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Last part of our Volvo Factory Tour, organised by the Volvo-forum.nl, was the presentation of the new Volvo V40 in the Design Center. Fellow country man Fedde Talsma, Chief Designer at Volvo Car, had made some time free to explain us about the design process at Volvo and the V40 specific. Fedde has been involved […]

Next part of the 2012 Volvo Factory Tour, organised by the Volvo-forum.nl, was the Volvo Demo Centre. A test track with all the cars that Volvo has currently on sale. “The track has been constructed as a country road to ensure that you have the best opportunity for an authentic experience. The track is not […]

Part three of the Volvo Factory Tour, organised by the Volvo-forum.nl, was a visit to the Volvo Factory in Torslanda. Here we got the famous Blue train tour through the factory. After the tour through the factory plants of Torslanda, we were ready to go to the Brand Experience Center , to get a demonstration […]

We joined the Volvo Factory Tour 2012 organised by the Volvo-forum.nl. First day that we joined was today, when we visited the Pininfarina Factory in Uddevalla, where the C70 is produced today. The factory is owned by a joint venture between Volvo Cars (40%) and Pininfarina (60%). o. Today, the C70 model is produced here […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 72 The Visby ringmur or city wall is an old and dusty medieval defensive wall surrounding the old Swedish town Visby, on the island of Gotland. The built of ringmur was begun in the 13th century. Around 1280 it was rebuilt to reach its current height, along with the addition of […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 68 Nacka is the municipal seat of Nacka Municipality and part of Stockholm urban area in Sweden. The municipality’s name harks back to a 16th-century industrial operation established by the Crown at Nacka farmstead where conditions for water mills are good. In Nacka, the ferry boat company Waxholmsbolaget can take you […]

International Volvo Photo Locations Part 191 North Cape (Norwegian: Nordkapp; North Sami: Davvenjárga) is a cape on the island of Magerøya in Northern Norway, in the municipality of Nordkapp. Its 307 metres high, steep cliff is often referred to as the northernmost point of Europe. The North Cape was named by English explorer Richard Chancellor […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 110 Långedrag is area in the Älvsborg distric in western Göteborg. You can get here by tram from central Göteborg. The area go its name after the so-called Långedragsjullarna – sturdy and seaworthy wooden sailboats in several sizes ( J10, J14, J18, J22 and J26). Långedrag is also the home of […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 71 Volvo Car Corporation Headquarters is located on Assar Gabrielssons väg in Torslanda, on the island Hisingen north of Göteborg. A famous location for Volvo enthusiasts from all over the world. Many streets in this area are named after the founders of the company, Gustav Larson and Assar Gabrielsson or important […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 56 In 1957, the (then) new Volvo vice president, Gunnar Engellau, announced that he had stopped the production of the Volvo Sport P1900 because it was a poor quality Volvo, and not because it was a sports car. He also believed a sports car would be good for Volvo’s reputation in […]