Volvo

The Volvo Group is a Swedish supplier of commercial transport solutions providing products such as trucks, buses and construction equipment, drive systems for marine and industrial applications, aerospace components and financial services. The then auto manufacturer was founded on April 14, 1927 in the city of Gothenburg, as a spin-off from the roller ball bearing maker SKF.

Volvo means 'I roll' in Latin, conjugated from 'volvere'. The name Volvo was originally registered in May 1911 as a separate company within SKF AB and as a registered trademark with the intention to be used for a special series of ball bearing, but this idea was only used for a short period of time and SKF decided to use 'SKF' as the trademark for all its bearing products.

The first series produced Volvo automobile, the Volvo ��V 4, left the factory on 14 April, 1927 which became the official date for the founding of Volvo.

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Volvo Cars, now a luxury subsidiary of the Ford Motor Company since 1998, road car timeline, 1980s-present
Type	1980s										1990s										2000s
	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Small family car
	340
				360
								460
																	S40								S40
Compact executive car
	240												850						S70			S60								S60
						740						940
Executive car				760								960							S90	S80								S80
	260
Sport		240 Turbo														850 R			S/V70 R			T5			V70 R
Coupé							480																					C30
								780											C70								C70
Estate car																	V40								V50
	240												850						V70				V70						V70
						740						940							V90											V90
Crossover																														XC60
																								XC90