<Li> Wuhan, China </Li> <Li> Taipei, Taiwan </Li> <P> The purchase of White Trucks in 1980 turned out to be a very good step for Volvo . Suddenly, Volvo's trucks could be marketed throughout the United States, in parallel with a tailor - made programme of modern American heavy - duty trucks . When Volvo took over the truck assets of White, the White / Autocar / Western Star product programme consisted of the Road Boss (conventional) truck, the Road Commander 2 (cab - over engine) truck, the low - built Road Xpeditor 2 (cab - over engine) truck, the Autocar DC (heavy duty construction) truck, the Road Constructor 2 (construction) truck and the Western Star (long - distance conventional and cab - over engine) trucks . </P> <P> During the 1980s, improved versions of these trucks were introduced, including the Integral Sleeper (1982) long - distance truck, the Conventional (1983) upgraded conventional truck, the Autocar DS (1984) successor to the Road Constructor 2, the Integral Tall Sleeper (1985) truck which was the' Globetrotter' of America, the aerodynamic' Aero' (1987) truck, the Autocar (1987) construction truck with the option of using an integrated driveline (engine + gearbox + rear axle) designed and produced by Volvo and the short conventional WG (1988) truck . </P>

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