| "Every year is a road safety year at
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| | with contact allergies and are phasing out
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| Volvo." - that is the tagline of the
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| | toxic substances such as certain
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| automaker that conveys inexhaustible
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| | phthalates. Volvo's IAQS air quality
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| commitment to safety. Volvo spearheaded
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| | system has also been developed to clean
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| significant milestones in connection with
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| | the air and reduce the risk of allergic
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| auto safety features. Its record says it
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| | reactions inside the car," added
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| all. Since 1927, the automaker has
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| | Kärrberg.
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| introduced a great number of significant
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| | Volvo safety milestones include the safety
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| innovations.
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| | cage, laminated windscreen, three-point
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| As what Assar Gabrielsson and Gustaf
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| | safety belts in the front, padded
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| Larson, founders of Volvo, have put it,
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| | dashboard, energy-absorbent bumpers,
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| "Cars are driven by people - the guiding
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| | wide-angle door mirrors, the ABS
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| principle behind everything we make at
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| | (Anti-lock Braking System), high-level
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| Volvo, therefore, is and must remain -
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| | brake light, airbags, inflatable curtains,
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| safety." Earlier, a study was conducted by
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| | SIPS (Side-Impact Protection System), ROPS
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| the Ecology Center. The study entitled
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| | (Rollover Protection System), WHIPS
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| Toxic at Any Speed: Chemicals in Cars &
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| | (Whiplash Protection System), RSC (Roll
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| the Need for Safe Alternatives delved into
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| | Stability Control), and the IDIS
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| measuring toxic chemicals in building car
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| | (Intelligent Driver Information System).
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| interiors. The study includes flame
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| | Volvo is still working on improving its
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| retardant PBDE and phthalates, used to
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| | safety milestones to introduce better
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| soften plastics and textiles at high
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| | features in the future.
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| temperatures. These substances are
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| | Aside from safety, Volvo is also
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| dangerous to the respiratory system. They
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| | concentrating on the production of green
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| could even result to genetic mutations.
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| | cars. Lately, it has expanded its range to
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| In said study, the Ecology Center compared
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| | include FlexiFuel cars. These cars are
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| 11 different makes of car built between
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| | powered by renewable bioethanol fuel.
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| 2000 and 2005. And it has found out that
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| | "Interest in ethanol as a vehicle fuel is
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| the interiors of Volvo cars have the
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| | growing in Europe," said Gerry Keaney,
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| lowest emissions of phthalates. The
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| | Senior Vice President Market, Sales and
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| incidence of flame retardant PBDE is also
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| | Customer Service at Volvo Cars. "We are
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| lower that other makes. This is the very
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| | therefore expanding our range with
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| reason why Volvo is deemed the world
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| | additional models on a total of 9 markets.
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| leader in interior air quality.
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| | First to get Volvo's FlexiFuel cars
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| "In an age when many people suffer from
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| | outside Sweden will be Britain, Ireland,
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| asthma and allergies, it is only natural
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| | France, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium,
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| for Volvo Cars to offer its customers a
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| | Switzerland and Norway." He added, "It's
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| good environment even inside the car,"
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| | very encouraging that the market is
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| said Anders Kärrberg, the Environmental
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| | expanding and that political initiatives
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| Director at Volvo Cars. In order to
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| | are being taken."
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| maintain excellent interior air quality,
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| | In view of this, the automaker is
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| the automaker uses state-of-the-art and
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| | upgrading its auto parts and accessories
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| safe auto materials. "The textiles and
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| | including Volvo radiator fan to complement
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| leather used in our cars meet stringent
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| | the big change. The radiator fan is
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| Oeko-Tex standard 100, which ensures that
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| | geometrically designed to promote optimal
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| fabrics and hides have been thoroughly
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| | circulation and accurate balancing. They
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| tested to check for certain
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| | offer faster cooling and improved fuel
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| allergy-inducing substances. We also work
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| | efficiency to produce more horsepower.
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