Volvo
Swedish multinational manufacturing company
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| 2024 | Launch of the BZR flexible electric chassis. |
| November 2023 | Volvo acquired Proterra's battery business for US$210 million. |
| December 2022 | Volvo, Daimler Truck, and Traton established a joint venture called Commercial Vehicle Charging Europe (trading as Milence) to build an electric vehicle charging network for heavy vehicles in Europe. |
| 2021 | Introduction of the BZL low-floor single/double-decker chassis. |
| 2021 | Volvo Group reported that 62% of its revenue came from trucks and related services, with construction equipment accounting for 25% of total revenue. |
| September 2021 | Dropped the Terex name and rebranded the business as Rokbak. |
| April 2021 | UD Trucks sale to Isuzu was completed. |
| April 2021 | Volvo signed a partnership with steel manufacturer SSAB to develop fossil fuel-free steel for future vehicle use. |
| December 2020 | Began delivering all-electric ECR25 Electric compact excavators to customers. |
| July 2020 | Sold Blaw-Knox pavers to Gencor Industries Inc. in Orlando. |
| April 2020 | Volvo and Daimler announced plans for Volvo to acquire half of Daimler's fuel cell business, forming a joint venture. |
| December 2019 | Volvo and Isuzu announced intention to form a strategic alliance on commercial vehicles, with Volvo planning to sell UD Trucks to Isuzu. |
| March 2019 | WirelessCar sale to Volkswagen was completed. |
| December 2018 | Volvo announced intention to sell a 75.1% controlling stake of its car telematics subsidiary WirelessCar to Volkswagen. |
| December 2013 | Agreed to pay US$160m for Terex's heavy haul truck line, including Terex Equipment Ltd of Scotland. |
| December 2013 | Volvo sold its Volvo Construction Equipment Rents division to Platinum Equity. |
| December 2012 | Renault sold their remaining shares in Volvo, leaving Swedish industrial investment group Industrivärden as the largest shareholder. |
| October 2010 | Renault sold 14.9% of their stake in AB Volvo for €3.02 billion. |
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