Aktiebolaget Volvo

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Volvo is a publicly-traded Swedish multinational manufacturing company headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden. 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. The Group has production facilities in 18 countries, and sells its products in 190+ markets.

Net sales break down as follows:

  • 64.5%: Trucks: 202,402 vehicles (Volvo, Renault, UD, Eicher and Mack) sold in 2017.
  • 19.8%: Construction equipment: excavators, loaders, backhoes, hydraulic shovels, graders, dump trucks, etc.;
  • 7.6%: Bus and chassis sales: world's 2nd largest manufacturer;
  • 3.4%: Financial services: financing, insurance, rentals, spare parts, preventive maintenance, service agreements, assistance services and IT services.ref
  • 3.2%: Parts, control systems, and marine and industrial motors: for commerce and cruise ships and industrial applications;
  • 1.5%: Other.

GRI standard? AR-2017

Company

Shareholders

Total float: 87.5%
Source: MarketScreener.svg, Mar.2020
Additional Sources: Ownership information Volvo Group. Accessed Jan.22.2019.; ♦ Investors

Operations

Brand portfolio consists of Volvo, Volvo Penta, UD, Terex Trucks, Renault Trucks, Prevost, Nova Bus and Mack. They partner in alliances and joint ventures with the SDLG, Eicher and Dongfeng brands. Brands, AR-2017

Timelines

ToDo: Website.arch
  • Mar.1999: Against the background of the consolidation under way in the transport vehicle industry, Volvo conducted a strategic review of the company's operations. As a result, Volvo sold Volvo Cars to Ford. The sale improved Volvo Cars' future prospects and meant that Volvo could establish a stronger Volvo totally focused on commercial products; incorporating trucks, buses, construction equipment, marine and industrial engines and aerospace components. ref
  • 1989: Hilleshög, the Swedish seeds company, was sold to Swiss pharmaceutical company Sandoz AG.ref
  • 1986: Hilleshög, a Swedish seeds company, was acquired by Volvo's food products subsidiary, Provendor.ref,ref