Our President on TV — No Fooling!
Should you be near a television Thursday, the president and CEO of Volvo Cars of North America, Doug Speck, will be on two national business shows discussing the all-new Volvo S60 and the recent stock agreement signing. About 10:50 a.m. EDT, he’ll be on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” for a 3-5-minute segment. During the [...]
Ford sold Volvo
We at Volvo have been thinking about who would buy us, ever since Ford announced their goal to make Ford just Ford. We wondered, discussed, thought about; all those kinds of things that happen when something uncertain is in our daily lives. Talking to my friends at Volvo Sweden and Doug Speck, our North American [...]
This must be a hoot in your rear view mirror
I just love Google search. dan — Vail police switching to Volvo SUVs New Vail police vehicles get better gas mileage, chief says Vail Daily staff report Vail, CO Colorado VAIL, Colorado — By the end of the month, the Vail Police Department will complete the transition from Ford Explorers to Volvo XC90 SUVs as [...]
Informative article about EnerDel
EnerDel is the battery supplier for our Electric C30 test fleet. Good piece by Stuart Fowle, via Swedespeed and Kilometer. http://kilometermagazine.com/artman2/publish/tech/Tech_Volvos_Electric_C30_Batteries.html dan
Irv Gordon is heading to France
Irv has almost 2.8 million miles on his ’66 P1800. The last engine rebuild was at 600,000 miles and then last summer at about 2.7 million. There’s some darn tough Swedish iron in that engine. He has been invited to France for their annual Volvo club event. Too bad the car is staying here. It’s [...]
LIVE! With Regis and Kelly, Monday March 29, 2010 – Showing off S60 sports sedan
We have been invited to show our new S60 on Regis and Kelly just prior to the New York International Auto Show opening (media days: March 31 and April 1). I’m sorry that I don’t know the exact airtime, but the segment usually runs for about ten minutes. As they say, “check local listings for [...]
TV Commercials
Scott Hart sent this link, and scrolling through some of our past (global) commercials has been fun/interesting. http://carcommercialfan.com/category/volvo/ One that stands out was done, gosh, probably in 1997 if not a little earlier. It was based on our Volvo Saved My Life Club letters we receive about accidents and how owners felt the car saved [...]
Cactus League in a convertible
There is nothing better than springtime. It’s the perfect time to drop the top and head to Arizona for some Cactus League baseball. Now, I’ll get right out in front with this and let you all know I’m an Angels fan. I love the Halos, despise the Orioles and the A’s, but get excited for [...]
Volvo’s safe driving policy
It’s no surprise that we’ve had safe driving policies for our employees in place for some time. In fact, about 20 years ago, about every six months, our head of Government Regulations and Compliance would stand out front and see who was wearing their seat belt. Those caught not using one were called into HR and [...]
Welcome to the official blog of Volvo Cars of North America!
Remember our old blog? Well, we got a new one and we have a new home (URL). As I’ve zigzagged across the country to various auto shows the last few months, PR decided we needed a new blog. And really, it makes sense because we launched the old blog with the launch of XC60. And [...]
