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Collaboration between Volvo Cars and its parent company Geely: Polestar (2017–present) Geely through Volvo Cars in 2015 (1996–2017) as tuner and racing team Scania AB (1911–present) Traton of Volkswagen Group: Volvo Group (1927–present) [1] Volvo Cars (1927–present) Geely (2010–present) Acquired by Ford from Volvo Group in 1999 ...
In 1917 an agreement was established with the newly formed Norwegian company Norsk Automobilfabrik A/S about production under license of Scania-Vabis cars and lorries. Production began in 1919, but was ended in 1921 after production of only 77 lorries, mostly built from Swedish produced parts.
Only 280 cars were built that year. [12] The first truck, the "Series 1", debuted in January 1928, as an immediate success and attracted attention outside the country. [9] In 1930, Volvo sold 639 cars, [12] and the export of trucks to Europe started soon after; the cars did not become well known outside Sweden until after World War II. [12]
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In December 2017, ZGH invested €3.25 billion into Swedish truck and construction company Volvo Group, a former parent company of Volvo Cars. [67] The deal made ZGH the biggest shareholder by number of shares with an 8.2% stake, and second by voting rights, with 15.6%.
The Volvo 144 became the debut model for the Swedish Motor Assemblies plant. [7] In September 1966, Swedish Motor Assemblies Sdn. Bhd. (SMA) was established as a joint venture on a 50/50 basis between Volvo and Federal Auto. [6] [7] SMA was established in response to a government-proposed initiative to set up an automotive industry in Malaysia. [4]
Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of Sweden (1 C, 32 P) * ... Swedish racecar constructors (2 P) T. Truck manufacturers of Sweden (2 C, 5 P) V. Volvo (7 C, 30 P)
Saab 96. Saab, "Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget" (Swedish for "Swedish aeroplane corporation"), a Swedish aerospace and defence company, was created in 1937 in Linköping.The company had been established in 1937 for the express purpose of building aircraft for the Swedish Air Force to protect the country's neutrality as Europe moved closer to World War II.