AB Volvo
Sign in to saveThe Volvo Group (, ; legally Aktiebolaget Volvo (), shortened to AB Volvo (), stylized as VOLVO) is a Swedish multinational manufacturing corporation headquartered in Gothenburg. While its core activity is the production, distribution and sale of trucks, buses and construction equipment, Volvo also supplies marine and industrial drive systems and financial services. In 2016, it was the world's second-largest manufacturer of heavy-duty trucks through its subsidiary Volvo Trucks.
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AB Volvo is a Swedish multinational company that primarily manufactures and sells trucks, buses, and construction equipment, along with marine and industrial drive systems and financial services. As the world's second-largest heavy-duty truck manufacturer as of 2016, it plays a significant role in global commercial transportation and industrial sectors.
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- Company.num_employees
- 102,000
- Company.logo
- frameless|class=skin-invert
- Company.name
- AB Volvo
- Company.industry
- Automotive
- Company.type
- Aktiebolag
- Company.traded_as
- , OMX Stockholm 30
- Company.founders
- Assar Gabrielsson and Gustav Larson
- Company.location
- Gothenburg, Sweden
- Company.area_served
- Worldwide
- Company.products
- Trucks, buses, construction equipment, marine and industrial engines, customer financing, insurance and related services, product related services
- Company.revenue_year
- 2024
- Company.income_year
- 2024
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14 sectionsContents
- History
- Early years and international expansion
- Partnerships and merging attempts
- Refocusing on heavy vehicles
- Corporate
- Business
- Production facilities
- Trademark
- Collaboration with universities and colleges
- Communication campaigns
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
The Volvo Group (, ; legally Aktiebolaget Volvo (), shortened to AB Volvo (), stylized as VOLVO) is a Swedish multinational manufacturing corporation headquartered in Gothenburg. While its core activity is the production, distribution and sale of trucks, buses and construction equipment, Volvo also supplies marine and industrial drive systems and financial services. In 2016, it was the world's second-largest manufacturer of heavy-duty trucks through its subsidiary Volvo Trucks.
Volvo was founded in 1927. Initially involved in the automobile industry, Volvo expanded into other manufacturing sectors throughout the twentieth century. Automobile manufacturer Volvo Cars, also based in Gothenburg, was part of AB Volvo until 1999, when it was sold to the Ford Motor Company. Since 2010 Volvo Cars has been owned by the automotive company Geely Holding Group. Both AB Volvo and Volvo Cars share the Volvo logo and cooperate in running the World of Volvo museum in Gothenburg, Sweden.
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