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Volvo Penta was founded in 1907 in conjunction with the production of the first marine engine, B1. The Penta company soon became an established internal combustion engine manufacturer, which in 1927 delivered the engine for Volvo's first passenger car. Volvo acquired Penta in 1935 and Volvo Penta has been part of the Volvo Group since then. It now provides internal combustion engines (ICEs) and complete power systems to the marine industry, power-generating equipment, and similar industrial applications. The business also manufacturers sterndrive and inboard drive systems such as the Volvo Penta IPS.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= The Volvo Penta IPS engine range (Volvo Penta North America, 2011) )〕 The engine program comprises petroleum fuel (diesel and gasoline) engines with power outputs of between . ==History== In 1868, engineer John G Grönvall founded a mechanical workshop and foundry in Skövde, Sweden. The business of ''John G Grönvall & Co'' was to supply everyday items. The company became limited in 1875, known as ''Sköfde Gjuteri och Mekaniska Verkstad'' or simply ''Gjuteriet''. Products ranged from pots and vents to stoves and brewery equipment. Soon Gjuteriet also started manufacturing agricultural equipment and equipment for sawmills. The company expanded heavily in the early 1900s, and started producing steam engines and water turbines for hydraulic power plants. In 1907, a very fruitful co-operation with the Stockholm-based engineering company ''Fritz Egnell'' began, with a one-cylinder 3 hp compression ignition engine. The engine was simply named ''B1'' - but a five men committee was set to find a name that would catch on. The committee failed, but as they were five, they settled for ''Penta''. In 1916, Egnell bought the company and the name changed to AB Pentaverken. Production was concentrated on engines, mostly for maritime applications. The years immediately after World War I 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 is still synonymous with outboard engine. In 1925, Penta was approached by Assar Gabrielsson, the founder of Volvo, who needed an engine for the first Volvo automobile. Penta then designed the four cylinder 28 hp side valve ''Typ DA'' engine for the Volvo ÖV 4. In 1935, Penta became a subsidiary of Volvo. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Volvo Penta」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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