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Volvo Group brands

Swedish maker of Volvo, Renault, Mack and UD-era trucks plus buses and engines; it sold its car arm to Ford in 1999 and is separate from Volvo Cars.

Volvo Group owns 2 brands today: Volvo and Mack.

Founded
1915
Country
Sweden
Headquarters
Göteborg
Volvo FH in grey
Its most registered: Volvo FH
  1. Volvo logo Volvo
  2. Mack

Brands Volvo Group owns today

Most registered first, each with its most registered models.

Volvo Group timeline

  1. AB Volvo incorporated in Sweden.

  2. Volvo starts building cars and trucks.

  3. Management decides to sell Volvo Cars to Ford, leaving AB Volvo as a commercial-vehicle group.

  4. AB Volvo takes over Renault's truck businesses, Renault V.I. and Mack, in exchange for 15% of AB Volvo's shares.

  5. Renault V.I. adopts the trade name Renault Trucks.

  6. Volvo buys the other 50% of Prévost Car Inc. during the Henlys Group restructuring.

  7. Volvo becomes a major shareholder of Japanese truck maker Nissan Diesel.

  8. Volvo makes a public offer for the remaining shares of Nissan Diesel.

  9. Offer period ends with roughly 96% of Nissan Diesel shares tendered.

  10. Isuzu Motors completes its purchase of UD Trucks from the Volvo Group.

Brands Volvo Group used to own

  • Ud 2007 to 2021

    Sold to Isuzu in 2021.

Partners, not owners

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