Prin lansarea în Europa a excavatoarelor pe senile EC380D si EC480D Stage IIIB, Volvo a intrat într-o noua era a utilajelor cu productivitate mare si emisii reduse.
Prin utilajele ce apartin noii generatii de excavatoare seria D, Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) ofera clientilor europeni doua modele
CATERPILLAR 1S1859, LIEBHERR 7001689, HANOMAG 2962609M, INGERSOLL RAND 57070971, CATERPILLAR 2M8758, BERCO CR1105A, HYUNDAI 81E-0023, PRIESTMAN 234855, VOLVO 44063, BENATI 2004014, LIEBHERR 786500614, CATERPILLAR 3Y1129, HANOMAG 374937128, POCLAIN-CASE POCLAIN P0233006S, DRESSER-FURUKAWA 3194590R2, TELCO-TATA TD01089/3, Surub papuc, BAUER 240074, VPI V1S1859, TELCO-TATA 9TD01120/03, DRESSER-FURUKAWA 1254518H1, CASE R29245, 29S-1-1126, SENNEBOGEN 2511018586, VARIOUS 571108, LIEBHERR 4098.108.16, POCLAIN-CASE POCLAIN ZKI233006, LIEBHERR 4097514, VOLVO 14044063, 963, ITM D01070A0N15, Incarcator, TELCO-TATA TD01120/03, LANDINI MASSEY FERGUSON 2895889M1, LIEBHERR 7003775, JOHN DEERE T51523, KOMATSU 207-32-E1134E, BERCO CR1105, DRESSER 624848C1, HANOMAG 3254010M1, BERCO ID427, POCLAIN-CASE POCLAIN S0233006, SENNEBOGEN 018586, CATERPILLAR, O-&-K-TEREX 111742, TELCO-TATA 9TD01089/3, REEDRILL V007409, CNH-FIAT NEW HOLLAND 76040849, LIEBHERR 4091000, HANOMAG 2962609M1
In timp ce modelele standard ale Seriei 3 beneficiază de o transmisie hidrostatică cu două viteze, care permite utilajelor să se deplaseze cu viteze cuprinse între 0-20 km/h, noul 121E HTS, împreună cu alte două modele mai mari, utilizează o unitate hidrostatică cu două trepte în combinaţie
DRESSER-FURUKAWA 1254518H1, 963, HANOMAG 3254010M1, BERCO CR1105A, VOLVO 14044063, REEDRILL V007409, POCLAIN-CASE POCLAIN ZKI233006, JOHN DEERE T51523, KOMATSU 207-32-E1134E, TELCO-TATA TD01089/3, CATERPILLAR, TELCO-TATA 9TD01089/3, BERCO CR1105, ITM D01070A0N15, POCLAIN-CASE POCLAIN S0233006, HANOMAG 374937128, LANDINI MASSEY FERGUSON 2895889M1, Surub papuc, SENNEBOGEN 018586, CATERPILLAR 3Y1129, INGERSOLL RAND 57070971, BERCO ID427, VOLVO 44063, TELCO-TATA 9TD01120/03, BAUER 240074, SENNEBOGEN 2511018586, LIEBHERR 7003775, HYUNDAI 81E-0023, LIEBHERR 7001689, HANOMAG 2962609M1, DRESSER 624848C1, HANOMAG 2962609M, LIEBHERR 4091000, VARIOUS 571108, LIEBHERR 4097514, O-&-K-TEREX 111742, POCLAIN-CASE POCLAIN P0233006S, 29S-1-1126, LIEBHERR 786500614, CNH-FIAT NEW HOLLAND 76040849, PRIESTMAN 234855, CATERPILLAR 1S1859, TELCO-TATA TD01120/03, Incarcator, VPI V1S1859, BENATI 2004014, DRESSER-FURUKAWA 3194590R2, CATERPILLAR 2M8758, CASE R29245, LIEBHERR 4098.108.16