VOLVO

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Swedish group founded in 1927 whose car division passed from Ford to Geely, while trucks and buses stayed with AB Volvo.

Founded: 1927
Headquarters: Gothenburg, Sweden
Volvo Cars: Owned by Geely Holding Group since 2010
Listed: Stockholm Stock Exchange, 1935

AB Volvo was founded in 1927 and first listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange in 1935; it was also listed on NASDAQ from 1985 to 2007. Its core activity today is the production of trucks, buses and construction equipment.

Volvo Cars, also based in Gothenburg, belonged to AB Volvo until 1999, when it was sold to Ford. Since 2010 it has been owned by Geely Holding Group, and the two companies share the Volvo logo.