Volvo Cars' head of UX highlights human-centric approach UX design must consider humans first, says Thomas Stovicek, while functionality and character follow closely behind. Michael Nash
Exclusive: Volvo’s Offer resigns after Ingenlath resurfaces Jeremy Offer has resigned from his role as global head of design at Volvo with Nick Gronenthal stepping up to run the design studio in the interim. Meanwhile, former Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath is back in the fold with a new design advisory role at Geely Guy Bird
First Sight: Volvo’s Jeremy Offer on the ES90 and beyond From 1980s Coupé inspiration to 2025 tech challenges and future opportunities, Volvo’s head of global design Jeremy Offer gets candid Guy Bird
Annelie Karlsson: “It is my job to secure feasible design solutions for production” Anneilie Karlsson, director of studio engineering at Volvo Design, on the key launch of the EX90 and the rise of the ’outdoor’ trend in design Car Design News
Car Design round-up: Audi, Volvo and Volkswagen Car Design News takes a look at some of the stories that may have gone under the radar this week. Read on for the latest from Audi, Volvo and Volkswagen Lucy Abbott
Car design round-up: Volvo, Renault and Mini Car Design News takes a look at some of the stories that may have gone under the radar this week. Read on for the latest from Volvo, Renault and Mini Lucy Abbott
Interview: Brian Balicki, head of design, Volvo Trucks North America The interior of the new Volvo VNL truck highlights the crossover (and constrast) between commercial vehicle and passenger car design Freddie Holmes
Amko Leenarts, Ford of Europe: My life in design in five objects Amko Leenarts is the design director at Ford of Europe and a board member of Dutch sportscar brand Donkervoort. A graduate of interior architecture from the Academy of Arts in Groningen, and a masters in vehicle design from the Royal College of Art in London, he would go on to join Ford Motor Company in 2012. In this article, he details five objects that have followed him on this journey and reflect his love of design Freddie Holmes
“I don’t want only the design leaders presenting to me – I banned PowerPoint, full stop” Car Design News paid a visit to Gothenburg to meet with Jeremy Offer, Lisa Reeves and Nick Gronenthal who form part of Volvo’s design leadership team James McLachlan
Car design round-up: save the dates, bold colours and new names Car Design News looks at some of the design stories that may have gone under the radar over the past week. Read on for the latest from Alpine, Mahindra, Volvo and more… Freddie Holmes
Volvo on People Awards win and lighting design Since taking home the award for best lighting team at the 2023 People Awards, Volvo’s designers spoke to CDN about what’s next and how it feels to be recognised on a global stage
Interior Motives: Volvo EX30 The EX30 might be Volvo’s smallest SUV to date, but its significance is mighty Freddie Holmes
Sophie Li on the EM90: Volvo’s first minivan Car Design News speaks to Volvo Cars’ APAC head of design, Sophie Li, about the new EM90 MPV Freddie Holmes
“Cars are becoming devices” – Jeremy Offer, Volvo Volvo CCO Jeremy Offer speaks to CDN’s Laura Burstein about why new cars are more like devices
The Volvo team unpacks the EX90 The team behind Volvo’s flagship EX90 offer their unique perspectives on the design development of the car James McLachlan
In memoriam: Peter Horbury (1950-2023) One of the world’s best car designers, Peter Horbury, passed away last week in China, aged 73 Guy Bird
Watch: Adobe Substance 3D: Create, Iterate, and Visualize Car Design Concepts Watch this webinar, in partnership with Adobe where they discuss how Adobe Substance 3D apps help transportation designers with their creative workflows and enhance collaboration with digital design reviews. James McLachlan
Volvo promises purity and honesty in new EX90 SUV Volvo has revealed its flagship electric SUV, the EX90 and Mark Smyth spoke to senior members of the design team to understand its new design language Mark Smyth
Watch: Is the future of automotive design in software? This CDN livestream featured speakers from Volvo, Bugatti Rimac, TomTom and The Qt Company. We discuss how automotive designers are using connected technologies in informing design decisions. James McLachlan
Sophie Li selected as head of Volvo Asia Pacific Design Sophie Li will lead Volvo’s Asia Pacific Design team from the studio in Shanghai Michael Nash
Volvo offers a vision for electric SUVs with Concept Recharge Volvo has unveiled its new Concept Recharge – an alternative take on the XC90 that is set to launch the company into an electric-only future By Jason Dunn
Gustavo Guerra to take strategic role at Volvo Design director at Volvo Trucks Gustavo Guerra is to head up product planning at the brand’s R&D division Car Design News
T. Jon Mayer takes over exterior design at Volvo; Missoni Moves exclusively to Polestar People changes at Volvo and Polestar underline the separation between the two brands Laura Burstein
Watch: Design review of the Volvo C40 Recharge Car Design Dialogues takes you to Gothenburg to see the new Volvo C40 Recharge in more detail Car Design News
Volvo’s new electric C40 Recharge started with a sketch Volvo’s electric-only fastback, the C40 Recharge, leads the way to an all-electric lineup by 2030 Laura Burstein
Car Design Dialogues: Robin Page, Volvo Robin Page, head of design at Volvo, talks human-centric design, 360c concept, and what the future holds for the scandinavian brand Car Design News
Car Design Review 7: Jonathan Disley, Volvo Volvo China’s head of design Jonathan Disley discusses bringing Scandinavian design to the world’s largest car market Car Design News
Volvo hires new Colour and Material and UX leaders Key hires for Volvo Cars point to autonomous and electric future Maxine Morland
Designer interview: T Jon Mayer, Volvo The car as we know it is changing: it’s becoming more of a device, which doesn’t sound as exciting as a traditional drivers’ car, but it’s exciting on a different front. It’s coming down to the entire experience of using the vehicle while maybe not even owning it. This changes the mindset of how you approach a product, in a new way. Car Design News
LA 2018: THAT Volvo Stand… Volvo had a curious stand at the 2018 LA Auto Show, which rather than showcasing the latest cars on offer, was a little more mysterious Karl Smith
Car Design Review 5: Maximilian Missoni, Volvo Cars From the Car Design Review 5 yearbook: VP of exterior design Maximilian Missoni discusses Volvo’s design renaissance Lem Bingley
Car Design Review 4: Robin Page, Volvo From the Car Design Review 4 yearbook: Volvo’s VP of interior design discusses the “exciting” seismic shifts electrification is causing Car Design News
Shooting Brakes: Masterstroke or Monstrosity? Is combining the low-slung emotion of a GT car with the practicality of an estate brilliance or lunacy? Car Design News explores a peculiar niche Michael Gooderham
Geneva 2017: Max Missoni on Volvo’s XC60 exterior CDN talks XC60, the first production car designed entirely under Thomas Ingenlath Lem Bingley
Geneva 2017: Volvo XC60 cabin flags up its roots The new XC60 shows how fundamentally Nordic design influences Volvo interiors Lem Bingley
Concept Car of the Week: Volvo YCC (2004) The car designed by an all-female team that raised some important questions as well as eyebrows Car Design News
The Designers Pt 12: Tisha Johnson, Volvo “We want to fix the part of driving that is broken” Guy Bird
Trend Report – Geneva motor show 2016: Wagons Revised and expanded in-depth look at key developments large and small at the Geneva Motor Show 2016 Car Design News
Detroit 2016: Volvo S90 – a most human car The Volvo S90 is a calm, welcoming entrant to the premium sedan market Owen Ready
The Designers Pt11 – Thomas Ingenlath, Volvo Volvo’s VP of design discusses his future plans, and blending concept and production car design like never before Guy Bird
Volvo SCC concept takes safety into a new dimension Dec 8, 2000 - The Volvo Safety Concept Car (SCC) makes its world debut at the Detroit Motor Show in January 2001.
Details: Geneva 2016 Show stands It’s easy to be completely engrossed by the cars at the motorshow. Clearly, they should be the number one priority but, increasingly, stand design is important too Joe Simpson
