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Volvo AB

Headquarters : Göteborg Sweden Sweden web www.volvo.com tel. 46-31-59-66-00 stock : VOLVY analytics

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« Ethical » rating of Volvo AB , group and subsidiaries

Jobs -15% /1998 Sales 27 Bn $.€ /year Profit 4 Bn $.€ /1998 Influence 1 Infocom 1
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shareholdercountry%source
Renault SAFrance20
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year
business
source
2006Volvo sold 19,2% of the trucks bought in North America in the first half of 2006.Les Echos
2006Its subsidiary Renault Trucks sells 35% of the trucks bought in France.Les Echos
2004Second-largest truck maker in the world.
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subsidiarycountry%source
Arianespace France1,15
Deutz AG Germany10
Mack Trucks, Inc United States of America100
Scania Sweden31
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country
address & contact : production type
incentive source
Poland Poland
Wroclaw :
 Puls Biznesu
Russia Russia
: Production, montage de 15 000 camions par an.
 Les Echos
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year name
photo position; compensation
source
2000Ramqvist, Lars
See the photo of: Ramqvist, Lars Chairman;
1999Johansson, Leif
See the photo of: Johansson, Leif Chief Executive Officer;
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year
employees
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social impact : country
source
2009
-1500
Internal restructuring: Volvo restructures its truck manufacturing plants in Sweden because of the cancellations of large orders.: Sweden
Les Echos
2008
-1620
Internal restructuring: Volvo Trucks cuts 1020 jobs and Volvo Train 600 extra jobs.: Sweden
Les Echos
2008
-900
Internal restructuring: Volvo restructures its Powertrain division, which manufactures engines, gearboxes and transmissions for the activities of equipment and truck group.:
Reuters
2008
-1400
Internal restructuring: Volvo to cut jobs at truck plants in Belgium and Sweden because of falling demand in Europe.:
2008
-1350
Internal restructuring: Volvo said it's cutting another 850 jobs in its construction equipment division in Sweden, on top of the 500 jobs it's already announced. The weakening of the market which started in North America during last year and was later spread to Europe has now developed into a global slowdown in the construction equipment market, Volvo said.:
Fox News
2008
-700
Internal restructuring: Volvo cuts a night shift in swedish plant of Torslanda.: Sweden
Les Echos
2005
-150
Closure/Bankruptcy: Germany
Reuters
2005
250
Other: Plans to hire more Polish economists (bookkeeping for all Volvo’s Europe factories) and IT specialists (programming and computers' service also in Sweden). Hans Nordström of Volvo Business Services declares that Polish economists are four times cheaper than the Swedish ones. Volvo’s spokesman Mårten Wikforss concludes that low wages in Poland create profits for the whole concern and therefore have impact on development and employment in Sweden.: Poland
European Restructuring Monitor
2005
-150
Closure/Bankruptcy: Spain
2004
-443
Autoactu.com
2001
-4050
Les Echos
2001
-900
Les Echos
2001
-950
Les Echos
2001
-1400
Les Echos
2000
54270
2000
-1600
Les Echos
1998
79050
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year
employees
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social impact : country
source
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year  salesincome buybacksource
2006   271,8   billion Eu€
2003   0,03   billion Eu€
2002   0,15   billion Eu€
2000   13,80,5   billion US$
1999   1,22billion US$SmartMoney
1998   26,281,07   billion US$
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yearfinancial misdemeanorsalesincomeassetsbuybacksource
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year
purpose : intermediary/lobby : institution
source
1999Deregulation and "maximum liberalization" through WTO, GATS : TABD (Transatlantic Business Dialogue) : : US Government / European Commission translateCorporate Europe Observatory
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year
purpose : intermediary/lobby : institution
source
 1 informations, access to subscribers
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yeardonatorcountryamountsource
2005EtatPoland1 million Eu€Puls Biznesu
yeardonatorcountryamountsource
 1 informations, access to subscribers
year
dubious practice : image
source
2000Arguable partnership: Global Compact with the United Nations: value: Respects human, social and environmental laws; ONU
2000 ad
1996ad budget: 288 million US$; Advertising Age
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