434:
129:
270:
25:
220:
467:
auxiliary equipment such as bow thrusters. Most recently, Volvo Penta has been the number one choice of propulsion and power generation for offshore wind farm vessels, a.k.a. Crew transfer vessel (CTV). Operators can appreciate the reliability and performance from Volvo Penta engines and IPS propulsion systems. With ever-demanding focus on reducing CO
404:
were economically harsh, but a new product was introduced: a small two cylinder U2 outboard engine designed by Carl-Axel Skärlund. The U2 was slightly improved in 1926, and renamed U21 and remained in production until 1962. The U2/U21 was a great success and exported worldwide. In many countries, U21
466:
signed an agreement involving technological partnership in
December 2010. Volvo Penta have a strong presence in the Marine Commercial segment; many passenger ferries, workboats, Military vessels, dive support vessels and fishing vessels utilise Volvo Penta engines for propulsion, power generation or
449:
Duoprop, and
Forward Drive. In 2005, Volvo Penta launched the first IPS engine, a new "pod type" boat drive system with counter rotating forward-facing propellers operated by a joystick. Its engines are used by more than 140 boat manufacturers, including
278:
280:
601:
583:
279:
385:- but a five-man committee was set to find a name that would catch on. The committee failed to agree on a catchy name, but because it had five members, settled for
366:. Products ranged from pots and vents to stoves and brewery equipment. Soon Gjuteriet also started manufacturing agricultural equipment and equipment for sawmills.
548:
563:
907:
902:
609:
587:
917:
882:
412:, the founder of Volvo, who needed an engine for the first Volvo automobile. Penta then designed the four cylinder 28 hp side valve
912:
892:
887:
89:
61:
661:
471:
emissions, Volvo Penta have released to market a hybrid solution for utilising electric motors mated to IPS drives.
897:
108:
68:
377:
for hydraulic power plants. In 1907, a very fruitful co-operation with the
Stockholm-based engineering company
46:
75:
753:
350:
In 1868, engineer Johan George Grönvall, also known as John G. Grönvall, founded a mechanical workshop and
42:
306:
Volvo acquired Penta in 1935 and Volvo Penta has been part of the Volvo Group since then. It now provides
441:
Volvo Penta has introduced several industry-first innovations to the marine engine market, including the
57:
458:, Sunseeker, Riviera, Four Winns, Sea Ray, Hanse, Bavaria and Cranchi. In conjunction with Volvo owned
446:
307:
300:
433:
634:
770:
296:
35:
654:
381:
began, with a one-cylinder 3 hp compression ignition engine. The engine was simply named
877:
520:
8:
291:
is a
Swedish marine and industrial engine manufacturer, a joint stock company within the
82:
339:
647:
409:
335:
204:
318:
and inboard drive systems such as the Volvo Penta IPS. The engine program comprises
839:
480:
311:
208:
303:
manufacturer, which in 1927 delivered the engine for Volvo's first passenger car.
808:
314:
equipment, and similar industrial applications. The business also manufacturers
531:. Volvo Penta operates worldwide and has around 4,000 dealers in 130 countries.
698:
492:
455:
323:
319:
242:
128:
499:. Its engines are also used in mining equipment and stone-crushing machinery.
871:
854:
524:
374:
327:
224:
417:
295:. Volvo Penta was founded as Penta in 1907 with the production of its first
834:
743:
508:
463:
451:
370:
736:
726:
688:
437:
Dual engine control levers by Volvo Penta Marine of a SAY 42 carbon yacht
401:
428:
167:
803:
798:
793:
528:
442:
369:
The company expanded heavily in the early 1900s, and started producing
315:
139:
507:
The company has a number of manufacturing bases for diesel engines at
818:
813:
564:"The Volvo Penta IPS engine range (Volvo Penta North America, 2011)"
479:
The company sells its engines to a variety of users, including many
355:
269:
24:
731:
331:
711:
512:
351:
549:"Anna Müller ny vd för Volvo Penta och medlem av Volvos ledning"
639:
488:
758:
706:
670:
516:
459:
292:
247:
763:
496:
484:
392:
In 1916, Egnell bought the company and the name changed to
310:(ICEs) and complete power systems to the marine industry,
397:
584:"IPS Boat builders - Volvo Penta IPS : Volvo Penta"
358:, Sweden. The company became limited in 1875, known as
258:
299:, the B1. The Penta company soon became an established
330:) engines with power outputs of between 7.5 and 1,500
429:
Marine engines and complete marine propulsion systems
396:. Production was concentrated on engines, mostly for
273:
A Volvo Penta TAMD120 diesel engine, built 1970-1983
49:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
869:
420:. In 1935, Penta became a subsidiary of Volvo.
655:
908:Manufacturing companies established in 1868
284:Volvo Penta 6-cylinder diesel engine sound.
903:Electrical generation engine manufacturers
662:
648:
405:is still synonymous with outboard engine.
400:applications. The years immediately after
109:Learn how and when to remove this message
432:
276:
268:
561:
16:Swedish engine manufacturing subsidiary
870:
502:
918:Swedish companies established in 1868
643:
474:
423:
360:Sköfde Gjuteri och Mekaniska Verkstad
47:adding citations to reliable sources
18:
13:
883:Motor vehicle engine manufacturers
14:
929:
628:
408:In 1925, Penta was approached by
219:
218:
127:
23:
669:
527:, for all gasoline engines and
497:Shanghai Dingxin Electric Group
483:manufacturers, such as Aggreko
34:needs additional citations for
913:Engine manufacturers of Sweden
594:
576:
555:
541:
1:
534:
754:Volvo Construction Equipment
635:Official Volvo Penta website
151:; 117 years ago
7:
893:Marine engine manufacturers
888:Diesel engine manufacturers
308:internal combustion engines
10:
934:
857:. Joint venture with SDLG.
447:contra-rotating propellers
345:
301:internal combustion engine
848:
827:
784:
677:
253:
241:
231:
214:
200:
184:
174:
163:
145:
135:
126:
898:Gas engine manufacturers
771:Volvo Financial Services
193:Anna Müller (President)
723:VE Commercial Vehicles
716:Renault Trucks Defense
438:
285:
274:
436:
283:
272:
521:Lexington, Tennessee
338:; 10 and 2,012
43:improve this article
853:Joint venture with
503:Manufacturing bases
334:(10 and 2,039
233:Number of employees
123:
475:Industrial engines
462:, Volvo Penta and
439:
424:Current operations
286:
275:
209:industrial engines
121:
865:
864:
612:on 5 January 2011
606:15 December 2010"
410:Assar Gabrielsson
281:
267:
266:
119:
118:
111:
93:
925:
858:
840:Volvo Ocean Race
664:
657:
650:
641:
640:
622:
621:
619:
617:
608:. Archived from
598:
592:
591:
586:. Archived from
580:
574:
573:
571:
570:
559:
553:
552:
545:
312:power-generating
282:
263:
260:
222:
221:
159:
157:
152:
131:
124:
120:
114:
107:
103:
100:
94:
92:
51:
27:
19:
933:
932:
928:
927:
926:
924:
923:
922:
868:
867:
866:
861:
852:
844:
823:
786:
780:
681:
680:joint ventures
679:
673:
668:
631:
626:
625:
615:
613:
600:
599:
595:
582:
581:
577:
568:
566:
560:
556:
547:
546:
542:
537:
505:
477:
470:
431:
426:
416:engine for the
348:
277:
257:
234:
223:18.102 billion
196:
187:
177:
155:
153:
150:
115:
104:
98:
95:
52:
50:
40:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
931:
921:
920:
915:
910:
905:
900:
895:
890:
885:
880:
863:
862:
860:
859:
849:
846:
845:
843:
842:
837:
831:
829:
825:
824:
822:
821:
816:
811:
806:
801:
796:
790:
788:
782:
781:
779:
778:
773:
768:
767:
766:
761:
751:
750:
749:
741:
740:
739:
734:
724:
721:
720:
719:
718:
717:
714:
709:
699:Renault Trucks
696:
695:
694:
685:
683:
678:Subsidiaries,
675:
674:
667:
666:
659:
652:
644:
638:
637:
630:
629:External links
627:
624:
623:
593:
590:on 2014-07-07.
575:
554:
539:
538:
536:
533:
504:
501:
476:
473:
468:
456:Fairline Boats
430:
427:
425:
422:
394:AB Pentaverken
375:water turbines
347:
344:
320:petroleum fuel
265:
264:
255:
251:
250:
245:
239:
238:
235:
232:
229:
228:
216:
212:
211:
202:
198:
197:
195:
194:
190:
188:
185:
182:
181:
178:
175:
172:
171:
165:
161:
160:
147:
143:
142:
137:
133:
132:
122:AB Volvo Penta
117:
116:
31:
29:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
930:
919:
916:
914:
911:
909:
906:
904:
901:
899:
896:
894:
891:
889:
886:
884:
881:
879:
876:
875:
873:
856:
855:Eicher Motors
851:
850:
847:
841:
838:
836:
833:
832:
830:
826:
820:
817:
815:
812:
810:
807:
805:
802:
800:
797:
795:
792:
791:
789:
783:
777:
774:
772:
769:
765:
762:
760:
757:
756:
755:
752:
748:Volvo Defense
747:
746:
745:
742:
738:
735:
733:
730:
729:
728:
725:
722:
715:
713:
710:
708:
705:
704:
702:
701:
700:
697:
692:
691:
690:
687:
686:
684:
682:and divisions
676:
672:
665:
660:
658:
653:
651:
646:
645:
642:
636:
633:
632:
611:
607:
605:
604:Sport Fishing
597:
589:
585:
579:
565:
562:Volvo Penta.
558:
550:
544:
540:
532:
530:
526:
525:United States
522:
518:
514:
510:
500:
498:
494:
490:
486:
482:
472:
465:
461:
457:
453:
448:
444:
435:
421:
419:
415:
411:
406:
403:
399:
395:
390:
388:
384:
380:
376:
372:
371:steam engines
367:
365:
361:
357:
353:
343:
341:
337:
333:
329:
325:
321:
317:
313:
309:
304:
302:
298:
297:marine engine
294:
290:
271:
262:
256:
252:
249:
246:
244:
240:
236:
230:
226:
217:
213:
210:
206:
203:
199:
192:
191:
189:
183:
179:
173:
169:
166:
162:
148:
144:
141:
138:
134:
130:
125:
113:
110:
102:
91:
88:
84:
81:
77:
74:
70:
67:
63:
60: –
59:
58:"Volvo Penta"
55:
54:Find sources:
48:
44:
38:
37:
32:This article
30:
26:
21:
20:
835:Volvo Museum
787:subsidiaries
775:
759:Terex Trucks
744:Volvo Trucks
693:Mack Defense
614:. Retrieved
610:the original
603:
596:
588:the original
578:
567:. Retrieved
557:
543:
509:Vara, Sweden
506:
478:
464:Yamaha Motor
460:CPAC Systems
452:Tiara Yachts
440:
413:
407:
393:
391:
386:
382:
379:Fritz Egnell
378:
368:
363:
359:
349:
305:
288:
287:
237:2,022 (2022)
176:Areas served
164:Headquarters
136:Company type
105:
96:
86:
79:
72:
65:
53:
41:Please help
36:verification
33:
878:Volvo Group
809:Volvo Rents
776:Volvo Penta
727:Volvo Buses
689:Mack Trucks
671:Volvo Group
529:sterndrives
402:World War I
293:Volvo Group
289:Volvo Penta
872:Categories
804:Volvo Cars
799:Volvo Aero
569:2011-12-30
535:References
443:sterndrive
418:Volvo ÖV 4
362:or simply
316:sterndrive
259:volvopenta
186:Key people
140:Subsidiary
69:newspapers
819:UD Trucks
814:Blaw-Knox
616:6 January
481:generator
364:Gjuteriet
332:kilowatts
180:Worldwide
99:July 2017
794:DAF Cars
732:Nova Bus
489:Genpower
398:maritime
328:gasoline
201:Products
170:, Sweden
168:Göteborg
828:Related
785:Former
737:Prevost
712:Panhard
703:Arquus
513:Lingang
352:foundry
346:History
254:Website
215:Revenue
154: (
146:Founded
83:scholar
519:; and
493:Kohler
445:unit,
414:Typ DA
356:Skövde
324:diesel
243:Parent
227:(2022)
205:Marine
85:
78:
71:
64:
56:
707:ACMAT
517:China
387:Penta
248:Volvo
90:JSTOR
76:books
764:SDLG
618:2011
495:and
485:Sdmo
373:and
326:and
261:.com
207:and
156:1907
149:1907
62:news
354:in
342:).
340:bhp
45:by
874::
523:,
515:,
511:;
491:,
487:,
454:,
389:.
383:B1
336:PS
225:kr
663:e
656:t
649:v
620:.
602:"
572:.
551:.
469:2
322:(
158:)
112:)
106:(
101:)
97:(
87:·
80:·
73:·
66:·
39:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
