 Reaches the Semifinals

If some thought the competition was fierce so far at the VISTA – Volvo Trucks’ and Volvo Buses’ worldwide contest and training programme for mechanics and service personnel, they should think again, as the best of the best have just been announced. Specifically, the 2011 VISTA has reached the semifinals stage.

The aim of the competition is to develop and improve the employees’ knowledge and skills, and improve Volvo Trucks’ and Buses’ Aftermarket customer services.

The competition registered a record of 3,740 teams that have initially entered this year’s VISTA, including 102 teams from Great Britain and Ireland.

After three rounds of theoretical questions, around 150 teams worldwide have progressed to one of 16 semi-finals held in nine locations, where 30 teams will qualify for the World Final in Gothenburg in June.

Ten UK & Ireland teams have successfully reached this round and their semifinal will be held in Thessaloniki, Greece in mid-April when, after competing against each other, only the two best performing teams will get the opportunity to progress to the World Final.

The ten successful UK and Irish teams are from Volvo dealerships in Felixstowe, Norwich, Trafford Park (Manchester), West Thurrock (Essex), Hythe (Kent), Preston, Ayr, Spalding, Glasgow and Cork (Ireland).

“Everyone who has completed all three rounds should be congratulated for their magnificent efforts, and considering the level of competition, all teams who have made it to the semi-finals should be tremendously proud,” stated Johanna Lundberg, Project Manager for VISTA. “The standards have been very high, and I hope VISTA 2011 has inspired and motivated all teams that have taken part, but what is really important is that participants keep telling us how much they are learning from the competition.”