GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN
Torslanda in Gothenburg
The heart of Volvo Cars business is situated in Gothenburg, on the west coast of Sweden. Here we have the Torslanda plant, headquarters, product development units with a designcenter and the marketing and administration departments of the business. The Swedish national sales company is also situated in Gothenburg.
In the Torslanda plant, founded in 1964, Volvo V70, S80, XC70 och XC90 are produced. In Torslanda there is also a Visiting Centre offering factory tours, test runs of the car range and visits to the Volvo Museum and Brand Experience Centre with safety and environment exhibitions.
UDDEVALLA, SWEDEN
Uddevalla
In 2003 Pininfarina Sweden in Uddevalla was formed, in a joint venture between the Italian Pininfarina and Volvo Car Corporation. Uddevalla is situated on the Swedish west coast north of Gothenburg, beautifully placed in the inner part of a fjord.
The sporty coupé cabriolet Volvo C70 is produced in the Uddevalla plant and in 2009 over 9 000 cars rolled out of the factory, employing about 600 persons.
GHENT, BELGIUM
Ghent
The plant in Ghent, opened in 1965, has a long tradition of producing Volvo cars and is Volvo's largest industrial unit outside Sweden. The all new Volvo S60, launching this year, will be produced in Ghent.
In the Gent plant Volvo Cars produce Volvo S40, S60, V50, C30 and XC60. The plant employs over 3 600 persons.
CHONGQING, CHINA
Chongqing
In 2009 the all-new luxurious Volvo S80L, was introduced in the Chinese market and production started in Chongqing. The locally built Volvo S40, started in 2006, has been a success with sales reaching over 6,000 units in 2009. The planned volume 2010 for S40 is 7,000 and for S80L 14,000.
In the Chongqing plant we produce Volvo S40 and S80L. To meet the demand of the Chinese consumers the S80L was specially tailored with a prolonged wheel base. The plant is part of CFMA (Changan Ford Mazda Automobile Corporation).
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA
Kuala Lumpur
Volvo Cars has an assembly plant in Malaysia in Southeast Asia, opened in 1968.
The assembly plant in Kuala Lumpur has around 200 employees and assembles Volvo S40, S80, V50 and XC90
OLOFSTRÖM, SWEDEN
Olofström
In the Olofström plant, part of Volvo Cars Body Components (VCBC) we manufacture car body components. Mainly two processes are carried out – stamping of metal and joining metal components. The stamping line is the most modern system in Europe.
The plant in Olofström consists of two factories and employs around 1 400 persons.
SKÖVDE/FLOBY, SWEDEN
Skövde
The plants in Skövde and Floby are part of Volvo Cars Engine (VCE) and manufacture components. In Skövde we produce engines. Two new 4-cylinder engines are developed for launch in 2013 to 2015. In Floby we manufacture connecting rods for the engines as well as disc brakes.
The plants in Skövde and Floby employ over 1 800 persons.
CALIFORNIA, USA
California
Volvo is a global brand with customers worldwide with different backgrounds. Design, therefore, is a matter of international influences combined with the Scandinavian heritage. Volvo Cars has three design centres, in Gothenburg, Barcelona and Camarillo in California.
The Volvo Monitoring and Concept Centre in Camarillo has been the think tank for several concept cars and production cars. Many trends are born in the Los Angeles area thanks to the great diversity in ethnicity, income, age and viewpoints.
BARCELONA, SPAIN
Barcelona
Volvo is a global brand with customers worldwide with different backgrounds. Design, therefore, is a matter of international influences combined with the Scandinavian heritage. Volvo Cars has three design centres, in Gothenburg, Barcelona and Camarillo in California.
The Design centre in Barcelona was opened in 2001. Barcelona is the centre of trends and events in Europe and has a great tradition of architecture, art and design of for example furniture.
REGION USA AND CANADA
USA and Canada
This region consists of the countries USA and Canada.
Volvo Cars has 361 local dealers in North America.
REGION EUROPE
Europe
This region consists of the countries Austria, Belgium, Czech republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Irland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal , Russia, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Other areas within this region are Bulgaria, Iceland, Romania, Slovakia and South East Europe.
Volvo Cars has 1,184 local dealers in Europe.
REGION NORDIC
Nordic
This region consists of the countries Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.
Volvo Cars has national sales companies in the countries and 277 local dealers in the Nordic region.
REGION OVERSEAS
Overseas
This region consists of the countries Argentina, Australia, Brazil, India, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Turkey. Other areas within this region are Africa, Baltic Countries, CIS countries (excl. Russia), Caribbean, Central America, Mediterranean Countries, Middle East, South America and South East Asia.
Volvo Cars has 356 local dealers in the sales region Overseas. In Malaysia there is an assembly plant for S40, S80, V50 and XC90. The number of employees in Malaysia is approximately 200 persons.
REGION CHINA
China
China is the 5th biggest Volvo Cars market and in 2009 the sales was 22,405 cars. The sales forecast for 2010 is approximately 35,000. In Chongqing we have a production plant where we produce S40 since 2006 and S80L since 2009. The number of employees in China is approximately 200 persons.