Interesting facts about Volvo Cars

1. Volvo company was founded in Gothenburg, Sweden in 1927.
2. Volvo Cars is a Swedish automobile manufacturer founded in 1927, in the city of Gothenburg, Sweden.
3. The Volvo symbol is an ancient chemistry sign for iron. The iron sign is used to symbolize the strength of iron used in the car as Sweden is known for its quality iron.
4. Volvo Cars was owned by AB Volvo until 1999, when it was acquired by the Ford Motor Company as part of its Premier Automotive Group.
5. Volvo produces models ranging from SUVs, station wagons (estates), and sedans (saloons), to compact executive sedans and coupes.
6. Volvo already boasts the leading position in Russia's luxury car segment .
   
7. Some consumers considered older models to be slow and heavy, thus earning the distinction, "brick", as a term of endearment for the classic, block-shaped Volvo, with the more powerful turbocharged variants known as "turbobricks".
8. According to some figures, the average age of a Volvo being discarded is 19.8 years, second only to Mercedes.
9. The first Volvo car left the assembly line April 14, 1927, and was called Volvo ÖV 4. 
10. Prior to strong government safety regulation Volvo had been in the forefront of safety engineering.
11. In 1958, Volvo engineer Nils Bohlin invented and patented the modern 3-Point Safety Belt, which became standard on all Volvo cars in 1959.
12. Volvo developed the first rear-facing child seat in 1964 and introduced its own booster seat in 1978.
13. In 1995 Volvo was the first to introduce side airbags and installed them as standard equipment in all models in 1996.
14. In 2004, Volvo introduced the BLIS system, which detects vehicles entering the Volvo's blind spot with a side view mirror mounted sensor and alerts the driver with a light.