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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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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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Geely Readies Cash To Buy Ford's Volvo Brand: WSJ
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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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Cash for Clunkers program may lead to Car Shortage in 2010
BNET
- 2009-08-17
Question: Was the Cash for Clunkers program initiated by the Obama Administration and an act of Congress a good idea? The countries of Europe also used a similar program to boost sales of cars made by their domestic auto manufacturers. Statistics show that the stimulus worked.But now pundits in Europe...
Neil Winton: Worst may be ahead for Europe's carmakers
BNET
- 2009-08-11
Europe's car manufacturers performed pitifully in the second quarter with the exception of Germany's Volkswagen and to a lesser degree Italy's Fiat, but all are banking on the underlying markets rallying and riding to their rescue. Most are likely to be disappointed. Europe's car markets have been propped up in...
Can Volvo vet Ellis help VW finally regain its brand soul?(News)(appointment of Tim Ellis at Volkswagen of America Inc.)(Brief article)
- 2007-11-12
Byline: MATTHEW CREAMER And JEAN HALLIDAY Byline: MATTHEW CREAMER And JEAN HALLIDAY
Cover Story: Parked up.
- 2007-06-01
Byline: Lillie Guyer As the auto industry retrenches in Europe and North America with job cuts, downsizing and plant closings, the supplier parks question also hangs in the balance. Supplier parks are clusters of suppliers located close to assembly plants to provide just-in-time supply...
News in brief.
- 2002-01-21
Two companies raise tire prices AKRON-Two tire makers-Michelin North America Inc. and Continental Tire North America Inc.-are raising tire prices. Michelin Americas Truck Tires is increasing prices by up to 3 percent on its commercial truck tires sold to the U.S. replacement...
Wheels within wheels
- 1999-06-01
VW now owns Rolls Royce, Ford has purchased Volvo, Mercedes controls Chrysler, Renault is taking the wheel of Nissan, and Fiat is looking for something else to put in its garage, having digested Ferrari. The revolution in the European and global car industry is driving famous names together in...
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- 1997-12-03
Thinking of buying a new car? A broad range in choices of models can sometimes make it difficult to settle on the "right" vehicle for you. Here are models rated best performers by our sister publication, Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine. Details on...
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