Nils Bohlin’s innovative three-point lap/shoulder belt turns 60 this year and Volvo Trucks is celebrating a million lives saved by the invention by encouraging truck drivers to buckle up. Working as a ...

There are plenty of reasons for purchasing a Volvo, from sleek Scandinavian design to luxurious interiors and concert hall sound systems — but perhaps at the top of the list lies safety, which has ...

Volvo invented the three-point seat belt in 1959 — more specifically, Volvo engineer Nils Bohlin, who holds the patent. Now, the brand is making arguably the most significant update to this simple bit ...

"The world first multi-adaptive safety belt is another milestone for automotive safety and a great example of how we leverage real-time data with the ambition to help save millions of more lives," ...

Developed by Swedish mechanical engineer Nils Ivar Bohlin, the three-point seat belt entered mass production in 1959 with the Volvo PV 544 and 122. The Swedish company from Gothenburg made a name for ...

It’s no exaggeration to say the three-point seatbelt Volvo launched way back in 1959 was a game-changer for car safety. It’s saved millions of lives, having been adopted industry-wide, but Volvo ...

In an e-mail sent to S&P Global Market Intelligence at the beginning of July, the peeps at Volvo have confirmed the automaker’s largest recall to date. Ironically, the safety belts are the culprits.

The 1963 Volvo P1800 arrived at a moment when sports cars were expected to be fast, fragile and a little bit dangerous.