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W E L C O M EW E L C O M E

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Volvo Cars Gent

Volvo within Ford Motor Company

Premier Automotive Group

800,000 cars

7,400,000 vehicles

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VOLVO CARS IN BELGIUM

Netherlands

Germany

Luxemburg

France

North Sea

AntwerpAntwerp

BrusselsBrussels

GhentGhentE19E19

E411E411

E40E40 E17E17

E40E40

EsdicEsdic

Engine Center GentEngine Center Gent

Chassis Center GentChassis Center Gent

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Volvo Car Finance BelgiumVolvo Car Finance Belgium

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BELGIAN CAR PRODUCTION

AntwerpAntwerp

BrusselsBrussels

GhentGhent

E411E411

E40E40 E17E17E19E19

E40E40

GenkGenk

Total : Total :

1,139,8431,139,843

E40E40

Opel

313,732

Volvo

146,370

VW

249,013

Ford

430,728

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PRODUCTION VOLVO CAR CORPORATION 2001

(Volvo V70/S80)

(Volvo C70)

(Volvo S40 / V40)

(Volvo S60/ V70)

Göteborg

Uddevalla

Born

Ghent

Total : 418,800

Göteborg136,700

Born122,000Ghent

146,400 Others4,400

Uddevalla9,200

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CAR PRODUCTION (1965-2001)

0

50000

100000

150000

200000

250000

300000

1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000

2002 : estimate:

150,000

2004 : capacity:

270,000

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PERSONNEL (1965-2001)

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

4500

65 70 75 80 85 90 95 2000

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CAR MARKETS 2001

North America 35 %

Far East 4 %

Others 5 %

Europe 55 %

Germany 14 % Great Britain 9 %

Sweden 8 %The Netherlands 6 %

Italy 5 %Belgium 2 %

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TURNOVER(in billion euro)

2,33 2,232,35

2,60 2,552,802,782,73

0,00

0,50

1,00

1,50

2,00

2,50

3,00

1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

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CUMULATED FIXED ASSETS(in million euro)

Cumulated fixed assetsCumulated fixed assets

443 467 480 477512

626664

744

922989

1018

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 2000 2001

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

180

200

Gross investmentsGross investments

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BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT

Total surface : 477,000 m2

Built surface : 234,450 m2

Computer-controlled production400 robots165 carriers

Length of assembly lines : 16 km

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Final assembly (GC)

Paintshop

(GB1)

Paint shop (GB2)

Welding plant

P

P

P

P

GF

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