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The Volvo Truck Corporation is the second-largest heavy-duty truck brand in the world; more than 95% of the trucks we build are in the heavy weight class above 16 tonnes. Our trucks are sold and serviced in more than 140 countries all over the world. The company's retail strategy is based on customer orientation and is supported by over 2300 dealerships and workshops. The trucks are the core products in our total offer, which also includes aftermarket, service and extended offers. Volvo Trucks has a production structure based on global presence. We have eight wholly-owned assembly plants and nine factories owned by local interests. About 95% of the company's production capacity is located in Sweden, Belgium, Brazil and the USA. Throughout our production apparatus and our entire organisation we focus on our core values: Quality, Safety and Care for the Environment. With 21,000 dedicated employees, Volvo Trucks strives to have satisfied customers and to be an attractive employer.
Contact Information
7900 National Service Rd
Greensboro, North Carolina 27409
1 336 393 3889
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Automobile Manufacturing: 336111
Recent Events
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Volvo to recall 214 vehicles in S. Korea
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CARB to Look at More Flexible Truck & Bus Rule; Rewriting Challenged Research Report
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Hong Kong-listed Geely unit suspends trading
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Swedish consortium vies for Volvo Cars: report
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Iceland Frozen Foods acquires 70 Volvo FM artics
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Ford Executives Said to Revise Volvo Bid
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Geely: Volvo Gets to Keep Intellectual Property If We Buy Company
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• GM's Saab deal falls through
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Geely Taps China Banks for Volvo Financing
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Geely taps China banks to back $1.8 billion Volvo deal
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HONG KONG NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - DEC 8, 2009
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Geely taps China banks to back Volvo deal: sources (Reuters)
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Geely To Acquire Volvo's Key Technologies
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Notable Mergers and Acquisitions of the Day for 11/27: F, S/IPCS, STAR/CSCO, HRAY
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Volvo Recalls MY 2010 XC60s
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Volvo delivers first production model trucks with EPA2010-compliant engines
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Too many cars, too few customers
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Stocks Follow Weak Housing Data; CPI Up
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Ford and Mazda Separating? - Autoline Daily 283
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US consortium vies for Volvo
Financial Times
- 2009-10-04
A US-led consortium is challenging Geely Automobile of China in the race to buy Volvo, the lossmaking Swedish carmaker, from Ford.The Crown consortium is fronted by Michael Dingman, a former Ford director and veteran turnround specialist, and Shamel Rushwin, a former executive at Ford and Chrysler, according to people...
If Ford Drops Volvo, Will GM Drop Saab?
BNET
- 2008-12-01
Now that Ford is willing to sell or otherwise give up Volvo, will GM's Saab unit be the next shoe to drop? Saab and Volvo share some of the same problems, from a Detroit standpoint. by Jim Henry
Swedish fund Cevian buying Daimler shares: report
- 2008-08-05
BERLIN, AFP — The Swedish investment fund Cevian Capital is buying shares in the German car maker Daimler, a press report said on Tuesday. The Sueddeutsche Zeitung quoted an unidentified fund manager as saying that Cevian, which also owns stock in the Swedish group Volvo, had bought packets of...
US Automakers Shift Gears
- 2007-07-17
After a decade of acquisitions of and mergers with European luxury brands (see DaimlerChrysler, Ford and Volvo, GM and Saab), American automakers are refocusing their energies on their core brands and the domestic market. In the latest news, Ford has decided to entertain offers for its...
Volvo Group - Three Months Ended March 31, 2007
- 2007-05-11
STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Volvo Group: (NASDAQ:VOLV) (STO:VOLVA) (STO:VOLVB) (Brussels:VLV) * Net sales the first quarter decreased by 3% to SEK 61.0 billion (62,7) a) Adjusted for changes in exchange rates, and acquired and divested units, net sales rose by 2% * Operating income decreased by 2% to SEK...
Volvo acquires Japan's Nissan Diesel
- 2007-03-24
TOKYO AFP — Swedish truck maker Volvo has successfully acquired Japan's Nissan Diesel, the companies said Saturday, the latest merger in the industry as companies prepare for more stringent emissions rules. In a friendly takeover bid Volvo received roughly 96 percent of the shares outstanding in truck maker Nissan...
Truck maker Nissan Diesel accepts Volvo buyout
- 2007-02-19
STOCKHOLM AFP — Japanese truck maker Nissan Diesel accepted a billion-dollar buyout from its largest shareholder Volvo Trucks, the latest merger in the industry as companies prepare for more stringent emissions rules. Volvo, which owns a 19-percent stake in Nissan Diesel Motor Co. Ltd, proposed 540 yens per share...
Volvo Group Presents Hybrid Technology in the US
- 2007-01-11
STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- At an event being held at the Swedish Embassy in Washington, DC the Volvo Group (Nasdaq:VOLV) (STO:VOLVA) (STO:VOLB) today is rolling out its internally developed unique hybrid technology for heavy vehicles, I-SAM. The event is part of the Volvo Group's broad-based investment in commercially viable hybrid technology...
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- 2006-12-01
Autodata has unveiled the 2.16 Version of their EuroInfo CD covering model years 1991-2006. At the click of a button, the CD offers: [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] * Comprehensive repair information on European vehicles, including Audi, BMW, Jaguar, Land Rover, Mercedes, Porsche,...
Info that clicks.(TOOLS of the Month)
- 2006-10-01
Autodata has unveiled Version 2.16 of their EuroInfo CD covering model years 1991 - 2006. At the click of a button, the CD offers: * Comprehensive repair information for European vehicles, including Audi, BMW, Jaguar, Land Rover, Mercedes, Porsche, Saab, Volkswagen and Volvo....
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