Gustav Larson (8 july 1887 - 4 july 1968) was a Swedish engineer and co-founder of Volvo.

Family: Married to Elin Octavia Fröberg, 1918. Four children: Erik, Anders, Gunnel and Britt.

Gustav Larson held a Master of Science (M. Sc.) degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. He was appointed vice president and technical manager for Volvo AB in Göteborg, from the time the company was founded 1927. He worked for Volvo AB until his death, 1968.

Gustav Larson was responsible for the technical design of the first Volvo model ÖV 4, introduced the 14 th april 1927. Volvo ÖV 4 was the first car built by Volvo. ...

References

• Title: "Volvo Personvagnar från 20-tal till 80-tal", by Björn Eric Lindh, 1984. (In Swedish only). ISBN: 91-86442-06-6
• Title: "Volvo Göteborg Sverige", by Christer Olsson, 1996. (In Swedish only). ISBN: 3-907150-57-0

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