The Volvo Group is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of trucks, buses, construction equipment and drive systems for marine and industrial applications. Success is largely due to the company’s ability to continuously develop new innovative solutions that assist customers in their operations and that increase safety and reduce the environmental impact. Most of the Group’s technical developments take place in Volvo Group Trucks Technology. All research, engine development and product design for the entire Volvo Group are located here and this is where the Group’s trucks are developed. Volvo Group Trucks Technology has approximately 7,000 employees, mostly engineers. They work in global teams with offices, workshops and laboratories in several countries worldwide.