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Swedish truck manufacturer
Volvo Trucks is a truck manufacturing division of Volvo based in Gothenburg, Sweden. Volvo Trucks was a separate company within Volvo. The Volvo Group was reorganised on 1 January 2012 and as a part of the process, Volvo Trucks ceased to be a separate company and was instead incorporated into Volvo Group Trucks along Volvo's other truck operations, as Renault Trucks and Mack Trucks.2 It is part of AB Volvo.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 20, 2026.
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Volvo Trucks (Swedish: Volvo Lastvagnar, pronounced [ˈvɔlːvʊ ˈlastˌvɑŋːnar]) is a truck manufacturing division of Volvo based in Gothenburg, Sweden.2
Volvo Trucks is part of a group headed by AB Volvo. 38 entities, 11 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
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When Volvo manufactured its first vehicles in 1927, plans for the first truck was already on the drawing table. In early 1928, the LV series 1 was presented to the public. It was an immediate success and 500 units were sold before the summer. It had a 2.0 L 4-cylinder engine rated at 28 hp (21 kW).
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Plants where Volvo trucks are manufactured:
New River Valley, Dublin, Virginia, USA
Curitiba, Brazil
Umeå, Sweden
Gothenburg, Sweden
Ghent, Belgium
Durban, South Africa
Bangalore, India
Bangkok, Thailand
Brisbane, Australia
Volvo Trucks are exported to and sold by more than 1,800 dealers in more than 75 countries.
Volvo tried to settle in Argentina on two different occasions: the first, in 1959 would be carried out in partnership with the local company Conarg. The truck production was a failure, but some models of motor graders with Volvo engine was made by Conarg (under licence of Bolinder Munktell). The second, in 1972, Volvo Sudamericana SACI elevated to the consideration of the highest authority of the Ministry of Industry and Mining its project of installation of an industrial complex, consisting of an automotive terminal plant for chassis of heavy trucks with cab and chassis for long-distance buses; a plant for trailers and a third plant for coaches. Eventually, Volvo lost the tender, which was in the hands of Scania.
As a part of adapting to the new European Union Euro 6 engine environment requirements, Volvo Trucks renewed their truck range in 2012 and 2013. The biggest launch was the new Volvo FH in September 2012 The rest of the range were renewed in the spring of 2013.
As of 2013, Volvo Trucks products are:
Volvo FL
markets – Europe, Middle East
Volvo FE
markets – Europe, Middle East, Australia
Volvo FM, classic and new (launched April 2013)
markets – Europe, Africa, Asia, South America, Oceania
Volvo FH, classic and new (launched September 2012)
markets – Europe, Africa, Asia, South America, Oceania
Volvo FH16, classic and new (launched September 2012)
markets – Europe, Africa, Asia, South America, Oceania
Volvo FMX, classic and new (launched April 2013)
markets – Europe, Africa, Asia, South America, Oceania
Volvo VHD
markets – North America, Mexico
Volvo VNL
markets – North America, Mexico
Volvo VNM
markets – North America, Mexico
Volvo VNR
markets – North America, Mexico
Volvo VNX (announced March 2013)
markets – North America
Volvo VM
markets – South America
FH12 and FH16
Volvo 80th Anniversary FH & FH16
Volvo VN and NH
Volvo FM9 and FM12
Volvo FL6
Volvo VT (based on the VN)
Volvo VHD
In Formula One, Volvo Trucks sponsored the British team McLaren from the 2016 to the 2021 seasons. As part of their agreement, McLaren was supplied with Volvo FH trucks.
Volvo Trucks has released the Live Test series of commercials, which included The Epic Split.
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