THE POWER OF WE The strength of diversity

1. THE POWER OF WE The strength of diversity VOLVO CARS GENT 2011 Volvo Cars Gent; PR & Communicatie; mdemey

2. Volvo – a strong and global brand Volvo Cars Gent; PR & Communicatie; mdemey

3. Volvo – een sterk en wereldwijd merk • Gebaseerd op kwaliteit en veiligheid SAFETY “Cars are driven by people. The guiding principle behind everything we make at Volvo, therefore, is – and must remain – safety.” Assar Gabrielsson and Gustaf Larson, founders of Volvo Volvo Cars Gent; PR & Communicatie; mdemey

4. Volvo – een sterk en wereldwijd merk • Gebaseerd op kwaliteit en veiligheid VEILIGHEID City Safety: Euro NCAP Advance Rating 3-point belt (Nils Bohlin) Pedestrian Detection & Full Auto Brake (S60) Volvo Cars Gent; PR & Communicatie; mdemey

5. ENVIRONMENTAL CARE • Product strategy • Further optimize fuel enginesDRIVe-range: seven models with best-in-class CO2 values • Plug In Hybrids/Pure Electric C30 (project) • Alternative fuels • All plants use green power • Wind turbines (Ghent) for 15-30% of electricity consumption • Best-in-class paint shop regardingsolvent emissions Volvo Cars Gent; PR & Communicatie; mdemey

6. Volvo – een sterk en wereldwijd merk • Gebaseerd op kwaliteit en veiligheid SCANDINAVIAN DESIGN • Nature as a source of inspiration • Design to fit man • Allergy free textiles and interior components (Öko-Tex certified) Volvo Cars Gent; PR & Communicatie; mdemey

7. Volvo Cars’ world Volvo Cars Gent; PR & Communicatie; mdemey

8. Model range - Production Volvo S80 2010: 28.949 Assembly: Gothenburg Volvo XC90 2010: 36.711Assembly: Gothenburg Volvo S60 2010: 27.579Assembly: Ghent Volvo XC70 2010: 21.156 Assembly: Gothenburg Volvo S40 2010: 28.666 Assembly: Ghent Volvo XC60 2010: 83.670Assembly: Ghent Volvo C70 2010: 9.532Assembly: Uddevalla Volvo V70 2010: 48.585 Assembly: Gothenburg Volvo V60 2010: 13.404 Assembly: Gothenburg Volvo C30 2010: 35.248 Assembly: Ghent Volvo V50 2010: 54.302Assembly: Ghent Incl. assembly in China (S40/S80L), Thailand (S80, XC90) and Maleisia (S40, S80,V50,XC60,XC90). Total VCC-production 2010: 387.802 cars Volvo Cars Gent; PR & Communicatie; mdemey

9. China strategy • Manufacturing plant in Chengdu, 1,600 km west of Shanghai. 100,000 cars annually; production is estimated to start during 2013. • Plant to follow Volvo Cars Manufacturing System • The expansion in China will not affect operations and employment in Europe. • Investigating the opportunities for establishing a plant in Daqing in north-eastern China. • Shanghai will serve as Volvo Car China headquarters and centre for product development, design and sourcing. To support Volvo Corporation R&D in Sweden regarding the development of electric vehicles and hybrids. • Focus on increasing sales in China and expanding dealer shops. • Volvo Car Corporation will optimize its sourcing network in China for the global market. • Volvo Car China will start to employ new staff to work with product development for the Chinese market and support local production and purchasing. • Geely is Geely and Volvo is Volvo. Volvo Cars Gent; PR & Communicatie; mdemey

10. Volvo Cars’ plants • Components • Skövde (engines) • Floby (connecting rods and brake discs) • Torslanda (body components) • Olofström (body components) • Assembly • Göteborg (S): 136.323 • Uddevalla (S): 9.532 • Ghent (B): 223.117 Volvo Cars Gent; PR & Communicatie; mdemey

11. Welding(1972) Activities Volvo Cars Gent • Painting(1972; 1997) • Trim & Final(1965) Volvo Cars Gent; PR & Communicatie; mdemey

12. Teamwork • THE POWER OF WE • Teams of approx. 12 people • Job rotation • Autonomous management • QCDISME (quality, cost, delivery, improvement, safety, man, environment) Volvo Cars Gent; PR & Communicatie; mdemey

13. Key figures PRODUCTION VOLUMES EMPLOYEES Shift system 1 2 1 2 3 MARKETS Europe: 65% North America: 14.8% Far East: 10.4% Others: 9.8% UK 10.2 % Sweden 9.6 % Germany 7.6 % Belgium 6.3 % Italy 6.0 % France 4.3 % Netherlands 4.0 % Spain 3.5 % Volvo Cars Gent; PR & Communicatie; mdemey

14. History 1974-1984: Volvo 240 1965-1969: Amazon 1967-1974:Volvo 140 1996-2000: Volvo S60/V60/V70 1984-1992: Volvo 740 1991-1996: Volvo 850 2010-:S60 2008-: XC60 2004-: Volvo S40, V50, C30 Production 1965-2010: 4.4 million cars Small platform (C) Large platform (EUCD) Volvo Cars Gent; PR & Communicatie; mdemey

15. Building and Equipment • Site surface: 547,000 m2 • Built-up area: 275,340m2 • Robots: 828 (mainly for welding and painting) • Assembly lines: 15.7 km Volvo Cars Gent; PR & Communicatie; mdemey

16. N W E S Paint shop Non-colour Welding plant Paint shop Colour Trim & Final Siffer dock Kennedylaan DSV Sequencing Center Volvo Cars Gent; PR & Communicatie; mdemey

17. Sequential suppliers • Delivery “just in time” and “just in sequence”. • 3000 employees and over 1 billion euros turnover Boot trim Floor carpets Fuel tanks Exhaustsystems Combination wheel-rim Doormodules Interior components Fuel tanks (synthetic materials) Cockpit (dashboard) Motors Chassis components (subframes) Bumpers Bodywork modules Logistic provider Seats; Interior components Volvo Cars Gent; PR & Communicatie; mdemey

18. W N S E • Kautex • Brose, MCSyncro • Plastal • ESDIC (Volvo Cars) • Not on this map: • Johnson Controls Assenede • TI (Lokeren) • Engine Center Gent • SILS-center (Supply In Line Sequence): Faurecia, SAS, Benteler, Tenneco • Tower Automotive • Volvo Cars Gent • DSV (Sequencing Center) • Distribution Yard/EuroBridge Volvo Cars Gent; PR & Communicatie; mdemey

19. Do’s and don’ts for visitors • No smoking in Volvo Cars Gent. • Not allowed: mobile phones in the plant; photography. • Keep on the walking aisles (green: pedestrian area; yellow: mixed pedestrian/fork lift traffic); follow the guide. • Safety glasses obligatory in the welding plant. • Don’t touch the car bodies or cars. • Use doors instead of gates (fork lift traffic). Volvo Cars Gent; PR & Communicatie; mdemey