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Two decades in the service of saving lives: Volvo Cars Safety Centre celebrates 20 years

This year, the Volvo Cars Safety Centre crash lab celebrates its 20th anniversary. At the time of its opening by the Swedish king in 2000 it was one of the most advanced crash labs in the world, and in many ways it still is today.

Parents urged to consider child safety as new Volvo Car UK survey reveals many may be using inappropriate car seats

Volvo Car UK has released new research findings to highlight the importance of driving at a safe speed and underline some of the best ways to keep families safe on the road.

Volvo Cars’ “ultimate driving simulator” uses latest gaming technology to develop safer cars

Volvo Cars engineers call it “the ultimate driving simulator”, but it is not just an excuse for them to indulge their inner gamer. Instead, the Swedish company’s ground-breaking mixed-reality simulator is used to make new strides in safety and autonomous driving technology.

Watch how Volvo Cars drops new cars from 30 metres to help rescue services save lives

To allow rescue services to prepare for any possible crash scenario and to simulate the forces that erupt in the most extreme crashes, beyond what can be simulated with ordinary crash testing, Volvo Cars recently took equally extreme measures. For the first time, it dropped several new Volvos multiple times from a crane, from a height of 30 metres

Volvo Cars invests in designing and developing electric motors in-house

Volvo Cars is making significant investments that allow for the in-house design and development of electric motors for the next generation of Volvo models, as the company continues to move towards becoming a fully electric car maker.