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Article: Volvo: number three with a bullet.(Volvo Construction Equipment)
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- Diesel Progress North American Edition
- Article date:
- March 1, 1999
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Product growth, acquisitions leave Volvo Construction Equipment near top of construction equipment market; more expansion likely after $6.45 billion car deal
In a little over a decade, Volvo Construction Equipment has seen its share of the worldwide construction equipment business rise to where it is generally viewed as the third largest manufacturer of construction machines in the world.
But as they say in the music business, that's number three, with a bullet.
Because in looking at Volvo's products and recognizing its unique circumstances, there is a definite "you ain't seen nothing yet," feel about the $2.5 billion division of AB Volvo ...