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TheM wrote:
operating mainly in the power and automation technology areas. ABB is one of the largest engineering companies
as well as one of the largest conglomerate companies in the world. ABB has operations in around 100 countries,
with approximately 115,000 employees (2008).
Founded 1988 through merger of ASEA of Sweden and Brown, Boveri & Cie of Switzerland "
Not bad for a tiny country ( in both cases )
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABB_Asea_Brown_Boveri
Not to mention Volvo and SAAB ( not, not their US owned and trashed car divisions ).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab
Volvo own Mack trucks in the USA btw.
" The "Volvo" brand, which has been built up over decades, is one of the world's best known and respected brand
names. The Volvo Group brands
Volvo Group's purchase of Renault Trucks and Mack Trucks in 2001 created Europe's largest and the world's second
largest producer of heavy trucks with a broad product program. Mack is one of the most well known truck brands
in North America while Renault Trucks holds a special position in Southern Europe.[citation needed] The Japanese
Nissan Diesel marketing a wide range of light, medium and heavy-duty vehicles as well as buses and bus chassis,
engines, vehicle components and special-purpose vehicles.
Prevost Car, owned by Volvo Bus Corporation, is the leading North American manufacturer of premium touring
coaches and bus shells for high-end motorhomes and specialty conversions. Nova Bus, part of Prevost, stands as a
North American leader in the design, production and marketing of urban transit buses. "
Graham
" ABB, formerly Asea Brown Boveri, is a multinational corporation headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland,
operating mainly in the power and automation technology areas. ABB is one of the largest engineering companies
as well as one of the largest conglomerate companies in the world. ABB has operations in around 100 countries,
with approximately 115,000 employees (2008).
Founded 1988 through merger of ASEA of Sweden and Brown, Boveri & Cie of Switzerland "
Not bad for a tiny country ( in both cases )
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABB_Asea_Brown_Boveri
Not to mention Volvo and SAAB ( not, not their US owned and trashed car divisions ).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab
Volvo own Mack trucks in the USA btw.
" The "Volvo" brand, which has been built up over decades, is one of the world's best known and respected brand
names. The Volvo Group brands
Volvo Group's purchase of Renault Trucks and Mack Trucks in 2001 created Europe's largest and the world's second
largest producer of heavy trucks with a broad product program. Mack is one of the most well known truck brands
in North America while Renault Trucks holds a special position in Southern Europe.[citation needed] The Japanese
Nissan Diesel marketing a wide range of light, medium and heavy-duty vehicles as well as buses and bus chassis,
engines, vehicle components and special-purpose vehicles.
Prevost Car, owned by Volvo Bus Corporation, is the leading North American manufacturer of premium touring
coaches and bus shells for high-end motorhomes and specialty conversions. Nova Bus, part of Prevost, stands as a
North American leader in the design, production and marketing of urban transit buses. "
Graham