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Volvo cuts complexity to stand out from German rivals

Volvo CEO Hakan Samuelsson is proud that the XC90 touchscreen control panel has helped reduce the number of buttons in the crossover.
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By:
Douglas A. Bolduc
June 11, 2015 05:00 AM

BIRMINGHAM, England -- Volvo will make less complexity a selling point against its German premium rivals, CEO Hakan Samuelsson said.

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