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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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Coca-Cola Adds Hybrids to Canadian Fleet
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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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NISSAN DIESEL TO MERGE WITH VOLVO NIPPON
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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
Volvo, Saab offer top whiplash protection: study
- 2004-11-15
ARLINGTON, United States AFP — Volvo and Saab cars offer the best whiplash protection in rear-end crashes, an automobile safety watchdog said. The Swedish automakers' seat backs and headrests minimise differences in the forces on the heads and torsos of drivers or front-seat passengers in rear-end collisions, the Insurance...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas, G. Chambers Williams III Column.
- 1999-05-28
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28 -- Are station wagons coming back? Maybe it's just wishful thinking on the part of automakers who don't have a sport-utility vehicle or minivan in their product lineups, but the word from these companies is that...
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