20 14, 1 1, Swedish truck manufacturer Volvo will lay off about 3,000 people as part of its cost-saving plan to increase profit margin.
20 14 Volvo XC90 is newly launched.
20 1 1 Volvo Cars chose Shanghai as its headquarters in China.
20 1 1 The brand-new Volvo S60 will be officially listed in China market. 20 1 1 Volvo SENSUS multimedia information interactive system will be introduced into China. 20 10 Volvo released an innovative and efficient power combination-2.0 gtdi engine+powershift powershift 20 10 Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd. acquired Volvo Car Company 2010 Volvo C30 and won the first championship of Swedish Touring Car Championship 2065 438+00. Technology-fully automatic braking pedestrian detection system was born. In 2009, the S60 concept car was equipped with a collision warning system with automatic braking and pedestrian detection, and an adaptive cruise control system with queuing assistance. The 2009 Volvo flagship limousine S80 is made in China, and the domestic model is named "S8L Extended Edition". The 2009 C30 1.6D drive has a carbon dioxide emission of only 99g/km. The best car in its class. In 2009, it cooperated with Vattenfall Energy Company of Sweden to develop plug-in hybrid vehicles. It is expected that the 2009 C30 BEV pure electric vehicle prototype will be unveiled on 20 12. Volvo Cars will be established in Shanghai in 2008. In 2008, all fabrics of all Volvo cars passed the Oeko-Tex 100 hypoallergenic standard certification of the International Environmental Textile Association. It became the only environmentally-friendly ultra-low emission diesel vehicle launched by Volvo in 2008, and its carbon dioxide emission was lower than 1.20g/km. In 2008, the brand-new XC60 went on the market, and the standard City Safety urban safety system was born, which effectively reduced or avoided low-speed rear-end collisions. The 2007 Volvo concept car was unveiled at Frankfurt Motor Show, which can run 65,438+0 km on a single charge. In 2007, Alcoguard was born. In 2007, the brand-new XC70 and V70 went on the market. In 2006, Volvo C30, a new compact two-door model, went on the market. In 2006, the second generation Volvo S80 went on the market. It is equipped with brand-new active safety technology. In 2006, the domestic luxury car invented Blis 2005 compound lock. Key words: alcohol lock, seat belt lock, speed limit key (research project) In 2005, the new Volvo C70 was launched with a 30% hard top. In 2004, Volvo's first V8 engine was equipped with Volvo XC90. In 2004, NedCar Factory in Bonn, the Netherlands stopped producing Volvo models. In 2004, a collision warning system with brake assist and automatic braking function was invented. In 2004, the Volvo 3CC concept car appeared in 2004. The factory has become a joint venture between Getrag AG of Germany and Dana of the United States. In 2003, the new Volvo S40 and V50 went on the market, representing the new patented front structure of Volvo Car's new compact model 2003. In 2003, Volvo Cars and Italian Pininfarina SpA established a joint venture company Pininfarina Sweden AB to develop and produce the next generation convertible 2002, new Volvo S60R and V70R as family cars in Udevara. The 2002 Volvo XC90 SUV with good performance appeared at Detroit Auto Show. Become one of Volvo's best-selling models. In 2002, the new Volvo model achieved a vehicle recovery rate of 85%. In 2002, Dummy 200 1 Volvo Safety Concept Car (SCC) was developed to simulate pregnant women. The first diesel engine designed and developed by 200 1 Volvo Car has received good market response. In 2000, Volvo Car Safety Center was completed in Gothenburg on March 29th. Based on global sharing technology, it was a great success as soon as it went public. 1999 Volvo Car China started to hold the Volvo Elite Cup Amateur Golf Tournament. 1999 start the internal air quality system (IAQS) to purify the air inside the car. 1999 Ford Motor Company acquired Volvo Car Company. 1998 introduced Premair &；; Reg- radiator coating, which can convert ozone into oxygen when air passes through the radiator. 1998 invented the head and neck safety protection system (Whips). 1998 Volvo S80 became the first model of a large car series based on global sharing technology. 1997 Volvo V70 XC and C70 convertible upgrade. Volvo S70/V70 1996 Volvo C70 sports car went on the market, which was produced in Udaywara and was the product of cooperation with TWR. 1995 Volvo Cars started to cooperate with China Golf Association to hold Volvo China Open 1995 Volvo S40 and V40. These two powerful models are produced in the factory in Bonn, the Netherlands. Product 1994 Volvo Car China Representative Office was established in Beijing on127 October, and 1993 Volvo 240 was discontinued after production 19 years. With a total sales volume of 2.8 million vehicles, 1992 Volvo launched the environmental protection concept car (ECC) 199 1, and the first side impact protection system (SIPS) 199 1 Volvo 850 went on the market. As the safest and most advanced model of the company at that time, it was successfully listed in the world 1990 luxury car Volvo 960 and Volvo 940 1985 Volvo decided to build a factory in Udevara 1985 Volvo 480ES sports car in the Netherlands was the first front-wheel drive model of Volvo 1982 Volvo 760 was listed. 1978 Volvo Car Company was established with Hakan Freeson as the president. 1976 Volvo became the first automobile manufacturer in the world to use catalytic converters and oxygen sensors, and three-way catalytic converters with oxygen sensors (Lambdason & reg; ) 90% reduction of harmful exhaust emissions1976 listing of Volvo 340 made in the Netherlands 1974 listing of Volvo 240 1974 completion of humanized vehicle factory in Kalma 1972 United Nations Global Environment Conference held in Stockholm: Volvo put forward the key role of automobiles in society and issued a declaration on environmental protection. It is the first manufacturer in the automobile industry to put forward the concept of environmental protection. 1972 Volvo buys Dutch DAF and its factory in Bonn, 197 1 Volvo 1800ES sports car goes on the market. Be sought after by the market1971Pichal G. Gyllenhammar became managing director of Volvo Group 1970 Volvo Traffic Accident Investigation Team was established to investigate traffic accidents 1969 Volvo acquired Svenska Stalpressningab. The latter supplies body parts from 1927. The first backward child seat came out. 1966 Volvo 144 was rated as "the safest vehicle in the world". 1965 completion of Ghent plant in Belgium. 1964 the first rear-facing child safety seat was tested on Volvo cars. Volvo's output exceeded 654.38+00000 vehicles, 65.438+0.964 Toslanda factory was completed, 65.438+0 Volvo P 1800 sports car was officially listed, becoming a TV star, and 65.438+0.959 Volvo engineer nils boleyn invented the three-point seat belt, making Volvo the first in the world to adopt the three-point seat belt as the standard configuration. The invention of seat belts has saved more than 1 10,000 lives so far. Gunnar Engellau replaced assar gabrielsson. Becoming Managing Director 1956 Volvo P 120 (Amazon) shocked the automobile industry. 1955 PV444 was exported to America for the first time. 1953 Volvo Duett is Volvo's first real station wagon. 1944 invented the safety carriage. 1944 Volvo PV444 is Volvo's first "human car". 1942 Volvo acquires Kopings Mekanis. Ka Verkstad, which supplies gearbox 1936 gustaf larson from 1927. Develop the core brand value based on safety 1935 Volvo listed on the Swedish Stock Exchange 1933 Volvo launched its first concept car Venus Bilo 1930 Volvo acquired its engine supplier Pentaverken 1929 Volvo began to make a profit 1927 Volvo's first series model &; OumlV4 Jakob rolled off the production line at the Gothenburg factory on Thursday, April 27th. In 2008, it reduced its capital by $2.4 billion.
On March 20th, 2006, Volvo Car Company announced that it would produce Volvo S40 car in Chongqing Changan Ford Factory [2].
65438+On February 24th, 2009, Ford Motor Company and Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, the parent company of Chinese mainland Zhejiang automobile manufacturer Geely Automobile, reached a preliminary agreement on the sale of Volvo cars.
20 10 On March 28th, Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Geely Group) signed a final equity purchase agreement with Ford Motor Company in Gothenburg, Sweden, and obtained 0/00% equity of Volvo Car Company/kloc-0 and related assets including intellectual property rights, involving an amount of1800 million US dollars. 20 10 completed delivery in the third quarter. Its headquarters is located in Shanghai, and its new factories are built in Chengdu (VCCD) and Daqing (VCDQ) respectively. After the factory construction is completed, Chongqing Changan Ford Factory will no longer contract Volvo s40. Today, Volvo is divided into Volvo Car Company and Volvo Group. Volvo Cars was once a part of Volvo Group's family car business. Volvo Car Company has always been controlled by Geely and operated independently by Volvo Group.
On July 4th, 20 13, Volvo Car Group announced the sales data of June and the first half of 20 13 in China. The company maintained a high-speed growth trend in the China market, with a growth rate of over 30% in the first half of the year and a year-on-year increase of 74% in June.
In June of 20 13, Volvo Cars sold 5,798 cars in China market, reaching the highest level in the same period in history, with an increase of 74.0% compared with 3,333 cars in June of 20 12. Among them, Volvo S60 is still the best-selling model, with a monthly sales volume of 2,288 vehicles.
In the first half of 20 13, the cumulative sales volume of Volvo in China reached 28,703 vehicles, compared with 2 1 0,378 vehicles in the same period of 20 12, with a substantial increase of 34.3% in 20 13. In terms of sales volume, China ranked second in Volvo's single market position, and its sales volume in the first half of the year was second only to that of the United States.
Volvo Group also includes Volvo trucks, Renault trucks, Mike trucks, UD trucks, Volvo buses, Volvo construction equipment, Volvo Punta, Volvo Aerospace and Volvo Financial Services.
Volvo Group's subordinate factories: Volvo trucks (heavy trucks in North America), Volvo construction equipment (Shanghai factory, Ingersoll Rand, Gong Lin, Shandong, etc. ), Volvo bus (Shenwo, Siwo, etc. ), Volvo Aerospace (aviation service), Volvo Punta (mainly producing yacht engine power plants), Volvo Financial Services, Mike Truck, UD Truck (made in Japan) and Renault Truck (Dongfeng Cooperation) Volvo Group does not include Volvo Car Company.
Headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden, Volvo Group is listed on the Nordic Stock Exchange in Stockholm, Sweden. As the largest industrial enterprise group in Sweden, Volvo has production bases in more than 20 countries and regions around the world, engaged in business activities in more than 90 markets of/kloc-0, and its customers are concentrated in Europe, Asia and America. There are about115,000 employees worldwide. 20 1 1 year, the net sales of Volvo group was SEK 3 1000 billion, up 17% year-on-year. SEK's operating income reached $26.9 billion.