volvo group industry manufacturing founded 1928 headquarters gothenburg sweden key people claes nilsson president 1 products trucks number of employees 18 997 q3 2011 2 parent volvo website www.volvotrucks.com a 2013 model volvo fh16 . the volvo fh series was introduced in 1993 and is volvo trucks most commercially successful truck . volvo trucks swedish volvo lastvagnar stylized as volvo is a global truck manufacturer based in gothenburg sweden owned by ab volvo . it is the world s second largest heavy duty truck brand . volvo group was re organized on january 1 2012 3 and as a part of the process volvo trucks ceased to be a separate company and was instead incorporated into volvo group trucks with volvo s other truck brands renault trucks mack trucks and ud trucks nissan diesel trucks . the first volvo truck rolled off the production lines in 1928 and in 2011 volvo trucks employed about 19 000 people around the world . with global headquarters in gothenburg sweden volvo manufactures and assembles its trucks in 15 countries . volvo trucks produces and sells over 100 000 units annually . 2 contents 1 history 2 volvo trucks worldwide 2.1 production facilities 2.2 north america 2.3 export markets 3 volvo product range 3.1 current product line up as of may 2013 16 3.2 past products 3.2.1 1920s 3.2.2 1930s 3.2.3 1940s 3.2.4 1950s 3.2.5 1960s 3.2.6 1970s 3.2.7 1980s 3.2.8 1990s 3.2.9 2000s 4 see also 5 references 6 external links history edit volvo lv63 truck 1929 volvo l495 titan truck 1965 volvo f88 49t truck 1970 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 . 4 volvo trucks worldwide edit volvo cabs are manufactured in the north of sweden in ume and in ghent belgium while the engines are made in the central town of sk vde . 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 . some of the smaller factories are jointly owned . its main parts distribution centre is located in ghent belgium . the sales side with their corresponding offices and dealers is split into seven sales areas latin america north america europe north europe south africa middle east japan and asia oceania . 5 production facilities edit plants where volvo trucks are manufactured 6 new river valley dublin virginia usa curitiba brazil ume sweden gothenburg sweden ghent belgium kaluga russia durban south africa bangalore india bangkok thailand brisbane australia casablanca morocco tunis tunisia jeddah saudi arabia tehran iran kuala lumpur malaysia wuhan china taipei taiwan north america edit the purchase of white turned out to be a very good step for volvo . suddenly volvo s trucks could be marketed throughout the united states in parallel with a tailor made programme of modern american heavy duty trucks . when volvo took over the truck assets of white the white autocar western star product programme consisted of the road boss conventional truck the road commander 2 cab over engine truck the low built road xpeditor 2 cab over engine truck the autocar dc heavy duty construction truck the road constructor 2 construction truck and the western star long distance conventional and cab over engine trucks . 1995 volvo wg the first year that this old white gmc truck was marketed as a volvo during the 1980s improved versions of these trucks were introduced like the integral sleeper 1982 long distance truck the conventional 1983 upgraded conventional truck the autocar ds 1984 successor to the road constructor 2 the integral tall sleeper 1985 truck which was the globetrotter of america the aerodynamic aero 1987 truck the autocar 1987 construction truck with the option of using an integrated driveline engine gearbox rear axle designed and produced by volvo and the short conventional wg 1988 truck . throughout the 1980s volvo produced white and autocar as well as distributing european made volvos . the white high cab over engine model was also badged a western star and sold through that company s canadian dealer network . 7 on august 16 1986 general motors announced that heavy duty truck manufacturing in pontiac michigan would be discontinued and that gm s american and canadian large truck operations would be joined with the greensboro north carolina based volvo white truck corporation by 1988 . the new company based in greensboro was called volvo gm heavy truck corporation 8 and began marketing the volvo white gmc badge although all of the legacy gmc product lines had been discontinued by 1990 . in 1997 the volvo white gmc 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 . brand new 2016 volvo vnl 670 in a merger announced april 25 2000 volvo acquired renault v hicules industriels including mack trucks in north america . 9 the deal made volvo group the second largest truck manufacturer in the world and the largest in europe . in order to secure the approval of the authorities to proceed with the merger volvo had to agree to divest of its low cab over lcoe models known as the xpeditor range 10 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 . volvo re entered the lcf market in 2007 with the purchase of ud nissan diesel . 11 12 as a result of this ruling volvo divested of the xpeditor product and the rights to the autocar trademark in 2001 . the purchaser was grand vehicle works llc 13 a private equity venture based in hagerstown indiana that also produced stripped chassis for vans and recreational vehicles and walk in van bodies for parcel delivery service . citation needed in 2009 volvo began to relocate the operations of its mack trucks subsidiary to greensboro where the north american operations of volvo trucks have been headquartered . 14 today volvo produces class 8 volvo trucks in its dublin virginia plant and class 8 mack truck models in macungie pennsylvania . affiliate volvo powertrain produces engines and transmissions at its hagerstown maryland facility for use exclusively in the north american market . export markets edit volvo trucks are exported to and sold by more than 1800 dealers in more than 140 countries . 2 volvo product range edit as a part of adapting to the new european union euro 6 engine environment requirements volvo trucks renewed their truck range in 2012 and 2013 . the biggest launch was the new volvo fh in september 2012 15 the rest of the range were renewed in the spring of 2013 . volvo vhd dump truck us the ex china motor bus hong kong volvo n10 heavy duty recovery . volvo fl 6 from the mid 1990s current product line up as of may 2013 16 edit volvo fl markets europe middle east volvo fe markets europe middle east australia volvo fm classic and new launched april 2013 markets europe africa asia south america oceania volvo fh classic and new launched september 2012 markets europe africa asia south america oceania volvo fh16 classic and new launched september 2012 markets europe africa asia south america oceania volvo fmx classic and new launched april 2013 markets europe africa asia south america oceania volvo vhd markets north america mexico volvo vnl markets north america mexico volvo vnm markets north america mexico volvo vnx announced march 2013 17 markets north america volvo vm markets south america past products edit 1920s edit lv4 lv60 series 1930s edit lv66 series lv71 series lv76 series lv81 series the longnose the sharpnose tva and tvb 1940s edit l29c & v lv11 lv15 & lv24 the roundnose tvc 1950s edit l34 l36 and l37 brage l38 and l48 viking the laplander tl11 tl12 and tl22 tl31 l42 snabbe & l43 trygge l39 and l49 titan 1960s edit f82 f83 l47 raske f84 f85 f86 f88 g88 n86 n88 1970s edit c3 f10 and f12 f4 and f6 f6s f7 f82s f83s f89 g89 globetrotter n7 n10 and n12 1980s edit ch230 white fl4 and fl6 fl7 and fl10 fs10 f10 f12 and f16 volvo nl10 and nl12 n12 fe6 & fe7 north america 1990s edit fs7 fh12 and fh16 fl12 ect and fl6 hybrid vn and nh flc fm7 fm10 and fm12 2000s edit fh12 and fh16 volvo 80th anniversary fh & fh16 volvo vn and nh volvo fm9 and fm12 volvo fl6 volvo vt based on the vn see also edit companies portal trucks portal autocar company former volvo truck business dynafleet transport information system references edit 1 . president volvo trucks . retrieved 2012 01 09 a b c 2 . volvo trucks quick facts . retrieved 2012 01 09 3 . press release retrieved 2013 05 07 4 . volvo trucks history . retrieved 2012 01 09 5 . volvo trucks dealers . retrieved 2012 01 09 6 . manufacturing worldwide . retrieved 2012 01 09 7 . volvo trucks history white . retrieved 2012 01 09 g.m. volvo set truck linkup . new york times . 1986 08 17 . retrieved 2009 10 15 . volvo renault link trucks . cnnmoney . 2000 04 25 . retrieved 2009 10 15 . u.s. competition authority gives clearance to ab volvo s acquisition of renault v.i. mack . automotive intelligence news . 2000 12 19 . retrieved 2009 10 15 . volvo press release . cision wire . retrieved 2006 03 21 . volvo press release . cision wire . retrieved 2007 03 24 . volvo press release . cision wire . retrieved 2001 07 26 . barron richard m. 2009 09 04 . mack moves south bulldog in tow . news & record . retrieved 2009 09 04 . 8 . news article retrieved 2013 05 07 volvo trucks global . volvo trucks product line up retrieved 2012 01 09 . volvo.com . retrieved 2012 01 09 . 9 . press release retrieved 2013 05 07 external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to volvo trucks . official website v t e trucking industry in the united 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