Volvo Car Corporation is a Swedish automobile manufacturer founded in 1927, in Gothenburg, Sweden. Although Volvo has been acquired and owned by various companies, the brand remains to be recognized as providing safe, dependable cars. Over the years, Volvo has produced SUVs, station wagons, sedans and compact coupes.
In the photo: 2014 Volvo S80 The S80 clearly gives the BMW and Mercedes a challenge! 240-horsepower, 3.2-liter six-cylinder or a 300-hp, turbocharged 3.0-liter six-cylinder, paired with a six-speed automatic transmission 240-horsepower, 3.2-liter six-cylinder or a 300-hp, turbocharged 3.0-liter six-cylinder, paired with a six-speed automatic transmission.
Volvo Museum in Gothenburg, Sweden: “The moment today becomes yesterday, it also becomes history…and the longer the story, the more to tell.” The Volvo Museumshowcases Volvo’s development and successes, from 1927 to the present day, demonstrating how classical values have been refined to maintain Volvo as one of the world’s most powerful and respected brand names around. WANT TO GO? Buy a Volvo, get a vacation! Shop for a new Volvo at Jenkins Imports, the oldest and most experienced Volvo Dealer in the Milwaukee area. Their trained sales people can provide all the details regarding the unique and equally exciting Over Seas Delivery Program. (OSD)
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What’s in the Future for Volvo? Over the years, Volvo has introduced numerous innovations to the industry, including the first use of laminated glass in 1944, padded dash boards in 1956, the first central high-mounted stoplight in 1986, and the first side impact airbags in 1994. Volvo’s Safety Vision includes the development of these six Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) technologies:
- Worlds’ first Animal and pedestrian detection, even in darkness
- Road edge and barrier detection with steer assist, even on roads without markings.
- Car-to-car communication, transmit data to other vehicles in given radius
- Autonomous parking, parks itself and finds parking spot
- Adaptive cruise control with steer assist, automatically adjusts vehicle speed to maintain a safe distance from vehicles ahead.