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Swedish language

Swedish is a North Germanic languages language, spoken by around 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along the coast and on the ?land islands....
: Volvo Lastvagnar), a Swedish
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
 truck manufacturer, owned by Volvo Group - AB Volvo
Volvo

The Volvo Group is a Sweden supplier of commercial vehicles such as trucks, buses and construction equipment, drive systems for marine and industrial applications, aerospace components and financial services....
, is the world's second largest heavy-duty truck brand
Truck

File:Red truck USA.JPGA truck is a type of motor vehicle commonly used for carrying goods and materials. Some light trucks are relatively small, similar in size to a passenger automobile....
.

Founded in 1928, in 2008 Volvo Trucks employed about 22,000 people around the world. With global headquarters in Gothenburg
Gothenburg

Gothenburg ) is the second largest city in Sweden after Stockholm and the fifth largest amongst the Nordic countries. The city is located on the south west-coast....
, Sweden
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
, Volvo manufactures and assembles its trucks in 15 countries. Volvo Trucks produces and sells over 100,000 units annually.

Volvo Trucks sister truck companies in the Volvo Group includes, Renault Trucks
Renault Trucks

Renault Trucks is a France truck manufacturer with its corporate headquarters at Saint-Priest, Rh?ne near Lyon.Since 2001 it has been owned by Volvo Group....
, Mack Trucks
Mack Trucks

Mack Trucks is one of the world's leading truck-manufacturing company . It is currently a subsidiary of AB Volvo. The company's headquarters are located in Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States, in the Lehigh Valley....
 and UD Trucks (Nissan Diesel Trucks).

Volvo manufactured its first automobiles in 1927, the first truck was already on the drawing table and in early 1928, the LV series 1 was presented to the public.






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Volvo Trucks (sv
Swedish language

Swedish is a North Germanic languages language, spoken by around 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along the coast and on the ?land islands....
: Volvo Lastvagnar), a Swedish
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
 truck manufacturer, owned by Volvo Group - AB Volvo
Volvo

The Volvo Group is a Sweden supplier of commercial vehicles such as trucks, buses and construction equipment, drive systems for marine and industrial applications, aerospace components and financial services....
, is the world's second largest heavy-duty truck brand
Truck

File:Red truck USA.JPGA truck is a type of motor vehicle commonly used for carrying goods and materials. Some light trucks are relatively small, similar in size to a passenger automobile....
.

Founded in 1928, in 2008 Volvo Trucks employed about 22,000 people around the world. With global headquarters in Gothenburg
Gothenburg

Gothenburg ) is the second largest city in Sweden after Stockholm and the fifth largest amongst the Nordic countries. The city is located on the south west-coast....
, Sweden
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
, Volvo manufactures and assembles its trucks in 15 countries. Volvo Trucks produces and sells over 100,000 units annually.

Volvo Trucks sister truck companies in the Volvo Group includes, Renault Trucks
Renault Trucks

Renault Trucks is a France truck manufacturer with its corporate headquarters at Saint-Priest, Rh?ne near Lyon.Since 2001 it has been owned by Volvo Group....
, Mack Trucks
Mack Trucks

Mack Trucks is one of the world's leading truck-manufacturing company . It is currently a subsidiary of AB Volvo. The company's headquarters are located in Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States, in the Lehigh Valley....
 and UD Trucks (Nissan Diesel Trucks).

History

When Volvo manufactured its first automobiles in 1927, the first truck was already on the drawing table and in early 1928, the LV series 1 was presented to the public. Though it, by modern standards, was merely a truck, it was an immediate success and 500 units were sold before the summer. It had a 2.0 L 4-cylinder engine rated at 28 hp (21 kW).

Volvo Trucks worldwide


Volvo cabs are manufactured in the north of Sweden in Umeå
Umeå

Ume? is a university cities of Sweden in V?sterbotten, Sweden.Ume? is the biggest city in Norrland and the Capital of V?sterbotten County. The city has about 76,000 inhabitants and is the seat of Ume? Municipality ....
 and Ghent
Ghent

Ghent is a city and a municipality located in the Flemish region, Belgium. It is the capital and biggest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys River and became in the Middle Ages one of the largest and richest cities of northern Europe....
, Belgium
Belgium

* A small German-speaking Community of Belgium exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political and cultural conflicts are reflected in the history of Belgium and a complex Communities and regions of Belgium....
, while the engines are made in the central town of Skövde
Skövde

Sk?vde is a Cities in Sweden in V?sterg?tland, Sweden. It has around 33,000 inhabitants and is the seat of Sk?vde Municipality.Sk?vde is situated some 150 km northeast of G?teborg, between Sweden's two largest lakes, V?nern and V?ttern....
. Among some smaller facilities Volvo has assembly plants in Sweden (Gothenburg - also the Head Office), Belgium, USA, Brazil, South Africa, Australia, China, India and Russia, making it a truly global producer. Some of the smaller factories are jointly owned. Its main parts distribution centre is located in Gent Belgium. The sales side is split into 3 divisions - European, North American and International, which covers the rest of the world. The offices and dealers are set up worldwide in China
China

China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
, Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Hong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located in Southern China in East Asia, bordering the province of Guangdong to the north and facing the South China Sea to the east, west and south....
, Taiwan
Taiwan

Taiwan is an island in East Asia. "Taiwan" is also commonly used to refer to the country governed by the Republic of China and to the ROC itself, which governs the island of Taiwan, Orchid Island and Green Island, Taiwan in the Pacific Ocean off the Taiwan coast, the Penghu islands in the Taiwan Strait, and Kinmen and the Matsu Islands...
, South Korea
South Korea

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea , ), often referred to as Korea and the "names of Korea#Revival of the names", is a Semi-presidential system republic in East Asia, located in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula....


Production facilities

List of Volvo Trucks production facilities:

North America

In 1980 Volvo bought White
White Motor Company

White Motor Company was an United States automobile and truck automotive industry, in existence from 1900 to 1981. The company also produced bicycles, roller skates, automatic Lathe s, and sewing machines....
 after White's bankruptcy filing. The Canadian assets were purchased by a consortium of two Alberta energy companies, and were renamed Western Star Trucks.

Throughout the 1980s, Volvo produced White and Autocar, as well as distributing European-made Volvo. The White high cabover engine model was also badged a Western Star and sold through that company's Canadian dealer network.

In 1987, Volvo acquired the heavy-duty truck models of General Motors
General Motors

General Motors Corporation , founded in 1908, is the world's second-largest automaker after Toyota, ranked by 2008 global unit sales. GM was the global sales leader for 77 consecutive calendar years from 1931 to 2008....
, and began marketing the Volvo WhiteGMC badge, although all of the legacy GMC product lines were discontinued by 1990.

In 1997 the Volvo WhiteGMC name was discontinued, and all models were badged either Volvo or Autocar. In 2000, the remaining Autocar products were discontinued, and the nameplate was retired (temporarily) after over 100 years.

In 2001 Volvo acquired Renault Vehicules Industriels, including Mack Trucks
Mack Trucks

Mack Trucks is one of the world's leading truck-manufacturing company . It is currently a subsidiary of AB Volvo. The company's headquarters are located in Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States, in the Lehigh Valley....
 in the United States. In order to secure the approval of the authorities to proceed with the merger, Volvo had to agree to divest of its low-cab-forward (LCF) models, known as the Xpeditor range, due to the degree the combination of this product with the Mack MR and LE series dominated the refuse markets in which these vehicles are predominantly used.

In 2001, Volvo divested of the Xpeditor product and the rights to the Autocar
Autocar Company

The Autocar Company is a Hagerstown, Indiana specialist manufacturer of waste disposal trucks. Started in 1899 in Ardmore, Pennsylvania as a manufacturer of Brass Era car automobiles, and from 1907, trucks....
 trademark. The purchaser was Grand Vehicle Works LLC, a private equity venture based in Hagerstown, Indiana
Hagerstown, Indiana

Hagerstown is a town in Jefferson Township, Wayne County, Indiana, Wayne County, Indiana, Indiana, United States. As of the United States Census 2000, the population was 1,768....
 that also produced stripped chassis for vans and recreational vehicles, and walk-in van bodies for parcel delivery service.

Today, Volvo produces Volvo and Mack class 8 truck models at plants in Dublin, Virginia
Dublin, Virginia

Dublin is a town in Pulaski County, Virginia, Virginia, United States. The population was 2,288 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Blacksburg, Virginia–Christiansburg, Virginia–Radford, Virginia Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford metropolitan area....
, and Macungie, Pennsylvania
Macungie, Pennsylvania

Macungie is a borough in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is the second oldest borough in the county and a suburb of Allentown, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of the state....
. Affiliate Volvo Powertrain produces engines and transmissions at its Hagerstown, Maryland
Hagerstown, Maryland

Hagerstown is a city in northwestern Maryland, United States. It is the county seat of Washington County, Maryland, and the largest city in a region known as Western Maryland....
, facility, for use exclusively in the North American market.

Export markets

Volvo Trucks are exported to and sold by more than 1000 dealers in more than 130 counties, including:
  • Africa
    Africa

    Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km? including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area....
    • Angola
      Angola

      Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordering Namibia to the south, Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, and Zambia to the east, and with a west coast along the Atlantic Ocean....
    • Algeria
      Algeria

      Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country located in North Africa. It is the largest country of the Mediterranean sea, second largest in the Arab World, and the second largest on the African continent and the eleventh-largest country in the world in terms of land area....
    • Egypt
      Egypt

      Egypt is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Western Asia. Covering an area of about , Egypt borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Gaza Strip and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south and Libya to the west....
    • Morocco
      Morocco

      Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa with a population of nearly 34 million and an area just under 447,000 km2....
    • South Africa
      South Africa

      The Republic of South Africa, also known by Official names of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa....
    • Tanzania
      Tanzania

      Tanzania , officially the United Republic of Tanzania , is a country in East Africa that is bordered by Kenya and Uganda on the north, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the west, and Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique on the south....
  • Asia
    • Brunei
      Brunei

      Brunei Darussalam, officially the State of Brunei, Abode of Peace , is a country located on the north coast of the island of Borneo, in Southeast Asia....
    • China
      China

      China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
    • India
      India

      India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
    • Indonesia
      Indonesia

      The Republic of Indonesia , is a transcontinental country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Comprising Islands of Indonesia, it is the world's largest Archipelago state....
    • Iran
      Iran

      Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran and formerly known internationally as Persian Empire until 1935, is a country in Central Eurasia, located on the northeastern shore of the Persian Gulf and the southern shore of the Caspian Sea....
    • Israel
      Israel

      Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
    • Japan
      Japan

      Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
    • Malaysia
      Malaysia

      Malaysia is a federation that consists of States of Malaysia in Southeast Asia with a total landmass of . The capital city is Kuala Lumpur, while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government....
    • Philippines
      Philippines

      The Philippines, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines, is a country in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital city. It comprises 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean....
    • Saudi Arabia
      Saudi Arabia

      The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA , is an Arab country and the largest country of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Jordan on the northwest, Iraq on the north and northeast, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates on the east, Oman on the southeast, and Yemen on the south....
    • Singapore
      Singapore

      Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country microstate located at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula. It lies 137 kilometres north of the equator, south of the Malaysian state of Johor and north of Indonesia's Riau Islands....
    • South Korea
      South Korea

      South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea , ), often referred to as Korea and the "names of Korea#Revival of the names", is a Semi-presidential system republic in East Asia, located in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula....
    • Syria
      Syria

      Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is an Arab-majority country in Southwest Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Israel to the southwest, Jordan to the south, Iraq to the east, and Turkey to the north....
    • Taiwan
      Taiwan

      Taiwan is an island in East Asia. "Taiwan" is also commonly used to refer to the country governed by the Republic of China and to the ROC itself, which governs the island of Taiwan, Orchid Island and Green Island, Taiwan in the Pacific Ocean off the Taiwan coast, the Penghu islands in the Taiwan Strait, and Kinmen and the Matsu Islands...
    • Thailand
      Thailand

      The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
    • Turkey
      Turkey

      Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in southwest Asia and Thrace in the Balkans region of Southern Europe....
    • United Arab Emirates
      United Arab Emirates

      The United Arab Emirates is a federation of seven states situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Southwest Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman and Saudi Arabia....
    • Yemen
      Yemen

      Yemen , officially the Republic of Yemen is an Arab country located on the Arabian Peninsula in Southwest Asia. Yemen has an estimated population of more than 23 million people and is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the North, the Red Sea to the West, the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Aden to the South, and Oman to the east....
  • Europe
    • Austria
      Austria

      Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west....
    • Belgium
      Belgium

      * A small German-speaking Community of Belgium exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political and cultural conflicts are reflected in the history of Belgium and a complex Communities and regions of Belgium....
    • Bosnia-Herzegovina
    • Bulgaria
      Bulgaria

      The state of Bulgaria , Scientific transliteration Balgarija, officially the Republic of Bulgaria has played a significant role in the Balkans in south-eastern Europe for over fourteen centuries....
    • Croatia
      Croatia

      Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a Central European country at the crossroads of Pannonian Plain, Balkans, and the Mediterranean Sea....
    • Czech Republic
      Czech Republic

      The Czech Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country borders Poland to the northeast, Germany to the west, Austria to the south and Slovakia to the east....
    • Denmark
      Denmark

      Denmark is a Scandinavian country in northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries....
    • Estonia
      Estonia

      Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Finland across the Gulf of Finland, to the west by Sweden across the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by the Russia ....
    • Finland
      Finland

      Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , is a Nordic countries situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland....
    • France
      France

      France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
    • Germany
      Germany

      Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
    • Greece
      Greece

      Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkans. It has borders with Albania, Bulgaria and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the north, and Turkey to the east....
    • Hungary
      Hungary

      Hungary , officially in English the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in the Carpathian Basin of Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia....
    • Iceland
      Iceland

      Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland , is an island country located in the North Atlantic Ocean between mainland Europe and Greenland....
    • Ireland
      Ireland

      Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
    • Italy
      Italy

      Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
  • (Europe continued)
    • Latvia
      Latvia

      Latvia The Latvians are a Baltic peoples culturally related to the Estonians and Lithuanians, with the Latvian language having many similarities with Lithuanian language, but not with the Estonian language....
    • Lithuania
      Lithuania

      Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the southernmost of the three Baltic states. Situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, it shares borders with Latvia to the north, Belarus to the southeast, Poland, and the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad Oblast to the southwest....
    • Luxemburg
    • Republic of Macedonia
      Republic of Macedonia

      The Republic of Macedonia , , often referred to simply as Macedonia, is a landlocked country on the Balkans in southeastern Europe. It is bordered by Serbia to the north, Bulgaria to the east, Greece to the south and Albania to the west....
    • Netherlands
      Netherlands

      The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east....
    • Norway
      Norway

      Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
    • Poland
      Poland

      Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian Enclave and exclave, to the north....
    • Portugal
      Portugal

      Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in southwestern Europe, Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east....
    • Romania
      Romania

      Romania is a country located in Southeastern Europe Central Europe, North of the Balkan Peninsula, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian Mountains, bordering on the Black Sea....
    • Russia
      Russia

      Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
    • Serbia
      Serbia

      Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a country in Central Europe and Balkans Europe, covering the southern part of the Pannonian Plain and the central part of the Balkans....
    • Slovakia
      Slovakia

      Slovakia . It was amended in September 1998 to allow direct election of the president and again in February 2001 due to EU admission requirements....
    • Slovenia
      Slovenia

      Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west, the Adriatic Sea to the southwest, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north....
    • Spain
      Spain

      Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
    • Switzerland
      Switzerland

      Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....
    • United Kingdom
      United Kingdom

      The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
  • North America
    • Canada
      Canada

      Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
    • Latin America
      Latin America

      Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages ? particularly Spanish language and Portuguese language, and variably French language ? are primarily spoken....
    • Mexico
      Mexico

      The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico....
    • United States
      United States

      The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...


  • Oceania
    • Australia
      Australia

      Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
    • New Zealand
      New Zealand

      New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....


  • South America
    • Argentina
      Argentina

      Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic , is a country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city....
    • Bolivia
      Bolivia

      The Republic of Bolivia , named after Sim?n Bol?var, is a landlocked country in central South America. It is bordered by Brazil on the north and east, Paraguay and Argentina on the south, and Chile and Peru on the west....
    • Brazil
      Brazil

      Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is a country in South America. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the List of countries by population country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world....
    • Peru
      Peru

      Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....


Volvo product range


Current product line-up (as of July 2008)

  • Volvo FL
    Volvo FL

    The Volvo FL is Volvo's smallest truck and is suitable for local and regional distribution operations, refuse collection, construction truck or small format tractor....
    • markets - Europe
      Europe

      Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
      , Middle East
      Middle East

      File:GreaterMiddleEast1.pngThe Middle East is a region that spans southwestern Asia, western Asia, and northeastern Africa. It has no clear boundaries, often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East....
      , Australia
      Australia

      Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
  • Volvo FE
    Volvo FE

    The Volvo FE is a medium duty truck produced by Volvo Trucks Corporation. The FE is availablein various rigid versions and a tractor version spanning three weight classes....
    • markets - Europe, Middle East, Australia
  • Volvo FM
    Volvo FM

    The Volvo FM is a heavy truck range produced by Sweden Volvo Truck Corporation. Introduced in 1998 as FM7, FM10 and FM12 production continues with the second generation of FM range....
    • markets - Europe, Africa
      Africa

      Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km? including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area....
      , Asia
      Asia

      Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent. It covers 8.6% of the Earth's total surface area and, with over 4 billion people, it contains more than 60% of the world's current human population....
      , South America
      South America

      South America is the southern continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere....
      , Oceania
      Oceania

      Oceania is a geography, often geopolitics, region consisting of numerous lands—mostly islands in the Pacific Ocean and vicinity. The term "Oceania" was coined in 1831 by French explorer Jules Dumont d'Urville....
  • Volvo FH
    Volvo FH

    The Volvo FH is a heavy truck range produced by Sweden Volvo Truck Corporation. Introduced in late 1993 as FH12 and FH16, production still continues with the now the second generation of FH range model lineup....
    • markets - Europe, Africa, Asia, South America, Oceania
  • Volvo FH16
    • markets - Europe, Africa, Asia, South America, Oceania
  • Volvo VHD
    • markets - North America
      North America

      North America is the northern continent of the Americas, situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere and almost totally in the western hemisphere....
      , Mexico
      Mexico

      The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico....
  • Volvo VN
    • markets - North America, Mexico
  • Volvo VT
    • markets - North America
  • Volvo VM
    • markets - South America
      South America

      South America is the southern continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere....


Past products


1920s
  • Series 1 and 2
  • Series 3 and 4
1930s
  • LV66-s and LV68-s
  • LV71-s and LV73-s
  • LV75
  • LV76 - LV79
  • LV8 and LV9
  • LV18, LV19 and LV29
  • The "Sharpnose"
  • TVA and TVB
1940s
  • The "Roundnose"
  • LV11
  • TVC
  • LV15 and LV24
  • L29C and V
Br8072

1950s
  • L34
  • L39 and L49
  • L38 and L48 Viking
  • TL11, TL12 and TL22
  • L36 and L37
  • TL31
  • L42 and L43
1960s
  • The "Laplander"
    Volvo L-3314

    Volvo Laplander L3314 is the base model of a range of military vehicles produced by Volvo Cars.In the early 1950s Volvo got an order to develop a new utility vehicle for the Swedish Army....
  • L46, L47 and N84
  • L4751 and F85
  • L4851 and F86
  • L4951, F88 and G88
    Volvo F88 and G88

    The Volvo F88 was a heavy vehicle introduced in 1968. It was a particularly advanced vehicle for its time, with an all steel constructed cab at a time when some British manufacturers were still producing wood-framed with alloy panelling vehicles....
  • F82 and F83
  • N86 and N88
1970s
  • F89 and G89
  • F82S and F83S
  • N7, N10 and N12
  • C3
  • F4 and F6
  • F10 and F12
    Volvo F10, F12 and F16

    Volvo F10, F12 and F16 is a series of trucks manufactured by Volvo Trucks between 1977 and 1993. The F10 and F12 was launched in 1977, with many innovative features for its time, most notably a safety cab with high level of ergonomics for the driver....
  • F6S
  • F7
  • Globetrotter
Vtm Tv Spacelink (volvo) 2001


1980s
  • CH230
  • White
    White Motor Company

    White Motor Company was an United States automobile and truck automotive industry, in existence from 1900 to 1981. The company also produced bicycles, roller skates, automatic Lathe s, and sewing machines....
  • FL4 and FL6
  • FL7 and FL10
  • FS10
  • F10, F12 and F16
    Volvo F10, F12 and F16

    Volvo F10, F12 and F16 is a series of trucks manufactured by Volvo Trucks between 1977 and 1993. The F10 and F12 was launched in 1977, with many innovative features for its time, most notably a safety cab with high level of ergonomics for the driver....
  • NL10 and NL12

1990s
  • FE6 and FE7 North American models
  • FS7
  • FH12 and FH16
    Volvo FH

    The Volvo FH is a heavy truck range produced by Sweden Volvo Truck Corporation. Introduced in late 1993 as FH12 and FH16, production still continues with the now the second generation of FH range model lineup....
  • FL12
  • ECT and FL6 Hybrid
  • VN and NH
  • FLC
  • FM7, FM10 and FM12
 
2000s
  • FH12 and FH16
    Volvo FH

    The Volvo FH is a heavy truck range produced by Sweden Volvo Truck Corporation. Introduced in late 1993 as FH12 and FH16, production still continues with the now the second generation of FH range model lineup....
  • Volvo 80th Anniversary FH & FH16
    Volvo 80th Anniversary FH & FH16

    To celebrate its 80th anniversary Volvo Trucks had decided to built exclusive limited production run of just 800 FH series of trucks in 2007....
  • Volvo VN and NH
  • Volvo FM9 and FM12
    Volvo FM

    The Volvo FM is a heavy truck range produced by Sweden Volvo Truck Corporation. Introduced in 1998 as FM7, FM10 and FM12 production continues with the second generation of FM range....
  • Volvo FL6
    Volvo FL

    The Volvo FL is Volvo's smallest truck and is suitable for local and regional distribution operations, refuse collection, construction truck or small format tractor....
  • Volvo VT (based on the VN)


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