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Volvo

is in the Auto Industry

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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

www.volvo.com

1 336 393 3889

Peer Companies

NAICS Code Automobile Manufacturing: 336111

Company News

Recent Events

Volvo to recall 214 vehicles in S. Korea

12/11/09 - Product Recall - View Story
CARB to Look at More Flexible Truck & Bus Rule; Rewriting Challenged Research Report

12/10/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
Hong Kong-listed Geely unit suspends trading

12/08/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story
Swedish consortium vies for Volvo Cars: report

12/07/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story
Iceland Frozen Foods acquires 70 Volvo FM artics

12/05/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story
Ford Executives Said to Revise Volvo Bid

12/03/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story
Geely: Volvo Gets to Keep Intellectual Property If We Buy Company

12/02/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story
• GM's Saab deal falls through

12/01/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story
Geely Taps China Banks for Volvo Financing

12/01/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story
Geely taps China banks to back $1.8 billion Volvo deal

12/01/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story
HONG KONG NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - DEC 8, 2009

12/07/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story
Geely taps China banks to back Volvo deal: sources (Reuters)

12/01/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story
Geely To Acquire Volvo's Key Technologies

11/27/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story
Notable Mergers and Acquisitions of the Day for 11/27: F, S/IPCS, STAR/CSCO, HRAY

11/27/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story
Volvo Recalls MY 2010 XC60s

11/28/09 - Product Recall - View Story
Volvo delivers first production model trucks with EPA2010-compliant engines

11/25/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
Too many cars, too few customers

11/24/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story
Stocks Follow Weak Housing Data; CPI Up

11/18/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
Ford and Mazda Separating? - Autoline Daily 283

12/03/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

News & Analysis

pratt & whitney and volvo - All News and Analysis

Volvo Aero and Pratt & Whitney signs technology partnership agreement

- 2006-09-28

NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-28 September 2006-Volvo Aero and Pratt & Whitney signs technology partnership agreementC1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com

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Pratt & Whitney Developing New Rocket Engine

- 2001-04-11

Pratt & Whitney's [UTX] Space & Missile Propulsion unit is developing a next generation of liquid-oxygen and hyrdogen-fueled upper stage rocket engines, the RL60, the company reported yesterday. Pratt & Whitney also has selected Sweden's Volvo Aero as a strategic partner in the development of the new...

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Cooperation with Pratt & Whitney is breakthrough for Volvo Aero.

- 2001-04-10

M2 PRESSWIRE-10 April 2001-VOLVO: Cooperation with Pratt & Whitney is breakthrough for Volvo Aero C1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:10042001 Volvo Aero has been selected by Pratt & Whitney as a strategic partner in the development of the company's new rocket...

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VOLVO: Volvo Aero Norge and Pratt & Whitney signs MOU.

- 1999-06-16

M2 PRESSWIRE-16 June 1999-VOLVO: Volvo Aero Norge and Pratt & Whitney signs MOU C1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:150699 Pratt & Whitney and Volvo Aero Norge jointly announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding today for the development of manufacturing capability...

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