In the early morning of June 6th, 1944, many Americans heard initial reports of The Invasion – what would become known as D-Day, on American radio networks. The allied invasion of Europe was shrouded in such secrecy that even the press of the day had significant doubts as to the veracity of the reports, which were heard by shortwave listeners of German radio broadcasts aimed at foreign audiences.
Today, we’ll take a look back
to what, at the time, was considered an unlikely outcome. The year 1985
would become a golden year for Volvo in motorsports...
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Volvo Cars is Sharing its own Research on Safety with the World
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Volvo Cars is for the first
time making its safety knowledge easily accessible in a central digital
library, which it urges the car industry to use, in the interest of
safer roads for all.
Two Generations of the Volvo XC90 Named Best Used Car by CarGurus
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Two generations of Volvo XC90 SUVs have been recognized as solid pre-owned purchases by CarGurus.com, a leading online automotive marketplace.
Volvo Adds 415-hp Plug-In Hybrid SUV and Wagon to its 2020 Lineup
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Volvo Car
USA is adding 415 horsepower plug-in hybrid electric variants of its
award-winning XC60 mid-sized SUV and all-new V60 mid-sized wagon to the
2020 line-up...
Volvo Cars to Deploy In-Car Cameras and Intervention Against Intoxication and Distraction
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On March 20, Volvo Cars revealed a new step in its ambitions to end fatalities in its cars by addressing the issues of intoxication and distraction.
The 3-Point Safety Belt - The Most Effective Lifesaver in Traffic for Sixty Years
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Few people
have saved as many lives as Nils Bohlin - the Volvo engineer who in
1959 invented the V-type three-point safety belt. The design was as
obvious as it was intelligent, and perfectly suited to the seat
occupant's body. To this very day, the safety belt provides the most
effective protection in the event of an accident.
Construction Progress - March 6-19
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The weather turned more Spring-like by mid March, and this was met by a flurry of activity, most importantly, a transition from what was mainly an excavation project, to something that more resembles building construction. The blankets came off the footing along the back of the new building, and its been back-filled with stone.
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