History of Volvo Automobiles

My Latest Volvo

Volvo Name and Trademark

• “Volvo” in Latin means “I roll”

Beginning of Volvo

Assar Gabrielsson Gustaf Larson

1927 – 1st Volvo Car ProducedVolvo OV4 “Jacob”

Safety Conscious Legacy

"Cars are driven by people. The guiding principle behind everything we make at Volvo, therefore, is and must remain, safety",

-Gustav Larson 1927

Nils Bolin, Volvo’s first Safety Engineer, invented the 3 point safety belt.

Purchased by Ford, Geely

• In January 1999, Ford purchased Volvo Auto for $6.45 Billion.

• Became a part of Ford Premier Auto Group.• Ford put Volvo Auto on the market December

2008.• Deal finalized selling Volvo auto to Chinese

Automaker Geely for 1.8 Billion.