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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.
President and Chief Executive OfficerLeif Johansson
Contact Information
7900 National Service Rd
Greensboro, North Carolina 27409
1 336 393 3889
NAICS Code Automobile Manufacturing: 336111
Recent Events
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HiQ Signs Framework Pact with Volvo Cars
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Volvo Enters Into Framework Agreement For 1,500 Buses With Bashi Group For SEK 1.3 Bln...
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Volvo Chooses DEF Supplier
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Purchase of Volvo by China's Geely Premature
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Chinese media reports sale of Ford's Volvo
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HiQ Signs New Framework Agreement with Volvo Cars
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Unemployed pin dreams to wrestling mat
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Meru Networks: The whole of Skeppsbron online during the Volvo Ocean Race stopover in Stockholm
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UPDATE 1-NORDIC STOCKS - Factors to watch on June 15
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Beijing Auto likely to bid for Ford's Volvo unit
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Beijing car maker may seek to buy Volvo
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U.S. Retail Sales Turn Up
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Volvo cuts 160 white collar jobs at aeronautics arm
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Peugeot Supervisory Board Head:Ready To Mull Tie-Upgrades With Others
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Auto industry in the midst of a metamorphosis
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Volvo Partners With Swedish Energy Company to Launch Plug-in Car
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April-May 2009
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China's Beijing Auto Interested in Volvo: Report
By Fang Yan and Victoria KlestySHANGHAI/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Corp BAIC is interested in buying Ford Motor Co's F Volvo car unit, the Wall Street Journal reported, adding a new name to a list of potential Chinese bidders for the Swedish luxury car brand.A team of BAIC...
If Ford Drops Volvo, Will GM Drop Saab?
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
Ford Gives Up On Volvo, After All
Ford will cut Volvo Car Corp. loose after all. Ford President and CEO Alan Mulally said a year ago Ford would keep Volvo and fix it, but the downturn has forced Ford's hand. by Jim Henry
Telecom Roundup: T-Mobile Internet Access, Nokia Adds Lotus Notes Email, More
T-Mobile launches full Internet web browsing with Yahoo search and third-party app store; Nokia puts IBM's Lotus Notes email on handsets; Ireland leads world in cell phone and texting usage, though last year China, Russia, Brazil, and India collectively added 216 million new subscriptions; Volvo makes HD radio a standard;...
Sweden's Ericsson 4 leads Volvo race
MADRID AFP — Sweden's Ericsson 4 held a slim lead over the US entry Puma Ocean Racing on Tuesday as the yachts in the Volvo Ocean Race around the world headed at a fast pace for the first stop in Cape Town, South Africa. A low pressure system and...
Five yachts tied for first place in Volvo race
MADRID AFP — There was a five-way tie Friday at the top of the standings of the Volvo Ocean Race around the world after the yachts passed the first 'scoring gate' en route to the first stop in Cape Town, South Africa. Team Russia was the last of the...
AB Volvo Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator [Operator Instructions] the first question comes from the line of Mr. Fredric Stahl from UBS. Please go ahead with your question sir. Fredric Stahl - UBS Hi, good afternoon. Can I just clarify did you say in the earlier call that you are taking out 30% of...
China-backed Green Dragon first to reach scoring gate in Volvo Race
MADRID AFP — Chinese-Irish entry Green Dragon on Thursday became the first team to cross the first scoring gate at Ilha de Fernando de Noronha, off the Brazilian coast, in the Volvo Ocean Race around the world. The yacht, sponsored by China and crewed mainly by British and Irish...
Green Dragon retains lead in Volvo Race
MADRID AFP — Sino-Irish entry Green Dragon on Wednesday held the lead in the Volvo Ocean Race around the world as the yachts headed for the first 'scoring gate,' pursued by the US entry Puma Racing and Sweden's Ericsson 4. Other favorites, such as Spain's two Telefonica entries and...
US team leads Volvo race around the world
MADRID AFP — US outsiders Puma Ocean Racing were leading the Volvo Ocean Race around the world Friday as the eight yachts approached the Cape Verde Islands in the Atlantic, despite pressure from Swedish favorite Ericsson 4. Spain's two Telefonica yachts were trailing in seventh and eighth position, more...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Leif Johansson | President and Chief Executive Officer |
| Staffan Jufors | President and CEO |
| Goran Gummeson | President of Volvo Penta |
| Lars-Goran Moberg | President of Volvo Powertrain |
| Stefano Chmielewski | President of Renault Trucks |
| Marika Fredriksson | Senior Vice President Finance & Cfo |
| Jan-Eric Sundgren | Senior Vice President of Ab |
| Scott Hall | Senior Vice President |
| STEFAN JOHNSSON | Senior Vice President of Ab |
| ASSAR THORVALD | Founder |
| Carl Johan Almqvist | New Traffic and Product Safety Director |
| Jeff Leathers | Service Department Manager |
| Stina Apel | Project Manager |
| Erik Gustaf Larson | Master of Mechanical Engineering, Hon Dr. Eng. |
| Ram Josyula | Consultant |
| Steven M Hoy | Franchise Dealer |
| EVA PERSSON | Secretary |
| George F. Nicolai | Member |
| Michel Gigou | Member of The Group Executive Committee |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Finn Johnsson | Chairman of The Board |
| Elaine Adler | Board of Directors |
| Johnny Ronnkvist | Board of Directors |
| Lars Westerberg | Board of Directors |
| Louis Schweitzer | Board of Directors |
| Martin Linder | Board of Directors |
| Olle Ludvigsson | Board of Directors |
| Per-Olof Eriksson | Board of Directors |
| Peter Bijur | Board of Directors |
| Philippe Klein | Board of Directors |
| Tom Hedelius | Board of Directors |
| Ying Yeh | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Volvo | President and Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | President, Ab Volvo, and Chief Executive Officer, The Volvo Group (A,C) | Current |
| Confederation of Swedish Enterprise | Director | Current |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | Board Member | Current |
| Volvo | Board of Directors | Current |
| Volvo Group | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Principal Voices | President and CEO of the Volvo Group | Former |
| AB Electrolux | President | Former |
| AB Electrolux | Executive Vice President | Former |
Staffan Jufors - President and CEO Bjorn Ingemanson - President International Division Per Carlsson - President and CEO of Volvo Trucks North America Ricard Fritz - Senior Vice President Strategic Planning and Business Dev. Ann Hesselbom - Senior Vice President Human Resources Leif Hultman - Senior Vice President Global Manufacturing Tommy Kohle - Senior Vice President Corporate Communications Lars Lidman - Senior Vice President and General Counsel Claes Nilsson - President Europe Division Bengt Persson - Senior Vice President Quality and Technical Support Christian Johansson - Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Magnus Krantz - Group Controller, Volvo Trucks and Secretary of Volvo Trucks Executive Group.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Volvo | President and CEO | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Volvo | President of Volvo Penta | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Volvo | President of Volvo Powertrain | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Volvo | President of Renault Trucks | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Volvo Truck Corporation | Senior Vice President Finance & Cfo | Current |
| Volvo | Senior Vice President Finance & Cfo | Current |
| Volvo Construction Equipment North America, Inc. | Current | |
| Volvo Penta | Board of Directors | Current |
| Volvo | Member of the Board of Directors | Current |
| Volvo Construction Equipment Corporation | CFO, Senior Vice President, Finance & Strategy | Former |
| Volvo | Finance Director | Former |
| Volvo | Area Manager | Former |
| Volvo | Management Consultant | Former |
| Svenska Handelsbanken | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Volvo | Senior Vice President of Ab | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Volvo Construction Equipment North America, Inc. | Executive Vice President Sales & Marketing | Current |
| Volvo | Senior Vice President | Current |
| Volvo Truck Corporation | Senior Vice President | Current |
| Volvo Construction Equipment Corporation | Head of Global Sales and Marketing | Current |
| Champion Motor Graders | President | Former |
| Volvo Construction Equipment North America, Inc. | Senior Vice President | Former |
| Volvo Construction Equipment Corporation | Senior Vice President | Former |
| Carleton University | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Volvo | Senior Vice President of Ab | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Volvo | Founder | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Volvo | New Traffic and Product Safety Director | Current |
Jeff Leathers is the Service Department Manager for Bill Pearce BMW / Porsche / Volvo where he oversees the daily service operations for all three car lines. Jeff's areas of expertise include customer relations, computer technology, Dinan performance parts for BMW, and all informational aspects of our current models. Jeff has 22 years of experience in the car industry and has worked for Bill Pearce Motors service for nearly 10 years. Currently Bill Pearce Motors's service department maintains over 10,000 customer vehicles with a dedicated staff of five Service Advisors and 20 factory-trained and certified technicians. Jeff and his staff look forward to taking care of all your service needs.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Volvo | Service Department Manager | Current |
| Bill Pearce Porsche | Service Manager | Current |
| Bill Pearce Motors Inc. | Former |
Stina Apel, an RFID project manager at Volvo, is responsible for the company's RFID activities. Stina is a member of Odette Sweden, where she is involved in the standardization of RFID. She has a Master of Science degree in computer science from Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden. Currently, Stina is involved in a project designed to spread the competence of RFID within the Volvo Group.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Volvo | Project Manager | Current |
| Rfid Journal Events | Project Manager, Rfid, Volvo Technology Corp. | Current |
| Chalmers University of Technology | Master of Science Degree In Computer Science | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Volvo | Master of Mechanical Engineering, Hon Dr. Eng. | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q-U-A-L-I-T-Y.Com | Founder | Current |
| Gelrad | Founder | Current |
| Volvo | Consultant | Current |
| Jaguar Corporation | Consultant | Current |
| Indian Institute of Technology | Undergraduate Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Volvo | Franchise Dealer | Current |
| Volkswagen Ltd | Franchise Dealer | Current |
| Toyota of the Black Hills | Franchise Dealer | Current |
| El Paso High School Foundation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Baylor University | Former | |
| Southern Methodist University | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Volvo | Chairman of The Board | Current |
| Molnlycke Health Care AB | CEO | Former |
| Molnlycke Health Care AB | Managing Director | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aventura Marketing Council | President | Current |
| Volvo | Board of Directors | Current |
| Mass Communications, Inc | Former | |
| South Florida Super Bowl Xli | Volunteer Services Co-Chair | Former |
| University of Illinois | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Volvo | Secretary | Current |
| Volvo Group | General Counsel | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Volvo | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Volvo | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Volvo | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Volvo | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Volvo | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Volvo | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Volvo | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Volvo | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lagercrantz Group AB | Vice Chairman | Current |
| Volvo | Board of Directors | Current |
| Volvo Truck Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Volvo | Member | Current |
| Svenska Handelsbanken | CEO | Former |
| Svenska Handelsbanken | Executive Vice President, President | Former |
| Svenska Handelsbanken | Chairman of Board | Former |
| Lagercrantz Group AB | Board of Directors | Former |
| Eniro AB | Director | Former |
| Addtech AB | Vice Chairman | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Volvo | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Head N.V. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Head N.V. | Member, Mgmt Team | Current |
| Volvo | Member | Current |
| University of Utrecht | Law Degree | Former |
Michel Gigou, member of the Group Executive Committee since 2002, retired on April 30, 2006. Within the Group Executive Committee, Michel Gigou's responsibilities included Volvo's operations in China, a responsibility that was assumed by Jorma Halonen. During 2006, Volvo's Group Executive Committee was expanded through the addition of Jan-Eric Sundgren, former President of Chalmers University of Technology. Jan-Eric Sundgren's responsibilities include contacts with public authorities, universities and colleges. He also focuses on technological and research-related matters within the Volvo Group and has Group-wide responsibility for environmental and safety issues.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Volvo | Member of The Group Executive Committee | Current |
Executive News
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Snecma and Volvo Aero Sign Key Agreement in Principle for Deliveries up to 2014
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Ericsson launches stylish new site solution
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Ericsson Highlights More Stylish Base Station Tower
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Volvo Unveils Proprietary Medium-Heavy Engine
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Ericsson Launches Stylish New Site Solution
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Ericsson Launches Stylish New Site Solution
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Ericsson Launches Stylish New Site Solution
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Ericsson Launches Stylish New Site Solution
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Ericsson launches stylish new site solution
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Ericsson launches stylish new site solution
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UPDATE 2-Volvo says demand has bottomed, shares rise
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Volvo says sticks to truck market outlook
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Volvo Unveils New Medium-Heavy Engine
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UPDATE 1-Volvo says demand has bottomed out
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Volvo Unveils Proprietary Medium-Heavy Engine
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