Volvo Cars receives Paul Pietsch Award 2009 for City Safety
Thursday February 5, 2009, posted by Staff
Volvo Cars has been honoured with the prestigious Paul Pietsch Award 2009 for its innovative low-speed collision avoidance system, City Safety, which is fitted as standard to the new Volvo XC60.
Stephen Odell, president and CEO of Volvo Car Corporation, accepted the award from German automobile journal “auto motor und sport” in Stuttgart last Thursday.
“We are proud to receive this award because it stands for technical developments which represent a lasting change in the automotive world. The further development of automotive safety has been of great significance to Volvo for decades and is an important pillar of our corporate philosophy,” he said.
“We will not lessen our dedication in this sector because we want to maintain our leading position among automobile manufacturers worldwide when it comes to safety in the future as well,” emphasised Odell.
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Volvo DRIVe models increase fuel economy and lower emissions
Monday September 15, 2008, posted by Staff
Volvo Cars will drive home its commitment to reducing fuel consumption and lowering CO2 emissions with the unveiling of its new DRIVe models at the Paris Motor Show in October.
With consumption and CO2 emissions figures as low as 4.4 litres/100km and 115g/km, the new DRIVe Volvos are set to make a significant environmental impact when they go on sale in Europe by the end of 2008.
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