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The design of the XC40 was previewed by concept car called the Concept 40.1, which was designed by Thomas Ingenlath, and unveiled in May 2016. The XC40 is the first Volvo to be based on the CMA platform, to be shared by other compact Volvos, Geely, and Lynk & Co model.
Volvo took six years from the time the 480 was conceived, through its development, and finally brought to production readiness. [3] The press launch was on October 15, 1985, but the 480 was first put on public show in March at the 1986 Geneva Motor Show, becoming available to mainland European buyers in May 1986 and the UK and Ireland in June 1987.
The punitive tax on imported cars encouraged a wide range of companies to assemble their cars locally including Fiat, Ford and Renault. [1] From Ireland's entry to the European Union in 1973, the need for locally produced cars to avoid import taxes reduced and since the 1980s, production ended and all cars are now imported.
The following is a List of Volvo passenger cars indexed by year of introduction. Model history. Production Model Class Image 1920s. 1927–1929: ÖV4/PV4:
On 28 October 2009, Ford named Geely the preferred buyer of Volvo Cars. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] On 23 December 2009, Ford confirmed that all substantive commercial terms for the sale to Geely had been settled. Geely signed a deal with Ford to acquire Volvo Cars for $1.8 billion on 28 March 2010 and closed the deal on 2 August 2010.
Volvo Cars—the motor vehicle manufacturer of Sweden. Owned by the Swedish Volvo Group (1927−1999), American Ford Motor Company (1999−2010), and Chinese Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (2010−present).
The car helped change perceptions of Volvo: "The S40/V40 range was the car] that finally persuaded buyers that Volvo really could build a credible compact executive car", reported the RAC. [12] For the 2000 model year, Volvo expanded the S40/V40's market to North America, where this range went on sale exclusively with the 1.9 liter turbo. [13]
The Volvo 200 Series (or 240 and 260 Series) is a range of mid-size luxury cars produced by Swedish company Volvo Cars from 1974 until 1993, with more than 2.8 million total units sold worldwide. [6] Like the Volvo 140 Series (1966 to 1974), from which it was developed, it was designed by Jan Wilsgaard .