Volvo Group is a Swedish multinational manufacturing corporation headquartered in Gothenburg, whose core activity is the production, distribution and sale of trucks, buses and construction equipment. Founded in 1927, it also supplies marine and industrial drive systems; the separate Volvo Cars automobile business was part of the same corporation until 1999, when it was sold to the Ford Motor Company.
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Company TypeSwedish multinational manufacturer of trucks, buses and construction equipment 2 Founded Year Headquarters Company Type
Company Type (category) Volvo Group
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A major automotive manufacturer; classified in the atlas automotive-industry.
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Volvo parent from 2 January 2001, when Renault sold its truck business to Volvo; the company was renamed Renault Trucks in 2002.
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Volvo owned the company from 2007 until the 2021 sale to Isuzu.
Source UD Trucks (Wikipedia)
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1. Wikidata: Volvo Group
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Aktiebolaget Volvo, doing business as Volvo Group is a Swedish multinational manufacturing corporation headquartered in Gothenburg. While its core activity is the production, distribution and sale of trucks, buses and construction equipment, Volvo also supplies marine and industrial drive systems and financial services.
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Volvo was founded in 1927.
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102,000
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Aktiebolaget Volvo ([ˈakːsɪɛbʊˌlɑːɡɛt ˈvɔlːvʊ]; shortened to AB Volvo [ˈoːˈbeː ˈvɔlːvʊ]), doing business as Volvo Group (Swedish: Volvokoncernen, pronounced [ˈvɔlːvʊkɔnˌsæːɳɛn]; stylized as VOLVO) is a Swedish multinational manufacturing corporation headquartered in Gothenburg.
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Parent Company Of: UD Trucks, UD Trucks article, History, 2000 to 2009Quote, Parent Company Of: UD Trucks, UD Trucks article, History, 2000 to 2009
In 2007, Volvo increased it shareholding to 96%.
Renault Trucks (Wikipedia)
Parent Company Of: Renault Trucks, Changes of ownershipQuote, Parent Company Of: Renault Trucks, Changes of ownership
The transaction which included Mack Trucks, but not Renault's stake in Irisbus, was completed on 2 January 2001.
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