Volvo Safety

"Cars are driven by people.  The guiding principle behind everything we make at Volvo, therefore, is and must remain--safety."

     -Assar Gabrielsson and Gustaf Larson, the founders of Volvo

Every Volvo built is a sum total of 80 years of focusing on safety.  Which means, you aren't just driving a car, you're driving a promise.  There's a good reason why they say you'll find a little piece of on just about every car on the road today.  We have an extraordinary list of Volvo Safety Firsts, including the safety cage, three point seat belts, front, side, and inflatable curtain, airbags, dynamic stability and traction control, and the most recent addition, City Safety. The Volvo Saved My Life Club recognizes owners who share one belief-A Volvo saved their lives.  To hear some of these amazing, heart-felt stories, please click here. 

IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Volvo's signature Scandinavian Luxury sedan has earned Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's (IIHS) top honors for vehicle safety in front, side, and rear impact crash protection... Volvo's S80 was one of the best performers. IIHS's announced that "The Volvo S80 also earns the Institute's 2007 TOP SAFETY PICK award for superior overall crash protections." 

It now joins the XC90 and the C70 as IIHS Top Safety Picks.  This dynamic accomplishment makes Volvo the luxury brand with the most IIHS Top Safety Picks.

"Volvo safety has been over 80 years in the making. Our cars are born from a culture that believes in protecting those in and around everything we make," states Anne Belec, President and CEO, Volvo Cars of North America. "Safety is a matter of cultural pride. Safety is not added on; it comes with the first kernel of thought when designing a new Volvo."

Volvo's holistic, 'Circle of Development' approach to safety starts from real world accident research, moving through to engineering, testing, manufacturing and coming back to real world accident research. Volvo safety is about Protective and Preventive safety -- to help people during one of their worst life experiences: an automobile accident.

- autospectator.com