In a bid to increase its sale and to strengthen its base, Volvo is increasing its dealers from the current 7to 12, covering 7 cities. The dealers will be appointed before this year end, said its MD for India. Presently, dealers are in Delhi, Cochi, Hyderabad, Chennai, Chandigarh, Pune and Mumbai and new dealers will be in Kolkata, Goa, Ahmedabad and Coimbatore.
The domestic arm of the Swedish Volvo, the company’s upgraded version of its Volvo S80 diesel car was recently unveiled. The new version is built with many new features- quality and driving excellence. The new version car has D5 Twin-Turbo engine, and comes in 9 colors at Rs38.79 lakhs (Mumbai) and Rs37 lakh(Delhi).
The company’s existing models- Volvo XC90 and Volvo S80- will be added with two new models, Volvo XC60 and S60 in another two years. The company has so far sold 300 units in India, since its entry in 2007, as a constituent of Ford Motors. In 2009 it broke its tie and is operating as a whole subsidiary- Volvo Auto India. For Volvo, the number is not mean but the long term presence, said its President.