1970 - The Volvo Amazon (P120) was phased out. During the year Volvo passed the 2 million car production mark. 1971 - The most powerful standard car Volvo had ever produced was presented - the Volvo 164 E. And 1800 ES was presented. 1972 - Volvo presented a safety vehicle - the VESC, Volvo Experimental Safety Car. 1973 - The US became Volvo's largest market ahead of Sweden.Volvo Technical Centre ...

In the autumn of 1971, a new version of Volvo's famous 1800 model was presented. The new version was called the 1800ES.

In 1960, Volvo presented a new sports car, just a few years after the previous attempt with the plastic-bodied Volvo Sport.