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Mystery behind the names of automobile companies
Volvo
March 03, 2016, 05:11 ISTThe Swedish company’s earliest work started with manufacturing of ball bearings for automobiles.
So, the name came from the Latin word volvo, which means "I roll". It was originally a name for a ball bearing being developed by SKF, parent company of Volvo.