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The Volvo Group is a Swedish supplier of
commercial vehicles 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 delisted from NASDAQ in June, 2007, but remains listed on
the Stockholm exchange.
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.