Autos
AB Volvo of Sweden announced that it has bought the bus division of British Leyland, making the major Scandinavian auto maker a leading bus manufacturer in Western Europe.
March 31, 1988
Business
Clark Equipment Co., a diversified, Michigan-based heavy equipment maker, and AB Volvo, the big Swedish conglomerate, have agreed to merge their construction-equipment subsidiaries into a new joint-venture company, the two firms said Wednesday.
Jan. 24, 1985
Volvo, Sweden Join in Pharmaceutical Deal: Volvo AB, the Swedish auto maker, announced that it would join the government as equal partner in a giant pharmaceutical and food group created by combining the Pharmacia, Procordia and Provendor companies.
Dec. 14, 1989
Swedish car maker Volvo said today that it plans to sell up to $820 million in assets to fund its linkup with the state-owned French group Renault.
April 10, 1990
Swedish auto maker AB Volvo reported today that its first-quarter earnings plummeted 47%, largely because of weak vehicle markets in the United States and Europe as well as high costs.
May 17, 1990
Volvo Stock Rises on Takeover Rumor: AB Volvo shares surged to a 52-week high on rumors that Chrysler Corp. may be interested in buying some or all of the Swedish auto maker.
Sept. 20, 1995
Sweden’s car maker Volvo and the French state-owned automotive concern Renault said Friday that they intend to make sizable investments in each other to try to make both companies more competitive.
Feb. 24, 1990
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July 26, 1996
To promote the sales of its new electric cars, Volvo’s performance luxury brand will let customers choose from an all-inclusive subscription model that combines automotive costs such as insurance and maintenance into a single monthly payment.
Sept. 21, 2018
Ford Motor Co. denied reports it was putting its Volvo unit up for sale and said it was not negotiating with anyone to sell the Swedish automaker.
July 17, 2007