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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
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NAICS Code Automobile Manufacturing: 336111
Recent Events
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Geely taps mainland banks to back Volvo deal
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Geely taps China banks to back $1.8 billion Volvo deal
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Geely Won't Bid for Saab
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China's Geely to own Volvo technology: report
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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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Geely Speeds Up Acquiring Volvo
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NISSAN DIESEL TO MERGE WITH VOLVO NIPPON
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CRT Members Meet Port of Oakland Deadline For Clean Trucks
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First Look: 2011 Volvo S60
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Safe Volvo a risk bet for China’s Geely
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Volvo may lose suppliers over Geely
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China's Geely faces challenge of protecting Volvo image: analysts
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Ford shares soar after surprise profit (Reuters)
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New Taurus will have lots of tails a-wagon
- 2008-01-11
Ford Motor's Taurus X is a worthy contender in the brutally competitive crossover SUV market. That's saying something because it's not a new design, yet in features and function it holds up well against recently launched models. Taurus X hit the market as a 2005 model,...
The World Vehicle Manufacturers Analyst May 2007 Issue Features Topics Such As Land Rover SUVs under Investigation for Driveshaft Failure in the U.S and In Germany BMW Announces Fourth Generation M3.
- 2007-05-10
M2 PRESSWIRE-10 May 2007-Research and Markets: The World Vehicle Manufacturers Analyst May 2007 Issue Features Topics Such As Land Rover SUVs under Investigation for Driveshaft Failure in the U.S and In Germany BMW Announces Fourth Generation M3C1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:14052007 ...
Carlike crossover SUVs grab auto show spotlight
- 2007-01-11
DETROIT -- There's no category hotter in the auto industry than so-called crossover vehicles. And the trend is readily apparent at the auto show here. With the bloom off trucklike SUVs, automakers are seeing families turn increasingly to crossovers, vehicles that offer the ride and driving ease of a car,...
Volvo Launches Worldwide "Pirate" Treasure Hunt for a Buried SUV
- 2006-06-09
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Audi joins sports Q
- 2005-03-04
Byline: By Steve Hughes Motoring trends go in cycles, as we are now finding with coupe-cabriolets, MPVs and SUVs. One day they are as rare as hens' teeth and the next they are everywhere. Soon we will be awash with cars that have electrically-operated steel roofs, all...
Wagons rolling, rolling, rolling
- 2004-01-13
"Station wagon" is practically a forbidden term in the auto industry because it is thought to conjure images of wallowing grocery haulers from the 1970s that were replaced by minivans. However, today's popular car-based crossover sport-utility vehicles, such as the Toyota Highlander and Acura MDX, have begun to look...
Chicago Tribune Jim Mateja Column.
- 2003-09-22
By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 22--CHICAGO--Until big sport-utility vehicles are powered by fuel-saving gas/electric engines, tree huggers will have reason to target them as gas-guzzlers. But safety advocates have one less reason for concern about the...
FOREIGN CARMAKERS COMPETE WITH OPULENT CARS IN S.KOREA.
- 2003-06-11
SEOUL, June 11 Asia Pulse - Foreign automakers are competing to introduce sumptuous models priced at over 100 million won (US$83,700) in the South Korean market, business sources said Wednesday. Mercedes-Benz Korea put its coupe "New CL600" priced at 270 million won and its roadster "SL350" at 162...
Volvo Leads Ford's Safety Charge with Roll Stability Sensor on Its SUVs.
- 2003-04-25
By Jeff Bennett, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News By Jeff Bennett, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
DIARY: 2003 KOREA IMPORT MOTOR SHOW TO BEGIN MAY 1.
- 2003-04-22
SEOUL, April 22 Asia Pulse - The 2003 Korea Import Motor Show KIMS will start May 1 for a 10-day run at the Seoul Trade Exhibition Center in southern Seoul, with world-class top models ranging from luxury sedans to sport utility vehicles SUVs. Entitled "Mobility Unlimited," the 2003...
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