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<strong>Experience</strong> <strong>Volvo</strong> cars


Welcome to <strong>Volvo</strong> <strong>Cars</strong> Visitor Centre<br />

The mission of <strong>Volvo</strong> <strong>Cars</strong> Visitor Centre is to give visitors to the company a true volvo experience.<br />

Whereas some activities are open to the general public, others are aimed primarily at companies,<br />

organisations, media and schools. You are more than welcome to explore our offer.<br />

<strong>Volvo</strong> <strong>Cars</strong> Visitor Centre offers unique activities for people<br />

who appreciate the extraordinary. Take the chance to book<br />

an event where the participants get to experience things for<br />

themselves – like taking a sharp turn in the latest <strong>Volvo</strong> model or<br />

seeing new ones come to life in the factory. You can also go for<br />

a guided tour through the safety and environment exhibitions at<br />

<strong>Volvo</strong> <strong>Cars</strong> Brand <strong>Experience</strong> Centre, as well as follow the <strong>Volvo</strong><br />

companies’ respective development at the <strong>Volvo</strong> Museum.<br />

We also offer conference rooms and training facilities of<br />

various sizes, which you can hire for your own arrangements. To<br />

complete your event we are happy to assist you with everything<br />

from a personal guide to catering service.<br />

Welcome to <strong>Volvo</strong> <strong>Cars</strong>. We look forward to having you with us!<br />

Information and bookings<br />

For further information and to book an event please contact the<br />

booking section via email: visitor@volvocars.com, or telephone:<br />

+46 (0) 31 325 10 93, +46 (0) 31 325 10 23.<br />

www.volvocars.com/visitor<br />

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Visit <strong>Volvo</strong> <strong>Cars</strong> in Göteborg<br />

<strong>Volvo</strong> <strong>Cars</strong> Visitor Centre is located at the heart of <strong>Volvo</strong> <strong>Cars</strong> in Torslanda, Göteborg.<br />

Here on Hisingen, Sweden’s fourth largest island, <strong>Volvo</strong> was founded in 1927. Today the<br />

Torslanda factory manufactures around 165 000 cars per year.<br />

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The Blue Train<br />

Get a sneak peak inside the factory on a guided tour<br />

alongside the making of brand new <strong>Volvo</strong> cars.<br />

Learn about the ergonomic and technically advanced<br />

production and see the vehicles come to life step by step.<br />

<strong>Volvo</strong> <strong>Cars</strong> Brand <strong>Experience</strong> Centre<br />

View exhibitions of <strong>Volvo</strong> <strong>Cars</strong> environmental and<br />

safety development and play our interactive games.<br />

Here you can also book conference rooms in an<br />

inspiring environment.<br />

<strong>Volvo</strong> <strong>Cars</strong> Demo Center<br />

Test drive <strong>Volvo</strong> <strong>Cars</strong>’ newest vehicle program on an<br />

outdoor demonstration track, designed as a country<br />

road for a genuine experience of the different models.<br />

The grounds also include facilities for theoretical<br />

training, and catering can be ordered in advance.<br />

the <strong>Volvo</strong> Museum<br />

The <strong>Volvo</strong> Museum displays the development within<br />

all <strong>Volvo</strong> companies, from <strong>Volvo</strong> <strong>Cars</strong>, <strong>Volvo</strong> Trucks<br />

and <strong>Volvo</strong> Buses to <strong>Volvo</strong> Aero, <strong>Volvo</strong> Penta,<br />

<strong>Volvo</strong> Construction Equipment, race cars, concept<br />

cars and more. Book a guided tour with <strong>Volvo</strong> <strong>Cars</strong><br />

Visitor Centre to make the most out of your visit.<br />

Whether you are visiting Sweden for the first time or have lived<br />

in Göteborg all your life, we aim to give you a truly rewarding<br />

experience. In our care you will get to know the very soul of one<br />

of our country’s most important industries, as well as receive a<br />

good portion of contemporary history.<br />

Through <strong>Volvo</strong> <strong>Cars</strong> Visitor Centre you can book several<br />

interesting activities, individually or as part of a package. High<br />

quality <strong>Volvo</strong> <strong>Cars</strong> merchandise is available in our brand shop,<br />

situated next to the inviting <strong>Volvo</strong> <strong>Cars</strong> International Café<br />

which is also open to visitors. Read more about our activities<br />

in this <strong>brochure</strong> and feel free to contact us for further<br />

information and bookings.<br />

Visitor guidelines<br />

1. Be early. You should arrive approximately 15 minutes before<br />

the tour starts.<br />

2. No cameras allowed. Cameras and mobile camera phones<br />

must be handed to the guide before the Blue Train tour starts, as<br />

photography is prohibited on factory grounds.<br />

3. Do not disturb. The Blue Train tour goes through people’s<br />

work places why we ask you to be considerate and show due<br />

respect.<br />

4. Students are welcome on the Blue Train tour from eighth<br />

grade (junior high school) and onwards. At the Brand <strong>Experience</strong><br />

Centre students are welcome from the first year of gymnasium<br />

(senior high school). For companies and the general public<br />

visitors of all ages are welcome on the Blue Train tour, but must<br />

have turned fifteen to visit the Brand <strong>Experience</strong> Centre.<br />

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The Blue Train<br />

Take the Blue Train through <strong>Volvo</strong> <strong>Cars</strong>’ torslanda plant, which was inaugurated in 1964.<br />

Today it employs approximately 4 500 people and produces around 1 000 cars per day.<br />

<strong>Volvo</strong> <strong>Cars</strong>’ tradition of quality and safety is incorporated in the entire production<br />

process, from sheet metal to finished car.<br />

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The so called marriage point is where the body is lowered over the driving package and the two units<br />

become one. It is from this point onward that we can refer to the one unit as a car. The 41 bolts are<br />

tightened automatically, which is an ergonomical improvement from previously when this work was<br />

done by hand.<br />

The factory tour<br />

The tour starts at <strong>Volvo</strong> <strong>Cars</strong> Visitor Centre and then goes<br />

through the pressing plant, the body shop and the assembly<br />

plant. The <strong>Volvo</strong> factory is modern and equipped with many<br />

ergonomical solutions. For example the assembly staff work<br />

on rolling sidewalks, moving with the vehicles along the production<br />

line. Here the floors are made of springy wood to minimise strain<br />

on legs, knees and back. In the factory there are also height<br />

adjustable floors to enable a more ergonomic working position.<br />

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Tours with the Blue Train are available to companies, organisations<br />

and schools as well as to the general public. Each train can take<br />

a maximum of 44 passengers and the tour lasts just over one<br />

hour. The route can vary due to developmental or maintenance<br />

work being carried out in parts of the plant. No cameras or<br />

mobile camera phones are allowed as photography is prohibited<br />

on factory grounds.<br />

www.volvocars.com/visitor<br />

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<strong>Volvo</strong> <strong>Cars</strong> Brand <strong>Experience</strong> Centre<br />

At <strong>Volvo</strong> <strong>Cars</strong> Brand <strong>Experience</strong> Centre you will get insight into <strong>Volvo</strong> <strong>Cars</strong>’ work with safety<br />

and the environment. The Brand <strong>Experience</strong> Centre contains two permanent exhibitions, an<br />

auditorium and several conference rooms. There is also a dining room and a catering kitchen.<br />

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All our conference rooms<br />

are available for hire and<br />

can take groups of up to<br />

70 people.<br />

Combine a visit to our<br />

exhibitions with your<br />

own presentations and<br />

meetings.<br />

We can also arrange with<br />

catering on your request.<br />

Play our interactive safety<br />

games and test your power<br />

of reaction.<br />

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Take the opportunity to challenge each other at our interactive games. For example you<br />

can test your ability at EcoDriving, which means driving so that the fuel consumption<br />

and emissions can be kept to a minimum. May the best driver win!<br />

The Environment Exhibition<br />

”Clean inside, clean outside, clean all its life.”<br />

This exhibition covers topics such as climate changes, the<br />

greenhouse effect and carbon dioxide emissions. It reflects<br />

<strong>Volvo</strong> <strong>Cars</strong>’ view on environmental work, from the way<br />

environmental issues are handled during the production of<br />

the car, throughout the car’s entire lifetime until it reaches the<br />

scrapyard to be recycled. One part of the exhibition brings<br />

up exhaust emission control, an area of great importance to<br />

<strong>Volvo</strong> <strong>Cars</strong>. Compete against each other at the carbon dioxide<br />

game, where the aim is to choose the fuel type that emits the<br />

least carbon dioxide during its lifecycle. The exhibition also<br />

includes the environment in the coupé where <strong>Volvo</strong> <strong>Cars</strong>’ air<br />

cleaning systems and choice of materials contribute to a more<br />

comfortable drive, also for people with allergies.<br />

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<strong>Volvo</strong> <strong>Cars</strong> Brand <strong>Experience</strong> Centre is open to companies, organisations<br />

and technology-oriented schools. The guided tour of the two exhibitions<br />

takes two hours in all.<br />

The Safety Exhibition<br />

”<strong>Cars</strong> are driven by people, and must therefore be developed<br />

with a focus on personal safety.”<br />

The safety exhibition enables you to take a close look at what<br />

makes <strong>Volvo</strong> <strong>Cars</strong> the market leader in safety. In our safety<br />

development we look at three aspects: preventive safety,<br />

protective safety and comfort. Here you can see how different<br />

safety systems help to prevent accidents, get insight into our<br />

systems for protective safety and learn more about how<br />

increased comfort makes you a better driver. One part of the<br />

exhibition presents <strong>Volvo</strong> <strong>Cars</strong>’ extensive research regarding<br />

safety for children in cars. Here are also sections from our own<br />

accident investigation team and from our neighbour, the crash<br />

laboratory.<br />

www.volvocars.com/visitor<br />

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<strong>Volvo</strong> <strong>Cars</strong> Demo Center<br />

At <strong>Volvo</strong> <strong>Cars</strong> Demo Center you can test drive more than 20 different <strong>Volvo</strong> models on our<br />

demonstration track. <strong>Experience</strong> their performance by taking them around our own country<br />

road twice, and you also get to enjoy the 90 stretch. Elsewhere the course is designed for<br />

speeds between 50 and 70 km/hour.<br />

The demonstration track at <strong>Volvo</strong> <strong>Cars</strong> Demo Center was<br />

inaugurated in 1971, and offers <strong>Volvo</strong> <strong>Cars</strong>’ broad model range<br />

with several different engines to choose from. The track is<br />

designed as a country road to give you an authentic driving<br />

experience in a realistic environment. Staff are available<br />

throughout your visit to answer any questions you may have.<br />

<strong>Volvo</strong> <strong>Cars</strong> Demo Center is open to groups of 12–25 people,<br />

both companies and the general public. Everyone who wishes<br />

to test drive a car must carry a valid driving licence. You can visit<br />

the grounds as an exciting experience in itself or combine it<br />

with other visitor centre activities and/or a conference. Training<br />

facilities are available on location and we can also arrange with<br />

catering.<br />

<strong>Volvo</strong> <strong>Cars</strong> Demo Center and <strong>Volvo</strong> <strong>Cars</strong> Driving Academy organise<br />

courses in Traffic Safety, EcoDriving, Winter Driving and more.<br />

Read about all the courses on www.volvocars.com/vcda.<br />

For further information or bookings please send an email to:<br />

vcdc@volvocars.com or phone +46 (0) 31 59 90 01.<br />

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www.volvocars.com/vcda<br />

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The <strong>Volvo</strong> Museum<br />

See the development from the very first <strong>Volvo</strong> vehicle to the latest technology<br />

of today. The <strong>Volvo</strong> Museum includes displays of all <strong>Volvo</strong> companies throughout<br />

history and to the concept cars of tomorrow.<br />

The <strong>Volvo</strong> Museum is located in Arendal on Hisingen, Göteborg,<br />

and was opened to visitors in 1995. It is run jointly by AB <strong>Volvo</strong><br />

and <strong>Volvo</strong> <strong>Cars</strong>, and exhibits a broad range of <strong>Volvo</strong> history, from<br />

the very first car in 1927 to concept models of the future. Here<br />

are also displays of important inventions such as the three-point<br />

safety belt, which was designed by a <strong>Volvo</strong> engineer in 1959.<br />

The invention was found so vital for safety that it was later<br />

implemented in all vehicle makes and models all over the world.<br />

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”A product of superb Swedish engineering”<br />

Advertising slogan for <strong>Volvo</strong> <strong>Cars</strong> in the 1950’s.<br />

www.volvocars.com/heritage<br />

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Visit <strong>Volvo</strong> <strong>Cars</strong><br />

Everyone in Göteborg is welcome to experience <strong>Volvo</strong> <strong>Cars</strong> on Hisingen, residents as well as<br />

visitors. Through <strong>Volvo</strong> <strong>Cars</strong> Visitor Centre you can book guided tours of the <strong>Volvo</strong> factory,<br />

<strong>Volvo</strong> <strong>Cars</strong> Brand <strong>Experience</strong> Centre and the <strong>Volvo</strong> Museum. You can also test drive the latest<br />

<strong>Volvo</strong> models at <strong>Volvo</strong> <strong>Cars</strong> Demo Center. Feel free to contact us for more information and<br />

bookings. Telephone: +46 (31) 325 10 93, +46 (31) 325 10 23. Email: visitor@volvocars.com.<br />

Internet: www.volvocars.com/visitor.<br />

<strong>Volvo</strong> Car Corporation

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