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List of Volvo Car manufacturing, assembly and joint-venture plants; Name WMI [N 1] Plant code [N 2] Location Commenced production Notable milestones Operational scale [N 3] Production (2021) Markets served Lundby Plant: Lundby, Sweden: 1927–1973: First Volvo Car plant: Manufacturing: Worldwide Debut model: Volvo ÖV 4 [1] Purchased from SKF ...
Lund was born on the island of Bornholm, Denmark in 1890. His father. Mathias Lund, was captain of the three-masted schooner, Veset, sailing between Denmark and ports in England, Sweden, and Russia. [2] Lund apprenticed to a boat builder at age 14 in his native Denmark. At age 18, he moved to Erie, Pennsylvania, where he obtained a boat ...
The Brunswick Boat Group is an American pleasure boat manufacturer. Headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee , United States , it is the largest maker of such craft in the world. Net sales were US$ 1.7 billion in 2008, [ 2 ] and US$ 1.0 billion in 2012.
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 ...
With the S70, Volvo continued to offer a mid-size saloon. With a variety of models and options it was well received but was outsold by its estate variant the V70. [22] With engines choices ranging from 126PS to 250PS, and a diesel engine finally being available for the saloon as well as the Bi-Fuel, there was something for everyone.
The engines with 2.5 L (2,490 cc) displacement, identified as the Volvo Penta AQ151 (8 valve) and AQ171 (dohc 16 valve) models, got a forged crankshaft with a longer stroke of 86 mm (3.39 in) together with pistons with a 3 mm (0.12 in) lower compression height. The 2.5 L (2,490 cc) blocks still had B230 cast in the block.
The Volvo 200 Series (or 240 and 260 Series) is a range of mid-size luxury cars produced by Swedish company Volvo Cars from 1974 until 1993, with more than 2.8 million total units sold worldwide. [6] Like the Volvo 140 Series (1966 to 1974), from which it was developed, it was designed by Jan Wilsgaard .
The Volvo PV is a series of two-door, four-passenger car models — the PV444 and the PV544 — made by Volvo from 1947 to 1965. During World War II's early stages, Volvo decided that a new, smaller car that could deliver good fuel economy would assure the company's future. A raw materials shortage during the war drove home the point that an ...