Our first Open House since 1998 (I stand corrected since 2000)
Amazing how the years just blow by. Friends who work here now have sons and daughters working here, new cars have been launched, people change positions. So many things are different. But not our Open House. Around nine months ago, Doug Speck, our CEO, told us it’s time to do one again. Working with Volvo [...]
A journey that started with a ‘Click’
On July 14, 2010, our simple life saving device, the three-point seat belt, will forever be a part of American history. The Smithsonian National Museum of American History will officially accept Volvo’s three-point seat belt into their collection. On that day, with a press event for media, business, government and Smithsonian officials, a little bit [...]
Doug Speck Interview with Dutch Mandel from AutoWeek
Enjoy! http://www.autoweek.com/article/20091006/VIDEOINT/910069992 Thanks, Dan
The Volvo Safe + Sound Coverage Plan
Internally we called this 5-5-5-5 project. Today we announced the following program. I guess, if you have any questions, please email me/us and we’ll do our best to answer before June 30th. Just kidding, we’ll answer right away. Good week to you all. Dan — VOLVO ANNOUNCES AN UNPRECEDENTED, BEST-IN-CLASS COVERAGE PROGRAM THE VOLVO SAFE [...]
We kept the toy and threw away the box
So here’s this Brit – nice suit, kind of like what one would expect from someone being head of design for a car company – but he talks with an British accent. Ok, what the heck does he know about Swedish car design? I think in those days, the head of any department in Sweden [...]
Who worked on the XC60 project? Part 2
Happy Monday! Here are more of the videos from my “So what was your involvement with the XC60?” Flip video ambush. Good week to all! Dan Greg Eve Eve again
