Volvo configuration

Volvo configuration

The Swedish automobile company Volvo was founded in 1927 by Assar Gabrielsson and Gustav Larssson. The brand was surprisingly quickly managed to take a significant place in the European and American automotive market. An absolute x originally made the plant produced two options Volvo. Jakob OV4 and PV4. In 1929, a 6-cylinder model PV651 appeared. The success of these models allowed the company to expand production and acquire their own factory. A few years later, a cheaper PV 51 model appeared and more expensive PV36, differing from all previous sophisticated design and a small size. However, the most successful models 120 / Amazon and PV444 helped win the American market. In 1959, a new appeared volvo equipment Amazon, equipped with the world's first seat belt with three contact points. The first sports car of this brand saw the world in 1960 and became famous for the fact that Roger Moore was sitting at his steering wheel in a popular television series. Over the years, one of the main distinguishing characteristics of the brand was concern for passenger safety and environmental. Most models were maximized by security systems and successfully passed numerous crash tests both in Europe and in the United States of America. The most famous models of the 70s of the 20th century were the Volvo 240 and Volvo 340, and in 1982 the Volvo 700 model helped to the top of the company's automotive industry. The company's calm measured life ended at the end of the 20th century with a failed merge with Renault. Despite the fact that it allowed her for a few more years to remain one of the few independent car manufacturers, in 1999 the brand was still bought by the Ford concern and until 2005 was in a very difficult financial situation.