Volvo Cars History – Time travel, Stories and Events in History

Volvo Car Corporation still leads airbag development after 25 life-saving years

on, 17 okt 2012 09:00:00

The first Volvo car equipped with an airbag left the assembly line in 1987 - and since then the company has extended the technology with several world-firsts. Volvo was first with both the seat-mounted side airbag and the Inflatable Curtain (IC) - and in 2012 the technology's 25th anniversary was celebrated with the introduction of the groundbreaking pedestrian airbag in the all-new Volvo V40.

Volvo Amazon Estate 50th anniversary - Jubilee theme at the TechnoClassica show

to, 01 mar 2012 09:00:00

At the world's largest indoor show for classic vehicles - TechnoClassica - Volvo Cars Heritage will focus on the fact that the Amazon Estate celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. The show is held March 21 to 25 in the German city of Essen.

The work horse becomes lounge lion - The Volvo Amazon estate turns 50

on, 15 feb 2012 09:00:00

"A new Volvo Estate car. An exclusive estate car, designed for European conditions enters the Swedish market. It will be shown for the first time at the Stockholm Motor Show. It is Volvo's much longed for Amazon estate."

Volvo Museum set new visitor record in 2011

må, 13 feb 2012 09:00:00

Last year, more than 67,000 visitors found their way to the Volvo Museum in Arendal, just outside of Gothenburg, Sweden. That is a 22 percent increase compared to 2010. "One reason behind the new record is that we are drawing a large number of cruise ship passengers. We have also created more attractions", says Head of the museum Sten-Åke Lyngstam.

Volvo 760 turns 30 - The car that saved Volvo Car Corporation

to, 02 feb 2012 09:00:00

In February 1982 - 30 years ago - the new Volvo 760 GLE was launched. No typical Volvo, yet unmistakably a Volvo. Seen as elegant and exciting with its characteristic design it was well received. The 760 became the car that actually saved Volvo Car Corporation back then and paved the way to the modern company of today.

Volvo XC90 - the "latecomer" that became Sweden's most valuable export product

må, 14 nov 2011 09:00:00

Many critics assumed that the Volvo Car Corporation entered the SUV segment too late when the Volvo XC90 was introduced at the Detroit Auto Show in January 2002.Instead, the ingenious XC90 revitalized the whole segment by successfully addressing all the problems of earlier SUVs.

Volvo SCC turns 10 years: Most of the concept car's technical innovations are in production - and it inspired the lines of the Volvo C30

on, 20 jul 2011 09:00:00

No other concept car in the history of Volvo Car Corporation has meant more for the company's technological advancement than the Volvo SCC (Safety Concept Car). Ten years after its 2001 world premiere in Detroit, the safety concept car can look back on a fantastic "career".

The Volvo with four world-firsts turns 20

to, 09 jun 2011 01:00:00

After presenting its first front-wheel drive Volvo model – the 480 – in 1985, Volvo Cars continued its comprehensive product and production-technology transition with its next project, launched on June 11, 1991: the Volvo 850 GLT. The car with four world-firsts – one at the front, one at the rear and two in the middle.

Volvo P1800 50th anniversary - Jubilee theme at the TechnoClassica show in Essen

to, 24 feb 2011 09:00:00

Volvo Cars participation at the world's largest indoor show for classic vehicles will focus on a jubilee theme that is met with a lot of enthusiasm by many - the Volvo P1800 celebrates 50 years.

Volvo 480ES - First front-wheel drive Volvo turns 25 years

må, 20 sep 2010 09:00:00

Today all Volvos are either front- or four-wheel driven. In1985 it was a different situation. Since 1927, rear-wheel drive had been used by Volvo Car Corporation but on October 15, 1985, Volvo published a picture of their first series-produced front-wheel drive car - the 480ES. There, a new technical era began and since 1998 all Volvos are either front- or four-wheeldriven. And everything started in 'space'...

Irv Gordon aims for 3 million miles in his Volvo P1800

ti, 20 jul 2010 09:00:00

American Irv Gordon - driver of the highest mileage vehicle on the road, a 1966 Volvo P1800 - has just turned 70. No he aims to reach an unmatchable record sometime in the next three years.

PV36 75 years - Volvo's theme for this year's TechnoClassica Show in Essen

fr, 12 mar 2010 09:00:00

Volvo Cars is back at Europe's biggest show for classic cars and automobilia. The theme is connected to Volvo's long and rich history - "Volvo PV36 75 years".

A new Volvo at the Geneva Motor Show 25 years ago: Italian flair and Swedish engineering

fr, 26 feb 2010 09:00:00

In March 1985, Volvo Car Corporation showed the result of yet another cooperation in the field of luxury between Sweden and Italy, the Volvo 780, designed and built by Bertone in Turin. The event took place on the Volvo Cars stand at the Geneva Motor Show.

Arrival of the future, in 1935 - Volvo PV36 celebrates its 75th anniversary

to, 04 feb 2010 09:00:00

Visually different from most of its contemporaries, and totally different from every other Volvo car. The Volvo PV36, perhaps better known as the Carioca, is an exciting chapter in the Volvo history. It is also quite famous in automotive history if you consider how few examples were actually built and by such a small manufacturer like Volvo Car Corporation.

50 years ago: the PV444 becomes the 544 in August 1958

må, 11 aug 2008 10:00:00

When the Volvo Amazon was presented in late summer 1956, most people were convinced that the PV with its already rather old-fashioned styling wasn’t going to survive that much longer. However, the PV with its loyal customer base and healthy sales figures both in Sweden and overseas experienced something of a second wind. On August 25, 1958, Volvo unveiled a thoroughly reworked PV model named the 544.

Volvo cars have served society for 80 years

on, 27 feb 2008 02:00:00

A vehicle reliable and durable enough to offer first class service for many years.
Affordable to buy and cheap to run, safe to travel in, easy and practical to use. This sums up some of the requirements that those who serve our society usually look for when scanning the market for suitable transportation. And this they found in the products of a relatively new Swedish company already in 1928.

Volvo Cars milestones 1927 - 2007

må, 19 feb 2007 02:00:00

On the 14th of April, a large door opens at a factory on the island of Hisingen, Gothenburg. Out rolls the first-ever production Volvo. An open tourer with a four-cylinder engine, its model name is ÖV4.

The history of the Volvo brand name

sö, 18 feb 2007 02:00:00

It has been rolling for more than 90 years now, and keeps on rolling; the name VOLVO which first appeared in June 1915 on a ball bearing. The name was officially registered on June 22, 1915 after a slight administrative mishap, and was henceforth stamped on the side of the outer race on SKF's new ball and roller bearings designed for automotive use.

The Volvo iron logo

lö, 17 feb 2007 03:00:00

Over 80 years old, it recently made a grand comeback as an updated logotype – the Volvo iron symbol. From a less prominent position in the grille of all Volvo vehicles for many years, the logo has now been brought back into the centre. Literally.

Volvo as Taxi Cab

fr, 16 feb 2007 02:00:00

Volvo began making its first purpose-built taxis in March 1930. Apart from a brief gap in the late 1950s and early 1960s, it has been making special taxi models or versions ever since. Few other brands can look back over an equally long and successful career in what is possibly the toughest market segment of all.

Volvo Amazon – The first real international seller

to, 15 feb 2007 02:00:00

On a nice summer Friday in 1956, Volvo showed a completely new car – the Amason. Yes, it was called exactly that, with an "s". But hardly had there been even time to pronounce that name until a controversy about the name started. The car, however, was to become the great seller for Volvo for more than ten years time.

The Volvo 144 – A Classic for more than 40 years

on, 14 feb 2007 02:00:00

Volvo's dilemma of not being able to offer a completely new model during the first half of the 1960s was effectively eliminated in the middle of August 1966 when the new Volvo 144 was first shown. The car was nothing less than a small sensation. It had a new design language featuring clean angular lines, signed Jan Wilsgaard and contained a lot of new safety technology. A future million seller had just seen the light of the day.