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The Volvo motor car company
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What is mission statement of Volvo?
The mission statement or vision of Volvo is:
"By
creating value for our customers, we create
value for our shareholders.
We use our expertise to create transport-related
products and services of superior quality,
safety and environmental care for demanding
customers in selected segments.
We work with energy, passion and respect for the
individual."
Founding of the Volvo motor car company
IIn which year was the company founded? The
Volvo motor car company was founded in 1927. Who
founded the company? The Volvo motor car company
was founded by Erik Larson & Assar Gabrielsson.
What was the original location of the company?
The company started in Gothenburg, Sweden.
History of Volvo motor car company
History of Volvo motor car company began when
Erik Larson & Assar Gabrielsson in Gothenburg-
Sweden, founded it in 1927.
Facts and Information about Erik Larson & Assar
Gabrielsson.
Lifespan: Erik Larson 1887 – 1968 - Assar
Gabrielsson 1891- 1962
Date of Birth: Erik Larson 08- 07 1887 - Assar
Gabrielsson 13-08-1891
Date of Death and cause: Erik Larson 04 –07-1968
- Assar Gabrielsson 28-05-1962
Married: Erik Larson married to Erin - Assar
Gabrielsson married to Anna Teresia.
Family: Erik Larson four children - Assar
Gabrielsson four children.
Facts and Information about Erik Larson & Assar
Gabrielsson
Assar Nathanael Thorvald Gabrielsson was
born in Skaraborgs län, Sweden on 13th August
1891. He had a Bachelor degree in Business
Administration, in 1916 he married Anna Teresia
Andersson and had four children in 1926 he
became managing director for AB Volvo. He along
with Gustav Larson founded Volvo. Assar
Nathanael Thorvald Gabrielsson died in 1962.
Erik Gustaf Larson was born on the 8th July 1887
and was a Swedish engineer and he held a Master
of Science degree. He married Elin Octavia
Fröberg in 1918 and had four children. Along
with Assar Gabrielsson he founded Volvo. He
worked for Volvo until his death in 1968.
History
Timeline of Volvo Cars
The following
company information and history timeline details
the dates of major events which influenced the
growth of the business.
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1916: Assar Gabrielsson worked as sales manager at SKF
in Göteborg.
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1924: Assar Gabrielsson and Gustaf
Larson decided to begin construction of a
Swedish car.
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1926: Assar Gabrielsson becomes Managing
Director and the first prototype car was ready.
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1927: Volvo was founded by SKF (SKF was
a Ball bearing maker.) Assar Gabrielsson was
managing director & Gustav Larson who was the
technical manager was appointed vice president.
The first car left the factory in April was the
Volvo OV 4.
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1928:
The first series manufactured
trucks by Volvo was a success and was sold out
after six months.
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1929: Wall Street
crash, which started the Great Depression, and
the car business was badly affected.
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1930 - 1939: As the economy recovered from the
stock market crash Motor Car companies thrived
and less wealthy people began to purchase motor
vehicles. At the start of the 1930’s Volvo’s
truck sales had made the company financially
viable.
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1939 - 1944: Production and design of
motor cars almost ceased as all manufacturing
resources became involved with the war effort.
Volvo was restricted on it's production of cars.
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1944 the PV444 was Volvo’s first small car and
it was a success.
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1951: Volvo introduced the B65 their
first mid-engine bus and the 50,000th car was
delivered.
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1956: The Amazon was introduced a
mid-size car a popular model, and was the first
to have padded dashboards.
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1959: IThe 3-Point Safety Belt, became
standard on all Volvo cars.
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1960.
The P1800 was Volvo’s first sports
car.
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1961: The P1800 made it’s debut in the
television series “The Saint” starring Roger
Moore at the wheel.
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1962: Assar Gabrielsson died.
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1964: In Torslanda, Sweden, Volvo opened
a plant which currently is one of Volvo’s
largest production sites and is capable of
producing 200,000 cars. In 1964 the first
rear-facing child seat was developed by Volvo.
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1966:
It was documented a Volvo P1800S had been
driven over 2.6 million miles.
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1968: Gustav Larson died.
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1970: The last Amazon was pushed out of
the plant by hand by a group of people,
including Gunnar Engellau who was the President
of the Company.
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1976: A Volvo Amazon driven by the
investigative reporters was featured in the film
All the President's Men.
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1979: Volvo began sponsoring the Show
Jumping World Cup until 1999.
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1980:
The Volvo 340 became one of the
biggest-selling cars in the UK.
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1982:
The Volvo 760 was introduced and
became a global success.
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1984: Volvo won the prestigious 'Truck
of the Year' title.
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1985: Volvo launched the 700 series
estate cars.
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1991: Volvo launched the 850 their first
front wheel drive executive car with a
transverse, five-cylinder engine. The Volvo 850
won many independent awards.
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1995: The Volvo Museum opened where
important historical vehicles are housed in Arendal at Hisingen, Sweden.
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1999:
The Volvo Car Corporation sold it’s
business to Ford Motor Company.
Ford Motor
Motor Company
The Ford Motor Company is famous for the
instigation of mass production assembly lines.
The cars they manufactured include
Aston
Martin, Ford,
Jaguar,
Land
Rover,
Lincoln,
Mercury,
Mazda and Volvo.
The Mission Statement of the Ford Motor
Company is as follows:
"We are a
global family with a proud heritage passionately
committed to
providing personal mobility for people around
the world."
What models and types of cars and automobiles
does the Volvo motor car company produce?
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produced by the company include those detailed
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