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
DRESSER 624848C1, KOMATSU 207-32-E1134E, TELCO-TATA TD01089/3, POCLAIN-CASE POCLAIN P0233006S, BERCO CR1105, SENNEBOGEN 2511018586, HANOMAG 2962609M1, LIEBHERR 4097514, TELCO-TATA TD01120/03, LIEBHERR 7003775, CNH-FIAT NEW HOLLAND 76040849, TELCO-TATA 9TD01089/3, VARIOUS 571108, ITM D01070A0N15, DRESSER-FURUKAWA 1254518H1, VPI V1S1859, HYUNDAI 81E-0023, LIEBHERR 786500614, PRIESTMAN 234855, LIEBHERR 4091000, VOLVO 14044063, CATERPILLAR 1S1859, INGERSOLL RAND 57070971, CASE R29245, BERCO CR1105A, LANDINI MASSEY FERGUSON 2895889M1, HANOMAG 374937128, DRESSER-FURUKAWA 3194590R2, JOHN DEERE T51523, Surub papuc, POCLAIN-CASE POCLAIN ZKI233006, HANOMAG 2962609M, CATERPILLAR 3Y1129, LIEBHERR 7001689, Buldozer, VOLVO 44063, BAUER 240074, HANOMAG 3254010M1, REEDRILL V007409, POCLAIN-CASE POCLAIN S0233006, BENATI 2004014, TELCO-TATA 9TD01120/03, D6D, LIEBHERR 4098.108.16, O-&-K-TEREX 111742, 5X-1-779, SENNEBOGEN 018586, BERCO ID427, CATERPILLAR 2M8758, CATERPILLAR
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
CATERPILLAR, SENNEBOGEN 2511018586, DRESSER 624848C1, LIEBHERR 4097514, BENATI 2004014, HANOMAG 2962609M1, Surub papuc, POCLAIN-CASE POCLAIN ZKI233006, BERCO CR1105, TELCO-TATA TD01120/03, VOLVO 44063, JOHN DEERE T51523, REEDRILL V007409, DRESSER-FURUKAWA 3194590R2, CATERPILLAR 2M8758, VPI V1S1859, BERCO CR1105A, D6D, CNH-FIAT NEW HOLLAND 76040849, BERCO ID427, LIEBHERR 7003775, VOLVO 14044063, CASE R29245, CATERPILLAR 1S1859, PRIESTMAN 234855, HANOMAG 2962609M, DRESSER-FURUKAWA 1254518H1, TELCO-TATA TD01089/3, POCLAIN-CASE POCLAIN S0233006, INGERSOLL RAND 57070971, HYUNDAI 81E-0023, LIEBHERR 4091000, ITM D01070A0N15, SENNEBOGEN 018586, LIEBHERR 4098.108.16, LIEBHERR 786500614, 5X-1-779, HANOMAG 3254010M1, POCLAIN-CASE POCLAIN P0233006S, KOMATSU 207-32-E1134E, VARIOUS 571108, TELCO-TATA 9TD01120/03, CATERPILLAR 3Y1129, HANOMAG 374937128, O-&-K-TEREX 111742, Buldozer, LANDINI MASSEY FERGUSON 2895889M1, BAUER 240074, LIEBHERR 7001689, TELCO-TATA 9TD01089/3