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Volvo Car Gent (VCG) YV1: 2: Ghent, Belgium: 1965–present: Second Volvo Car plant outside Sweden: Assembly (1965–1972) Manufacturing (1972–present) XC40, V60, C40, EX30 (2025-) [5] Worldwide Debut model: Volvo Amazon: Previously named Volvo Cars Europe Industry (1965–2007) Halifax Plant Volvo Halifax Assembly (VHA) 3: Halifax, Nova ...
Volvo Car AB, [2] trading as Volvo Cars (Swedish: Volvo personvagnar, styled VOLVO in the company's logo) is a Swedish multinational manufacturer of luxury vehicles. Volvo is headquartered in Torslanda, Gothenburg. The company manufactures SUVs, station wagons, and sedans.
Volvo 120/130 Series: 26,310 produced in Ghent between 1965 and 1969 [1] Volvo 144: 205,510 produced in Ghent between 1968 and 1974 [1] Volvo XC60: Volvo Gent's top seller in 2011. Volvo Car Gent (until 2007 known as Volvo Cars Europe Industry N.V.) is an automobile manufacturer located in the port district of Ghent/Gent in western Belgium. By ...
Later, on 30 March 2001, Volvo sold its shares to Mitsubishi, which then owned 100 percent. [9] The plant's long-term survival was in question from 2001, when then Mitsubishi Motors Chief Operating Officer Rolf Eckrodt stated that its annual vehicle production capacity had to increase to 280,000 if it wished to remain economically viable. [ 10 ]
The design of the XC40 was previewed by concept car called the Concept 40.1, which was designed by Thomas Ingenlath, and unveiled in May 2016. The XC40 is the first Volvo to be based on the CMA platform, to be shared by other compact Volvos, Geely, and Lynk & Co model.
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. In early 1928, the LV series 1 was presented to the public. Though by modern standards it was merely a truck, it was an immediate success and 500 units were sold ...
President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team is recommending sweeping changes to cut off support for electric vehicles, according to a document seen by Reuters.
The S90 was unveiled to the public in January 2016, at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan. The S90's design was well received, winning the Production Car Design of the Year award for 2015. [14] While not a direct successor to the second-generation S80, the S90 replaces it as the flagship sedan in Volvo's lineup.