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Volvo Car Corporation
SE-405 31 Göteborg
SWEDEN
Switchboard +46 31 590000
Volvo Car Corporation (VCC). Volvo was founded in Gothenburg, Sweden, by Gustaf Larson and Assar Gabrielsson. The first car left the factory in 1927. Since 1999 VCC has been wholly owned by Ford Motor Company. Along with Jaguar and Land Rover, VCC is part of Ford's Premier Automotive Group (PAG). VCC functions as a "Center of Excellence for Safety"
within the Ford Motor Company and as a "Center of Excellence for Telematics" within PAG. This means that safety research carried out by VCC has a strong influence on all car brands within the Ford Group.
Volvo Cars sales and service network covers about 120 countries, comprising some 2,400 sales outlets and service workshops around the world, including about 1,500 in Europe and 400 in North America.
Much of the network is composed of independent companies working with Volvo Car Corporation (VCC) as a business partner. Volvo Cars' four largest markets are the USA, Sweden, the UK and Germany. VCC has major plants
in Sweden and Belgium. An independent company, NedCar, was until May 2004 responsible for manufacturing in the Netherlands. The production of vital components, such as engines, and body components, is mainly based
in Sweden. There is also an engine plant in Ghent, Belgium, which was opened in 2002. Volvo Car Corporation's headquarter and other corporate functions are based in Gothenburg, Sweden. President and CEO is Hans-Olov
Olsson.
In 2004 466,036 cars (2003 416,329) were produced at the manufacturing units in Sweden, Belgium and the Netherlands (the manufacturing of Volvo cars in the NedCar plant in Born, Netherlands ceased in
May 2004). There are also assembly units in South Africa, Thailand and Malaysia. In Sweden components are manufactured at Volvo plants in Skövde (engines), Olofström (body components) and Floby (connecting rods and
brake discs). There is also an engine plant in Ghent, Belgium.
Volvo Cars of North America Inc
1 Premier Place. Irvine, CA 92618
Phone: 949-341-6500
www.volvocars.us
Volvo Cars of North America is the sales, distribution, and marketing arm of Ford Motor's Volvo brand in the US and Canada. Volvo's models include the S-Range, the V-Range, the C-Range, and XC-Range.
The company also offers financing through Volvo Finance. Ford Motor purchased the Volvo automotive brand from Swedish truckmaker AB Volvo in 1999.
Volvo Finance North America, Inc
25 Philips Pkwy.
Montvale, NJ 07645
Phone: 201-358-6600
Fax: 201-307-6410
www.volvofinance.com
The finance arm of Volvo Cars North America, (both of which are subsidiaries of Ford Motor Co.) also provides retailers with
capital, inventory, and real estate financing Company
Volvo Car Corporation and Volvo Group own the Volvo brand in a joint trademark company.
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