Per Carleö

Volvo Car Group, founded in 1972, is a well-known and respected car brand with sales to customers in over 100 countries. The private company's head office, product development, marketing, and administration functions are mainly located in Gothenburg, Sweden. Volvo Cars production plants are located in Ghent, Belgium, Chengdu and Daqing, China, and Ridgeville, South Carolina, USA. The Swedish company's purpose is to give people the freedom to move in a personal, sustainable, and safe way, reflected in its ambition to become a fully electric car maker by 2030 and to be a climate-neutral company by 2040. Volvo Cars employs approximately 43,200 full-time employees and is listed on the NASDAQ Stockholm exchange. The company also has R&D and design centers in Shanghai and Gothenburg.