Volvo is a well-known Swedish automaker, long famous for its unique and quirky cars and reputation for safety. How many of these 8 facts did you already know about this brand?
1. The Name "Volvo"
The name "Volvo" means "I roll" in Latin.
2. The Volvo Logo
The Volvo logo is more commonly associated with the male gender but it is also the ancient symbol for iron, which Sweden is famous for.
3. Volvo's Parent Company
Volvo is currently owned by Chinese automaker Geely, which produces everything from pint-sized commuter cars to Rolls-Royce knockoffs.
4. Volvo's Past Owners
Before being sold to Geely in 2008, Volvo used to be part of Ford's now-defunct Premiere Auto Group.
5. First 3 Point Seatbelt
A Volvo engineer invented and patented the first modern 3-point seatbelt in 1958.
6. First Side Airbags
Volvo was the first to introduce side airbags, in 1995.
7. BLIS
Volvo was also the first to introduce BLIS in 2004, a sensor-based blind spot monitoring system that is widely available today.
8. Volvo Trucks
These are intersting information that i never know about .
ReplyDeletei heared also an intersting thing , The highest recorded mileage on a Volvo is three million, which has been clocked up by American Irv Gordon in the P1800 he’s owned since he bought it new in 1966.
Yea volvo have a good and strong reputation especially on safety and this company is interested to safety more than design and they took a first company for safety car , that's why volvo car is expensive with less specifications.
ReplyDeleteIt is no wonder Volvo is known for safety! Being the company that invented 3-point seat belt, first side airbags, and the first to introduce the blind spot monitoring system. But I am surprised to know that Volvo is owned by the Chinese automaker Geely, I knew that it was owned by Ford. But when we talk about safety we should not forget about Mercedes Benz which was the first company to introduce airbags in cars in 1981 with the S class. Between the years 1992-1998 Mercedes Benz also introduced Electronic Stability Program ESP
ReplyDelete®. Collision avoidance system was introduced by Lexus in their car SC400.