The company was founded by assar gabrielsson and gustaf larson, with quality and safety as the background. Both quality and safety are crucial, and this concept still applies to Volvo cars.
The fledgling company has produced its new four-cylinder OV4 and PV4 convertible models, which are more resistant to the harsh climate in Sweden than the contemporary American imported cars. Both cars have the Swedish symbol "iron" on the front grille, which is connected with diagonal metal-another aspect of the tradition of V olvo, which can still be seen in today's models.
1929 introduced a six-cylinder PV65 1 which is longer and wider than Jakob. Its success helped the company buy its engine supplier and the first factory, and returned the first dividend to shareholders at the end of 193 1.
10,000 Volvo's first production milestone was reached in May 1932. Soon after, Volvo dealers asked the company to develop a cheaper car to "serve the people". This is the PV 5 1 model of 1936, which is similar to the more expensive PV36 in design, but smaller in size and worse in equipment.
The second world war greatly limited Volvo's automobile production, but in the autumn of 1944, the company introduced one of its most important cars, PV444. Volvo's first "real" compact car, with its stylish design combining American style and European size, was an immediate success. PV444 and PV544 will dominate Volvo's production until the mid-1960s, and become the first vehicles to win important American market share for Volvo during the1950s.
Another popular model is Volvo 120, which was introduced in 1956 and is often called Amazon.
Safety function and accident protection are key factors in the design of this car. When both Amazon and PV544 are equipped with three-point seat belts, this has been further enhanced in 1959, which is the first in the world and an invention of Nils Bohlin, director of safety engineering at Volvo.
Volvo's first sports car was P 1800, which was unveiled in 1960. P 1800 is considered as an excellent station wagon with smooth lines, and it became famous in the TV series Thain driven by roger moore.
By 1964, Volvo opened a new production plant in Toslanda, Sweden, which could produce as many as 200,000 cars a year. By 1966, Volvo 140 series was first introduced as a car, and later as a manor, which helped to consolidate Volvo's rapid claim to belong to its home market.
Innovations in safety and environmental protection continued to develop rapidly. Anti-collision buffer zone, rear-facing child seat, foldable steering column, side impact protection and three-way catalytic converter with Lambdasond were all introduced to Volvo in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
The Volvo 240 series replaced the 140 series with higher safety and quality, and together with the small Volvo 340 model from the Netherlands, the sales volume of Volvo exceeded 4 million at the end of the 1970 series.
The Volvo 700 Series 1982 has led Volvo to take another step towards the exclusive market of personalized high-quality cars. Later, 340 was replaced by Volvo 400 series, which was widely praised for its excellent grip and safety and spacious interior space.
199 1 In June, a brand-new and distinctive Volvo was introduced to the world. Volvo 850 is Volvo's first front-wheel drive executive car, equipped with a transverse five-cylinder engine. Its high safety and real driving pleasure have won many independent awards for the car.
The proposed merger with Renault fell through in the final stage of 1993, making Volvo one of the few independent automakers left. This marked a key change in the company's plan and paved the way for Volvo's new dynamic product strategy. In 1996, s leek and more comprehensive Volvo S40 and V40 designs were launched.
Like the Volvo C70 coupe and convertible launched later that year, these two cars combine Volvo's traditional values of safety and environmental protection with sporty, elegant and exciting design and engineering.
With 1998' s Volvo S80 sedan and 1999' s V70 station wagon, all these new projects and designs are gathered in one car. Both gustaf larson and Asa Gabrielsen think that this is Volvo's fourth car, which represents their desire for safe and high-quality products, but in today's complex automobile market, it may attract and yearn for customers.