Volvo was founded August 10, 1926, in Gothenburg, Sweden, although thee name Volvo was originally registered in May, 1911.
Volvo was a subsidiary of AB SKF, a Swedish ball bearing manufacturer.
The founders of Volvo were Assar Gabrielsson and Gustaf Larson.
Volvo is Latin and means "I roll".
In 1927, the first Volvo automobiles were produced.
In 1935, Volvo AB was floated at the Stockholm stock exchange.
Over the years Volvo extended its production to include trucks, buses and military vehicles.
In August 1966, the Volvo 144 was introduced to the world.
This car was well ahead of its time and changed to course of car producers around the world.
The car had very advanced safety features never seen before.
The Volvo 144 included such features as the introduction of a triangle-split dual-circuit brake system.
In 1981, the one-million Volvo for North America was produced makink Volvo the largest European car exporter to the US.
In 1999, Volvo was sold to the Ford Motor Company.
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