History and R&D milestones

The Volvo Ocean Race has been a great vehicle for building customer relationships, strengthening the Volvo brand and presenting the company and its products to a global audience.

After six races, ending in 2018, Volvo Group and Volvo Cars decided to transfer ownership and responsibility of the epic race to a new owner.

Enjoy this video story of Volvo Group meeting thousands of customers on a vibrant sponsor platform.

It has been quite a journey from 1927, when the very first Volvo vehicle rolled out of the factory gates in Gothenburg, Sweden until today when Volvo Group has become one of the world’s leading manufacturers of trucks, buses, construction equipment and marine and industrial engines. Follow along to the archive and learn more about Volvo Group through a number of selected memorable moments from this eventful journey.