Montréal, QC. November 26th, 2014. John Scotti Volvo unveiled the all-new Volvo Retail Experience, a retail design concept that enhances the customer experience while focusing on design quality and contemporary aesthetics. John Scotti Volvo is the first retailer in North America to implement the new retail experience concept. The new design provides a welcoming, accessible retailer for Volvo customers offering a warm accessibility that signals another positive illustration of the future of Volvo in Canada.
“The Volvo Retail Experience concept is a positive signal of Volvo’s commitment to Canada as well as the brand’s bright future in the automotive landscape,” said President & CEO Marc Engelen. “John Scotti Volvo is the first retailer in North America to showcase the Volvo Retail Experience concept demonstrating their continued dedication to the re-invigoration of the Volvo brand.”
The Volvo Retail Experience Concept is a design that can be universally applied, offering flexibility to adapt to the diverse retail network of Canada. The concept is designed around a delicate balance of contrasts that focuses on both the exterior and interior of the retailer. The design, furniture and lighting complement one another and all align as part of Volvo’s loyalty to its Scandinavian heritage.
About Volvo Cars of Canada
Volvo Cars of Canada Corporation is part of the Volvo Car Group of Gothenburg, Sweden. The company provides marketing, sales, parts, service, technology and training support to the 38 Volvo automobile retailers across the country. The S60, S80 and XC60 are among only 22 vehicles that have been awarded the prestigious new Top Safety Pick+ by IIHS (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety). Volvo Cars is committed to Vision 2020, our goal that no one shall be killed or seriously injured in a Volvo by the year 2020.
About Volvo Car Group
Volvo has been in operation since 1927. Today, Volvo Cars is one of the most well-known and respected car brands in the world with sales of 427,000 in 2013 in about 100 countries. Volvo Cars has been under the ownership of the Zhejiang Geely Holding (Geely Holding) of China since 2010. It formed part of the Swedish Volvo Group until 1999, when the company was bought by Ford Motor Company of the US. In 2010, Volvo Cars was acquired by Geely Holding.
As of December 2013, Volvo Cars had over 23,000 employees worldwide. Volvo Cars head office, product development, marketing and administration functions are mainly located in Gothenburg, Sweden. Volvo Cars head office for China is located in Shanghai. The company’s main car production plants are located in Gothenburg (Sweden), Ghent (Belgium) and Chengdu (China) while engines are manufactured in Skövde (Sweden) and Zhangjiakou (China).
