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MACK

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American truck manufacturer founded in 1900, which took its present name in 1922 and has belonged to Volvo since 2000.

Founded: 1900, as the Mack Brothers Company
First truck: 1905
Name: Mack Trucks since 1922
Owner: Volvo, since 2000

Mack Trucks was founded in Brooklyn in 1900 as the Mack Brothers Company and built its first truck in 1905, the year it also moved its headquarters to Allentown, Pennsylvania, where it stayed for over a century.

The company adopted its present name in 1922 and has been a subsidiary of Volvo since 2000, when Volvo bought Mack and its former parent Renault Véhicules Industriels. Its trucks are built in Lower Macungie, Pennsylvania, and Salem, Virginia.

1900Mack Brothers Company founded in Brooklyn
1905First truck built; headquarters moved to Allentown
1922Company adopts the name Mack Trucks
2000Becomes a subsidiary of Volvo
2009Headquarters moved to Greensboro, North Carolina