Bv-202
Articulated tracked all-terrain carrierRAF Museum identifies Volvo BM AB as the maker of its 1978 BV202E; Kalix Line Museum ties the Bv 202 design to Bolinder-Munktell.
Sources: RAF Museum Volvo BV202E Snowcat, Kalix Line Museum Bv 202AManufacturer catalog
Volvo BM
Volvo BM was the Swedish construction-equipment and vehicle manufacturer name that followed Volvo's ownership of AB Bolinder-Munktell. The historical Volvo BM and Bolinder-Munktell lineage covers the Bv-202 articulated tracked carrier family, including military snow, marsh, cargo, troop-transport, and radio-communications variants derived from the same Swedish tracked-vehicle program.
1 weaponsVolvo BM connects older Bolinder-Munktell engineering, Volvo ownership, and the later Volvo Construction Equipment lineage. Volvo Construction Equipment traces the industrial line from Munktell's Eskilstuna workshop and the Bolinder brothers' Stockholm works through the 1932 creation of AB Bolinder-Munktell, Volvo's 1950 purchase, and the 1973 adoption of the Volvo BM name.
The military catalog connection is narrower than Volvo BM's wider construction-equipment business. RAF Museum material identifies Volvo BM AB as maker of a 1978 BV202E and describes the BV202 as a Bolinder-Munktell design for NATO over-snow service, while Kalix Line Museum pages document Bv 202 and Bv 203B vehicles built for movement, support, and communications in difficult Swedish terrain.
Notable Systems
Bv 203B radio vehicle
Articulated tracked all-terrain carrierKalix Line Museum documents the Bv 203B as a radio carrier variant with an insulated communications rear compartment and manufacturer/type data for Bolinder Munktell.
Sources: Kalix Line Museum Bv 203BManufacturer History
Bolinders and Munktell merge
Volvo CE's history states that the Bolinders' and Munktell's companies merged to form AB Bolinder-Munktell.
Sources: Volvo CE Our History
Volvo buys AB Bolinder-Munktell
Volvo CE's history states that AB Bolinder-Munktell was purchased by Volvo in 1950.
Sources: Volvo CE Our History
Volvo BM name adopted
Volvo CE's history states that AB Bolinder-Munktell was renamed Volvo BM in 1973; this explains why later preserved vehicle records can use Volvo BM AB maker names for systems whose design lineage began under Bolinder-Munktell.
Sources: Volvo CE Our History
Volvo Construction Equipment lineage
Volvo CE's history states that VME became a fully owned Volvo company and changed its name to Volvo Construction Equipment in 1995.
Sources: Volvo CE Our History
Predecessors
Successors
Website links
Public sources split the vehicle lineage across Bolinder-Munktell development, Volvo subsidiary context, and Volvo BM AB maker names. Volvo BM is the canonical public manufacturer label for this historical line; system-specific conflict-use claims are kept on weapon records.
Manufacturer Sources
- Volvo CE Our HistoryPublisher: Volvo Construction Equipment | Note: Supports Bolinder and Munktell corporate history, Volvo's 1950 purchase of AB Bolinder-Munktell, the 1973 Volvo BM rename, and later Volvo Construction Equipment successor context. | Accessed: 2026-07-06
- RAF Museum Volvo BV202E SnowcatPublisher: Royal Air Force Museum | Note: Supports Volvo BM AB maker attribution for a 1978 BV202E and Bolinder-Munktell development context. | Accessed: 2026-07-06
- Kalix Line Museum Bv 202APublisher: Kalix Line Museum | Note: Supports Bolinder-Munktell design attribution for the Bv 202A /T vehicle. | Accessed: 2026-07-06
- Kalix Line Museum Bv 203BPublisher: Kalix Line Museum | Note: Supports Bv 203B radio-carrier role, Bolinder Munktell manufacturer/type data, model year, and tracked-vehicle specifications. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
- Commons Volvo BV202 in the SnowPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance and reuse terms for the public-domain U.S. military image used on the manufacturer profile. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
Produced weapons
Category
Support Equipment
Transport, logistics, recovery, command, engineering, and other enabling equipment.