Founded in 1923, Volvo is as iconic as Abba when people think of successful Swedish exports. Since 2010, Volvo has been part of the Chinese Geely group and has also hived off its performance Polestar division to become a standalone electric car brand. Volvo is most famous for its estate cars packed with safety equipment, but in recent years has successfully expanded into SUVs and electric cars. It was one of the first car makers to really invest in EVs and at one time its best-selling XC40 SUV was the only car on sale to be offered in petrol, diesel, plug-in and pure EV forms.
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