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Volvo sponsored the Volvo Ocean Race, the world's leading round-the-world yacht race for the first time in 2001–02. The next edition was to take place between 2011 and 2012. Volvo has also had a long-standing commitment to the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) and is involved in the Volvo/ISAF World Youth Sailing Championships since 1997.
They intended to build cars that could withstand the rigours of the country's rough roads and cold temperatures. [10] AB Volvo began activities on 10 August 1926. After one year of preparations involving the production of ten prototypes, the firm was ready to commence the car-manufacturing business within the SKF group.
Transferred to Volvo Trucks and Volvo Penta: Torslanda Plant Volvo Cars Torslanda (VCT) YV1: 1: Torslanda, Sweden: 1962–present: Second Volvo Car plant: Manufacturing: XC60, V60, V60 Cross Country, V90, V90 Cross Country, XC90: Worldwide Debut model: Volvo Amazon: Dartmouth Plant: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada: 1963–1967 [2] First Volvo ...
Volvo Buses (Volvo Bus Corporation; formal name: Volvo Bussar AB), stylized as VOLVO, is a subsidiary and a business area of the Swedish vehicle maker Volvo, which became an independent division in 1968. It is based in Gothenburg. It is one of the world's largest bus manufacturers, with a complete range of heavy buses for passenger transportation.
The old Volvo museum closed its doors in December 2023, but the new World of Volvo location is a Swedish experience like never before.
The following is a List of Volvo passenger cars indexed by year of introduction. Model history. Production Model Class Image 1920s. 1927–1929: ÖV4/PV4:
Volvo's first purpose-built EV will launch with up to 496 horsepower and a predicted 300 miles of range. 2025 Volvo EX90 SUV Is an Emphatic Entry into the Electric Era Skip to main content
A pair of blood-spattered trousers in a miso tank and an allegedly forced confession helped send Iwao Hakamata to death row in the 1960s. Now, more than five decades later, the world’s longest ...