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Ben
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Volvo Cars at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show
Volvo Car Group reveals US Revival Plan

• Complete renewal of entire model range in five years
• Targets sales of over 100,000 in the medium term
• Volvo CEO: “We will not only stay in the US, we will prosper”

Volvo Cars today revealed full details of its plan to revive sales in the US, which will be led by a complete renewal of its entire product range in the next five years, a renewed focus on its dealer network, world first engine and safety technologies, a new management team and increased marketing spending.

The announcement of the plan comes at the LA Auto Show, where Volvo will introduce the all-new XC90 seven seater SUV to the US and also reveal the new V60 Cross Country wagon.

The Swedish company is confident that it can reverse a 10-year trend of falling sales in the US to sell around 100,000 cars a year in the medium term, compared to around 60,000 forecast sales this year. This will bring the company's performance in the US into line with the strong sales growth it has generated in Western Europe and China.

“Volvo is in the US to stay. Not only will we stay, we will prosper,” said Håkan Samuelsson, President and Chief Executive of Volvo Cars. “We have a plan and we are implementing it. We sold over 100,000 cars a year in the US in the past. Our initial aim is to get back to that level and in the longer term surpass it.”

Volvo's US Revival Plan has five elements. They are:

• The complete renewal of the product range in the next five years which begins with the all-new XC90 and V60 Cross Country
• A full scale strengthening of the brand with a marketing budget set to double in the next year
• A focus on developing the dealer network to ensure the infrastructure is in place to support brand development and new products
• A focus on managing residual values to ensure that the company’s premium position is reflected in the long term value of its products
• A drive to improve service operations and deliver real profit opportunities to the dealer network as well as an uncompromising approach to service quality

This revival plan will be implemented by a new management team, which is already in place. It will also be underpinned by several new technologies. These include Drive-E, the most powerful and environmentally friendly engines on the market, world beating safety technologies and the latest connectivity capabilities.

The all new XC90 in LA
The US public is being offered its first look at the all new XC90 at the LA Auto Show.

The XC90 is a visually striking, premium quality seven seat SUV with world leading safety features, new powertrain technologies, an unrivalled combination of power and fuel efficiency and a superlative interior finish.

The new XC90 marks the beginning of a new chapter in Volvo’s history, capturing its future design direction, incorporating its own range of new technologies and utilising its new Scalable Product Architecture (SPA) technology.

The First Edition of the all-new Volvo XC90, 1,927 individually numbered cars only available for sale via digital commerce, sold out in 47 hours after it was released in early September 2014.

Please see our separate press release for full details.

World premiere in Los Angeles: the Volvo V60 Cross Country
In Los Angeles, Volvo Cars also showcases the long-awaited Cross Country version of its successful V60 sports wagon.

Compared to the regular V60, the V60 Cross Country has an increased ground clearance of 65 mm. Furthermore, offering new Cross Country 18” and 19” wheels, the V60 Cross Country comes with high profile tyres, adding comfort and off-road aesthetics, reducing road noise and providing added wheel protection whether climbing kerbs or negotiating rocky roads.

The US and Canada will get the first V60 Cross Country cars, and they will launch with Volvo’s iconic five cylinder 250 hp petrol engine with All-Wheel Drive coupled to an automatic transmission delivering a highly competitive 23 mpg.

Volvo’s new class-leading Drive-E four-cylinder petrol engines, which will be available in the V60 Cross Country globally in early 2015, will be the base for the Front-Wheel Drive variant, while the proven five-cylinder D4 powertrain will provide the power for the All-Wheel Drive variant.

The Cross Country brand has a long and distinguished heritage. Volvo Cars was the first premium brand to offer increased all-road capability and styling on its wagons as far back as 1997 when it introduced the V70 Cross Country, creating a whole new type of car experience that has since captured the imagination of the motoring public.
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MichelR
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Als ze nu slim zijn leveren ze ook de V40 aan de US..

In het verleden was de C30 ook aardig populair in de VS..
En er is wel een markt voor de V40 lijkt me..
Autoloos. Ridder te voet
C30 1.6D DrivE Sport MY2009 Black Saphire
V40 D4 R-Design Rebel Blue
V40 D2 Summum MY13
Volvo C30 1.6 R-Edition MY11
Volvo C30 1.6 Kinetic MY07
Volvo V40 Europa/Sport edition bj 1999
Volvo 440 GLT
Volvo 343
Fabje
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De C30 is behoorlijk populair in de VS, elk jaar komt er een hele club bij elkaar om de The Dragon te rijden in North Carolina.

En persoonlijk zie ik graag een opvolger voor de C30 :)
Volvo C30 2011 2.0 R-Design | Eibach Pro-kit | Milltek Non Resonated Exhaust | EuroSport Tuning Front Strut Bar | 60mm Throttle Body
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Johann
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Kortom, eens gaan leveren wat de klant wil ipv alleen maar veiligheid opdringen.
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Paul
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Ja en ook de Plug in daar naar toe! Hebben we tenminste niet de hele tijd van die priussen in amerikaanse series!
MY08 C30 1.6D Summum / MY09 C30 1.6D DrivE Sport / MY11 V50 D2 / MY13 C30 D2 R-Edition / MY16 V40 D2 R-Design / MY14 V60 D6 Plug-in-Hybrid Ice White /MY16 V70 D4 Polar+ Magic Blue / MY17 V60 D5 Twin Engine Special Edition Ice White / MY13 C30 D2 R-Edition / MY19 V90 T4 Business Sport / MY20 E-Golf
MY20 XC60 T4 Polestar Engineered R-Design

MY23 Polestar 2 Snow, Pilot, 20inch
MY23 XC40 Pure Electric Plus
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Richo
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Johann schreef: Kortom, eens gaan leveren wat de klant wil ipv alleen maar veiligheid opdringen.
juist het gene waar volvo zich altijd mee in de kijkers zet wil je vanaf? <_<
toch maar een duiste auto?
Volvo C30 Momentum 2.0 2007 169.625 km
Volvo 264 GLE 2.7 V6 1978 167.506 km
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Auk
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Daar hebben we Polestar voor toch...? Persoonlijk ben ik blij dat Volvo zich niet mengt in die pk strijd.
Auke
MY95 Volvo 480 GT-Line USA-Spec MT
MY96 Volvo 850 R MT
MY98 Volvo S70 R AT
MY04 Volvo S60 R MT
MY06 Volvo XC90 V8 Executive AT

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Johann
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Auk schreef: Daar hebben we Polestar voor toch...? Persoonlijk ben ik blij dat Volvo zich niet mengt in die pk strijd.
Met Polestar ben je er niet.
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kevinwalter
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http://www.volvocars.com/us/about/our-s ... -cardboard

Krijgen we deze ook in NL? gaaaaaaf!
- V60 T8 Polestar Engineered, 2020.
- S80 V8, MY2006 SUMMUM, Full options behalve; 4C, alle opties voor de achterbank
- V70R Handbak 2004, TME Uitlaat.
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MU
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Google play zegt "Your device is not compatible with this version", misschien omdat ik android 5 nog niet heb? Moet in principe kunnen
Volvo V70 2.5T Momentum 2008 Afbeelding
Volvo 940 Estate 2.3 LPT 1997
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John Vermeulen
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Als het marktaandeel in de US voldoende omvang heeft, dan sluit Volvo het bouwen van een US productiefaciliteit niet uit:

http://www.automobilwoche.de/article/20 ... Ps5m0IpD3y
New S60 Intro Edition, 2.0T, Driver Support Line (met Pedestrian Detection), Winter Line (met Xenon), Premium Audio, Lederen stoelbekleding, Park Assist camera's achter en voor, Exterior Styling pakket en 17"; Njords en 17"; Balders.
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John Vermeulen
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Definitief besluit tot bouw van een productiefaciliteit in de US:
https://www.media.volvocars.com/global/ ... tory-in-us
New S60 Intro Edition, 2.0T, Driver Support Line (met Pedestrian Detection), Winter Line (met Xenon), Premium Audio, Lederen stoelbekleding, Park Assist camera's achter en voor, Exterior Styling pakket en 17"; Njords en 17"; Balders.
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Ben
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Volvo Cars to build new factory in US

• Volvo Cars becomes a truly global car maker with industrial presence in its three key continents
• Industrial investment of around USD 500 million in a new car plant
• Underlines Volvo’s commitment to the US market

Volvo Cars announced today that it is to build a brand new manufacturing facility in the US, fulfilling its ambition to be a truly global car maker, investing around 500 million dollars in a new plant and underscoring its long term commitment to the US market.

The company has drawn up a short list of potential locations and full details of the location of the new factory and the size of the investment will be announced at a later date.

The move means Volvo is now a global car manufacturer with an industrial footprint on all three key continents. It has two factories in Europe, two in China and the future plant in the US, which will be part of the Americas region that was announced in January. These developments form part of Volvo’s transformation that has been ongoing since 2010.

The transformation plan involves the creation of a global industrial footprint, the complete renewal of Volvo’s product range over the next four years, the introduction of a new modular vehicle technology, the development of world-first safety technologies, a new design language and a range of class-leading connectivity services.

“Volvo Cars cannot claim to be a true global car maker without an industrial presence in the US. Today, we became that,” said Håkan Samuelsson, Chief Executive and President. “The US is an absolutely crucial part of our global transformation and today’s announcement makes it perfectly clear that Volvo is in the US to stay.”

Volvo Cars has been doing business in the US since 1955 and this decision to invest in the US highlights Volvo’s long term commitment to the US market. The new plant also means Volvo will be able to meet and ultimately exceed its volume targets in the US, where it has a medium term ambition to sell 100,000 cars a year. It will help accelerate the introduction of build-to-order in the US as well as being an integral part of Volvo’s global manufacturing footprint, serving the US and export markets, and also help limit the impact of currency variations.

“The US Volvo dealers are delighted with this announcement,” said Chip Gengras, chairman of the Volvo dealer council in the US. “It clearly illustrates Volvo's long term commitment to the US market.”

The new plant will create new jobs, providing security for its employees and their families. Car plants are also known to have significant multiplier effects on their local areas, injecting funds into neighbourhoods. As such, the new plant provides a boost for the economy of the state in which it is located.

Volvo’s US revival comes alongside strong growth in China and Western Europe. With plans to increase sales on all three continents, Volvo will be able to meet its medium term sales and profitability targets and clear a path towards even stronger growth in future.
Volvohistorie: 244-245-440-850-V70-V70-S60-XC70-XC70-245-S70-V70
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Ben
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Volgens Automotorsport.se is de locatie voor de fabriek in de USA bepaald

Volvo heeft besloten op de locatie voor de Amerikaanse fabriek
Verschillende Amerikaanse staten hebben gevochten om de meest verleidelijke deal voor nieuwe Amerikaanse fabriek van Volvo's te maken. Zo'n grote vestiging schept duizenden banen, en beide Georgia en South Carolina heeft zijn bod voor Volvo gezoet. Echter, wij geloven dat de Amerikaanse media data, Volvo gekozen voor een locatie ten noorden van Charleston in South Carolina.
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Ben
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En de officiële bevestiging

Volvo Cars selects South Carolina for its first American plant

Volvo Cars, the premium car maker, has chosen South Carolina as the location of its new USD500m factory, highlighting the attraction of the United States as a location for high technology manufacturing and providing a significant boost to South Carolina’s economy.

The new facility will have initial annual production of around 100,000 cars and be located in Berkeley County, close to Charleston.

It will make latest generation Volvo models for sale in the United States and for export. Construction will begin in early autumn 2015, with the first vehicles expected to roll off the assembly line in 2018.
Volvohistorie: 244-245-440-850-V70-V70-S60-XC70-XC70-245-S70-V70
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BlackcurrantV70
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Ben, Martine en ikzelf willen ons alvast aanmelden voor de Volvo Factory Tour in South Carolina voor 2018
Nu:
S90 D4 MY18 8 speed GT Inscription, Osmium Grey, blond/offblack interieur, Polestar Engineered.
C70 D3 MY11 6 speed GT , Twilight bronze, umbra/calcite leder, professional business pack, etc...

Vroeger:
XC70 D3 AWD MY12 6 speed GT, summum + enkele opties Twilight Bronze, offblack/blond
XC60 D3 AWD MY11 6 speed GT Summum + Xenium pack Black sapphire/offblack
V70 24D 163PK MY06 6 speed GT, Blackcurrant pearl
C70 20d MY10 Powershift magic Blue pearl
240 GL Estate MY87 6cyl diesel 300.000km
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Ben
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Ga maar vast op voor-inspectie :D
Volvohistorie: 244-245-440-850-V70-V70-S60-XC70-XC70-245-S70-V70
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Ben
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In nieuwe Volvofabriek die in de USA wordt gebouwd zal naar planning eind 2018 de eerste Volvo's van de band rollen.

http://www.volvocars.com/us/about/our-c ... na-factory
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Ben
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Afgelopen vrijdag was de start van de bouw van de eerste fabriek van Volvo in de Verenigde Staten. Maar het wordt meer dan alleen een fabriek.
Volvo South Carolina
De bouw van Volvo Cars' vijfde fabriek is begonnen in South-Carolina. Jl. vrijdag werd een ceremonie gehouden met naast Volvobaas USA Lex Kerssemakers ook de gouverneur van South-Carolina Nikki Haley aanwezig was. Ceremonieel gingen de spades de grond in. Gebruik is dat die spade (met gravure van het moment) mee naar huis genomen mag worden. Het echte graafwerk wordt natuurlijk gedaan door Volvo machines !
In aanvulling op de fabriek zelf, zal er ook een museum en een bezoeker- en klantencenter komen waar klanten direct hun nieuwe auto uit de fabriek kunnen ophalen.
De nieuwe fabriek zal naar verwachting ongeveer 500 miljoen dollar kosten, en wanneer de bouw is voltooid, zal de fabriek ongeveer 4000 mensen in dienst hebben. Volvo streeft naar een jaarlijkse productie van ongeveer 100 tot 120.000 auto's.
Je hebt niet voldoende permissies om de bijlagen van dit bericht te bekijken.
Volvohistorie: 244-245-440-850-V70-V70-S60-XC70-XC70-245-S70-V70
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V60 en V90 occasions worden zeldzaam in Amerika...
...kans voor ons als we t.z.t. van onze exemplaren af willen?
Nu: V60 2.0 T5 Momentum 250pk (2020-heden) - Mijn eerste Volvo!
Vóór Volvo: Golf 3-drs. 1.9 SDI 68pk (1999-2001); Focus 5-drs. 1.8 TDdi 90pk Collection (2001-2003); Focus 4-drs. 1.8 TDdi 90pk Ghia (2003-2006); Focus 5-drs. 1.8 TDCi 116pk Futura (2006-2008); Focus Wagon 1.6 101pk Titanium Business (2008-2013); Mondeo Wagon 1.6 EcoBoost 160pk Titanium (2013-2020)
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