Cool cars for your Gevalia run
Forbes: The Fastest Cars Under $50K Forbes.com recently published an article about fun/FAST cars under $50k. The 2013 Volvo S60 R-Design isn’t the very fastest, but at 5.3 seconds 0-60, as far as daily drivers go, my bet is we’re the most stylish and comfortable. And I believe the safest. Just the modern, Scandinavian design [...]
Our future is clear
Can hardly wait for the Geneva and New York Auto Shows! It’s going to be a great year for Volvo. dan
Is a Volvo with a Paddle Shifter in your Future?
Many years ago, an executive from one of the Big Three was being cornered about something within his company. Apparently he uttered: “I can neither confirm nor deny that I can confirm nor deny.” What a great way to get out of being pinned down. What I can say about the following is that [...]
Sales report – August 2012
ROCKLEIGH, N.J. (Sept. 4, 2012) – Volvo Cars of North America, LLC, (VCNA) reported U.S. sales of 6,323 units, a 21.2 percent increase from August 2011, and the highest August monthly volume since 2007. Year-to-date sales are down 1 percent over the first eight months of 2011. The top seller for the month was the [...]
Super Viking
I got an email the other day from a friend looking for information about Volvo R-Sport tuning kits that we sold in the late ’60s. Wow, what a rush of memories that brought up. You bet I remember! Absolutely beautiful cylinder head, tube header, oil cooler, even carb needles, jets and damper springs. Somewhere I [...]
An interview with Hans Nilsson – 60 Series Project Manager
Hans – aka Hasse – and I worked together in our Parts group, around 1982. I forgot what he did, heck, I hardly remember what I did, but his young family was here for six months and lived close to us in NJ. Amazing how quickly time passes, he’s now a grandfather and gone from [...]
Early holiday present to employees for a job well done
As mentioned in some prior blog posts, all too often employees might think this is just another job, a 9-5 gig (yeah right, most work much more than that, meaning they take pride in what they do and when having fun, time flies). But when we get customer letters about how they believe our car [...]
Your Concept Car (YCC)
When we first announced Concept You, my mind clicked to Your Concept Car (YCC). Back in 2004, at the Geneva Auto Show we presented a car designed by women, for women. I know, Detroit has done “women’s cars” but they missed the point. Sure focus groups help understand women’s needs but to turn five really talented female VCC [...]
Another bit of good news
The following graph came from Edmunds.com news service today. I haven’t seen this kind of positive strength in the market, or for our brand in years. Of course the economy took a nasty swipe at everyones sales, yet I think what is encouraging is our car sales seem to be heading North – with all fingers crossed. [...]
Good reason to watch TV
Hi Bloggettes. This just came over from our Marketing group: ___ The launch of the All-New Naughty Volvo S60 is right around the corner and our S60 media launch has begun. We have two very exciting media events we would like to share with you. 1. Automobile and Motor Trend Video Showcase featuring Jean Jennings [...]
