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Dan Johnston

I began my career working in our Parts Operations out in California, later Field Operations and now in Public Affairs. My first company car was a ’72 145 in ‘Safety Orange’, a pumpkin on wheels. I’ve owned more Volvos than I can remember and of course my kids grew up in Volvos. I’ve been involved with mainly safety and environmental systems and I worked on our Safety Concept Car (SCC) that later became today’s C30.

Pictured here is my first Volvo.

 

James Hopewienermobile

I’ve been with Volvo since 2002 and, until someone catches on and fires me, I don’t plan on leaving. Before bleeding Volvo blue, I did a quick stint in the Public Relations department at Kia. Before that, I was an automotive journalist for seven years; six of them with Road & Track magazine and one with an Internet start-up that never started up. I love cars and in the past have owned a first generation Mazda Miata and a racing kart. Both were fun but neither was practical and sometimes life requires practicality. When I’m not chained to my desk here in Irvine, California, I’m writing. Short stories, usually.

 

I get a huge kick out of my job at Volvo and would argue that I have the best job in the entire company. It’s stressful and it can be intense, but mostly it’s a lot of fun. I get to work with our company’s top brass, steer the Volvo brand messaging and interact with some of the coolest journalists in the country. I couldn’t ask for anything more.

 

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