The Volvo history

Volvo's 80-year history
In 1927 the first series-manufactured Volvo car, the Volvo ÖV4, rolled off the production line on the island of Hisingen, Göteborg. Since then, Volvo has developed from a small local industry to one of the world's largest manufacturers of heavy trucks, buses and construction equipment, with more than 100,000 employees, production facilities in 19 countries and operations in more than 180 countries. Volvo 80 years

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