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I am not sure how much to say here- you have to see it for your own eyes. The tour is absolutely amazing. I was ready to take it again.... there is so much action, so many things to look at.
It is a perfect case study. The workers were VERY happy, proud, celebratory, concerned, efficient, thourough, etc... 45 percent women, 106 languages, all having an above-average education, and part of a functioning team that decides its own pace, fate, wage, function, etc. That's a run-on sentence, but it captures the spirit of what you see.
The presses, the sparks, the metal, the sheer perfection that is seen with the placement of each body and its selected parts.
I can't say that any other factory I have witnessed first hand seemed to have even HALF the postive vibe of the Volvo factory. I am sure they have their issues, but they are not on the surface in any regard.
I must say that knowing more about the people and the technology behind the product has made me appreciate the car and the company that made it all the more.
Current Volvos
2012 XC70, OSD, Twilight Bronze/Espresso
2008 C70, OSD, Celestial Blue/Cream Sovereign
Former Volvos
2009 XC70 Oyster/Black
2006 S60R Black Sapphire/Nordkap
2003 XC70, OSD, Ash/Espresso
2000 S40, Ice White/Black
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