You are viewing all posts for categories: people

We loaded up our Volvo at Atlanta's only Certified Organic Farmer's Market!

A Volvo Filled with Organic Produce is a Happy Volvo

 

What are you doing Saturday morning?

We love spending Saturday mornings at Morningside Farmers’ Market browsing, sampling, and ultimately filling up the back of our Volvo with a nourishing haul of food for the week. Vising the market gives us an opportunity to connect with neighbors, keep our money in the local economy, and feel good about the values we are sharing with our families.
Read More

Pulitzer Prize Winning Photographer Joins Forces with Volvo

Volvo thought of an enterprising new way to show off the Volvo XC60's safety features. It teamed up with Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer and artist Barbara Davidson for an innovative project featuring the onboard security cameras of the new Volvo XC60.

According to Volvo, this is the first time a photographer has used a car as a camera. Davidson took about 30 photos through the lenses of the car's on-board safety cameras to capture life on the streets in Copenhagen from a very different perspective. Her work was displayed at...

Read More
Categories: , , ,

Volvo Features Traffic Safety in its New XC60 Film

In a new XC60 film, Volvo says it has captured the essence of how cutting-edge safety technology can transform the lives of the car's driver and passengers--and that of their loved ones.

The film follows a young girl on her first day at a new school. You'll catch a preview of what life has in store for her throughout the years. She'll grow up, travel, settle down and raise a family. However, one day, she finds herself in a life-threatening situation.

Imagine she walks in front of an oncoming Volvo vehicle. Does she avoid an accident or…

Read More
Categories: , ,

Volvo Employees Given Top Safety Award from NHTSA

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is praising Volvo for its work to improve traffic safety and curtail serious injuries and fatalities on the road.

Volvo has developed programs such as Run-off-road occupant protection along with both physical and Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) test procedures that can replicate real-life collisions.

Volvo's vision is that...

Read More
Categories: ,

Volvo Appoints New Senior Level Position

Volvo Cars has appointed Martina Buchhauser its new Senior Vice President of Procurement.

Buchhauser was formally the Senior Vice President of Purchasing and Supplier Network for Interior for BMW. Before her career with BMW began in 2012, Buchhauser worked in various senior purchasing positions since the mid-1980s at MAN and General Motors.

“I am very pleased to welcome Martina to the company,” said Håkan Samuelsson, President and Chief Executive at Volvo Cars. “She joins us at a crucial moment as we continue to renew our entire model portfolio, expand our...
Read More
Categories: ,

Stolen Classic Volvo P1800 is Recovered

In a national tragedy of sorts, a man in Sweden awoke one morning to find that his 1961 Volvo P1800 was stolen. But this isn't just any P1800, and he isn't just any owner; it was, in fact, the very first production P1800 and he is Mats Eriksson, vice president of the Swedish P1800 Club. The classic two-door coupe was not only prized by the owner but also by the country, which happens…

Read More
Categories: ,

The Volvo 3 Million Reason Campaign

To all who drive a Volvo out there, whether it be shiny and new or used and been a part of the family for generations, we pose a simple question to you, but one that might really get you thinking: Why do you love your Volvo?


There may be a hundred reason why you love getting behind that wheel and hitting the road every day. Maybe you can boil them down to one, all-encompassing response…

Read More
Categories: , ,

Beechwood vs Soft Beige: Which color interior would you choose?

The age old question of 'which color interior do you prefer,' has been haunting customers around the world.  Imagine finding the car of your dreams and, suddenly, it all comes down to the interior.  What would you do?   We will be looking at two different interiors from the 2013 Volvo S60 T5 and let you decide on which one is you'd prefer!
Read More
Categories: