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Bursting at the seams waiting to share this with you

Posted by danjohnston on Jan 4, 2012 in concept car, Plug-in Hybrid Concept, XC60

Today we released the information below, prior to our press conference next week at this year’s Detroit International Auto Show. We’ve been holding on to this for some time and now we’re ready to tell everyone. I think the best part about this new technology is that Volvo is the only one to have this [...]

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“For Volvo, the Future Looks Sleek, Stylish, and Sexy”

Posted by danjohnston on Nov 22, 2011 in concept car, Concept You

Notice at the bottom of BJ’s article, he includes several concept drawings for our next generation SUV. I love concept drawings. Some years ago I asked Peter Horbury, our chief of design, to pen a 544 retro car. It was perfect, but alas just a penned idea, aways away from being an official concept drawing. [...]

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News from the L.A. Auto Show

Posted by danjohnston on Nov 17, 2011 in Auto Shows, concept car, design, Designed Around You, LA Auto Show, luxury

Showing off concept cars is all about getting closer and closer to something very real. It’s interesting how we conduct design studies and show them off just to get our hearts beating above 125 BPM. About this new concept, I say, “can I please see the production one. Please Please Please.” I guess we’ll just [...]

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