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AUTOMOTIVE NEWS: What kind of impactis the new XC90 having?
HAKAN SAMUELSSON: It helps us even before we start selling it because suddenly, especially in the U.S., it says: “Hey, do you remember Volvo? We are still here.” That message will be sent out with the new car.
PARIS -- Hakan Samuelsson, who took over as Volvo's CEO two years ago, has begun a turnaround at the Chinese-owned Swedish automaker. Through nine months, Volvo's global sales rose 9 percent to 339,300 vehicles.