15 million Volvo cars - history will be written tomorrow

The very first Volvo car left the factory on April 14, 1927. It was called the ÖV4 because the letters ÖV are Swedish for “Open Car” and 4 denoted the number of cylinders powering the new Swedish car. On February 20, 2008, it is once again an open car that is under the spotlights. That’s when car number 15,000,000, an attractive convertible Volvo C70, will leave the factory in Uddevalla.

In the first year, production proceeded at a modest pace, with 297 cars being sold in 1927. Emerging from the shadow of the global economic depression and Second World War, it took Volvo 23 years to build its first 100,000 cars. Today, that figure corresponds to about three months of production.
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Htay7500 - 2/22/2008 11:26:50 AM

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go volvo!

GruntyDieselsRock - 2/24/2008 6:41:39 AM

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Have you ever noticed that most Volvo drivers look like they are on valium? Most have no idea that other drivers share the road with them. Thats the whole Volvo safety thing- made for people too scared to drive a car, or incapable to do so with any skill, or for those unable to stay focused on the job at hand so they wrap up warm in the Volvo for Life hype. Dont believe me... take a look at the next 50 Volvo drivers you come across and see how they are driving.

Htay7500 - 2/24/2008 11:40:06 AM

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Im pretty aware of that actually. they won't drive anything else BUT a volvo. and so far, I've seen them with a stern look on their face.

S4cabriofoxone - 2/22/2008 11:40:22 AM

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Nice. I'm really liking that XC60, but I STILL think it should be called the XC50 (XC50, XC70, XC90).

M35MT - 2/22/2008 12:53:25 PM

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"X" "C" ..sounds like the end to 'sexy'

"Six"ty ...kinda the same thing there

I'm no psycologist but I think it may elude to "SEX"

But you're explaination makes logical sense.

ThierryHenry14 - 2/22/2008 2:20:20 PM

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I know... lexus is on its way to 1 billion in 2 years... and your daddy contributed to it...

njshift - 2/22/2008 3:31:32 PM

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Quality not quantity...