Volvo
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| Type | Public (Template:OMX) |
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| Industry | Commercial vehicles |
| Founded | 1927 by SKF |
| Headquarters | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Key people | Finn Johnsson (Chairman of the board), Leif Johansson (President and CEO) |
| Products | Trucks, buses, construction equipment, marine and industrial power systems, aerospace components, financial services |
| Revenue | SEK 303,667 million (2008)[1] |
| Operating income |  SEK 15,851 million (2008)[1] |
| Profit | SEK 9,942 million (2008)[1] |
| Total assets | SEK 372,419 million (2008)[1] |
| Total equity | SEK 84,640 million (2008)[1] |
| Employees | 101,400 (2008)[1] |
| Website | VolvoGroup.com |
Volvo is a Swedish car and truck maker founded in 1927.
Ford bought the Volvo car company in 1999.
Volvo is now the leading producer in what most people would call safe family cars.
One of the Volvo's cars, the Volvo S60 is used by police departments in some parts of Europe and the United Kingdom.
In March 2010, Ford signed a deal to sell Volvo to Chinese car maker Geely for $1.8 billion.[2]
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References [change]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Annual Report 2008" (PDF). Volvo. http://www3.volvo.com/investors/finrep/ar08/annual_report_2008_eng.pdf. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
- ↑ Nordstrom, Louise. "Geely to buy Volvo from Ford for $1.8 billion". http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100329/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_ford_geely_volvo;_ylt=AvA1kFQX26XOEhazR9YNZusEtbAF;_ylu=X3oDMTJxMHV0N2lmBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTAwMzI5L2V1X2ZvcmRfZ2VlbHlfdm9sdm8EcG9zAzI4BHNlYwN5bl9wYWdpbmF0ZV9zdW1tYXJ5X2xpc3QEc2xrA2dlZWx5dG9idXl2bw--. Retrieved 2010-03-29.
