The design direction of Thomas Ingenlath: Releasing the full potential of the Volvo brand

The work of Thomas Ingenlath, Senior Vice President Design at Volvo Car Group, has been one of the best-kept secrets in the automotive industry for over a year. Until now.

“Volvo Cars was already transforming rapidly when I joined the company in 2012. My team and I have focused on creating a new interpretation of the design language. It will help taking this great brand in the desired direction,” says Thomas Ingenlath.

This is how Thomas Ingenlath expresses the new design direction for Volvo Cars.

The new Volvo Drive-E powertrain family – world-leading engine output versus CO2 emissions

Volvo Car Group’s new two-litre, four-cylinder Drive-E powertrain family (formerly known as VEA) can truly be considered as offering customers a world-class blend of drivability and low CO₂ emissions. The Volvo S60 T6 with 306 horsepower and the new 8-speed automatic is the first car in this segment that delivers over two horsepower per gram CO₂ from a combustion engine only – and the D4 with 181 horsepower and manual gearbox is the first diesel car on this power level in the premium D-segment with CO₂ emissions under 100 g/km.

“During the development phase of our Drive-E powertrains, we promised to bring efficient driving pleasure into a new dimension. The official European NEDC certification now confirms that we outperform competitors when it comes to power versus CO₂ emissions”, says Derek Crabb, Vice President Powertrain Engineering at Volvo Car Group.

Irv Gordon nears the 3 million mile mark in his Volvo P1800 on the Old Glenn Highway north of Anchorage

Irv Gordon nears the 3 million mile mark in his Volvo P1800 on the Old Glenn Highway north of Anchorage. Today, Gordon will reach the historic milestone on the Seward Highway along the Turnagain Arm.

Elegant confidence enabled by the new scalable architecture

Inspired by contemporary, progressive Scandinavian lifestyle and design as well as iconic elements from the past, the elegant new Volvo Concept Coupé is the first of a series of three concept cars that reveal the design possibilities created by the company’s new Scalable Product Architecture (SPA).

The Volvo Concept Coupé – the next-generation P1800: Elegant confidence enabled by the new scalable architecture

Inspired by contemporary, progressive Scandinavian lifestyle and design as well as iconic elements from the past, the elegant new Volvo Concept Coupé is the first of a series of three concept cars that reveal the design possibilities created by the company’s new Scalable Product Architecture (SPA).

Volvo Named Top Luxury Brand for Effective Dealer Experience

Volvo Cars of North America (VCNA) ranked first among luxury brands at having dealerships that are effective at influencing the purchase, according to Foresight Research's 2013 Dealership Report.  Foresight Research provides this yearly report as a comprehensive evaluation of current dealership experiences, buyer expectations, selection criteria and overall purchase influence versus all other marketing efforts.

Volvo Reaches 1M Cars Sold with Pioneering Auto Brake Technology, More than 130K sold in U.S. Market

Automaker also bolsters safety leadership with the release of innovative technologies to be featured in all-new XC90 in 2014

Volvo Reaches 1M Cars Sold with Pioneering Auto Brake Technology, More than 130K sold in U.S. Market

Today, the sales of Volvo cars equipped with systems for automatic braking passed the 1 million mark -- another milestone that confirms Volvo Car Group's world-leading position within automotive safety. More than 130,000 were sold in the United States.

Volvo Car Group demonstrates the ingenious self-parking car

 
Volvo Car Group has developed an ingenious concept for autonomous parking. The concept car, which will be demonstrated at a media event next week, finds and parks in a vacant space by itself, without the driver inside. The smart, driverless car also interacts safely and smoothly with other cars and pedestrians in the car park.