{"id":616,"date":"2008-02-20T03:35:13","date_gmt":"2008-02-20T03:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/2008\/02\/20\/volvo-built-15\/"},"modified":"2012-07-17T14:21:19","modified_gmt":"2012-07-17T14:21:19","slug":"volvo-built-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/2008\/02\/20\/volvo-built-15\/","title":{"rendered":"Volvo built 15 million cars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/files\/2012\/07\/6249_1_5.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-full\" alt=\"6249_1_5\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/files\/2012\/07\/6249_1_5.jpg\"  style=\"float: left;margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px\" \/><\/a><br \/> Nearly 81 years after its first car, the OV4, rolled off the production line, the Swedish carmaker built today its 15 millionth vehicle, a Volvo C70.<\/p>\n<p>In the first year, production proceeded at a modest pace, with 297 cars being sold in 1927. It took Volvo 23 years to build its first 100,000 cars which corresponds today to about three months of production for the brand or less than four days of production for Toyota. Volvo is certainly not a high-volume manufacturer.<\/p>\n<p>The best selling Volvo model ever is the 200 Series that goes forever. Between 1974 and 1993, no less than 2,862,573 were built. The P1800 coup\u00e9 is probably the best-known of all Volvo models. Personally, my favourite Volvo is the 850 with a R badge but I also have a crunch for the iconic 240 estate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nearly 81 years after its first car, the OV4, rolled off the production line, the Swedish carmaker built today its 15 millionth vehicle, a Volvo C70. In the first year, production proceeded at a modest pace, with 297 cars being sold in 1927. 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