As Volvo prepares to launch a large electric SUV late this year, a zero-emissions equivalent to the Volvo XC90, and pushes forward with its broader growth plans, Lex Kerssemakers, soon-to-be-retired commercial operations boss who has worked at the maker for 38 years, reflects on where Volvo has come from and what the future holds.
You’ve been at Volvo more than 30 years: what is the biggest change you’ve seen in that time at the firm?
The most important moment for me was the move from Ford to Geely. Under American ownership in 2000, it was very popular to do batch engineering, share lots of parts, share platforms, produce multiple cars in one factory.
