Volvo Cars
Automotive · Sweden
Volvo Cars designs, builds and sells premium electrified cars under the Volvo brand in more than 100 countries, with safety as its founding idea and a growing share of fully electric and plug-in hybrid models.
What makes it different
A Chinese group owns almost four-fifths of this Swedish brand.
78.7%Held by Geely Sweden HoldingsDec 31, 2025
Geely bought Volvo Cars from Ford in 2010 and now shares platforms and parts with it.
How big it is
How big is Volvo Cars?
SEK 357.3BRevenueFY2025
710.0KCars soldFY2025
42.6KEmployeesFY2025
How it makes money FY2025
Mostly new cars.
- New cars70%SEK 250.5B
- Parts and accessories11%SEK 38.8B
- Used cars9%SEK 32.5B
- Contract manufacturing3%SEK 10.2B
- Other7%
How the business works
Build where we sell, share with Geely.
- 1Safety-first electrified cars
- 2Plants in each region
- 3Hardware with Geely
Regional plants and shared Geely parts aim to cut tariff, freight and development costs.
Who owns it
- Geely Sweden Holdings AB78.7%
- Other shareholders15.8%
- AMF Pension & Funds3.5%
CEO: Håkan Samuelsson
Who it competes with
Key moments
- 1927First Volvo car
- 1959Three-point safety belt
- 1999Acquired by Ford
- 2010Geely buys Volvo Cars from Ford
- 2017Electrification strategy announced
Sources
Every number on this page comes from Volvo Cars's own reports.
Full profile
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What Volvo Cars tracks29 metrics
Cars sold
Fully electric cars sold
Cars produced
Results, quarter by quarterwith a chart
Revenue
Profit
Margin
Where the money comes from4 regions
Europe
China
US
The full timeline18 moments
2014
2025
2026
Volvo Cars vs BMW Groupside by side
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