Thursday, 4 February 2010

Volvo Designer Peter Horbury Interview

Volvo Designer

Peter Horbury, Volvo's new "Volvo Design Vice President" has given a great interview with CAR Magazine, it's a fascinating read an one well worth spending a bit of time on. Thankfully you can see it all online at Car Magazines website. We've got a few snippets for you here, but if you'd like to spend some time reading the whole thing (highly recommended) then just follow the link at the bottom of this article.

Peter has been head of North American design for Ford for over 5 years and has replaced recently departed head of Design Steve Mattin at the top job in Volvo. He goes on to talk about returning to Volvo, and the significance of the current Geely takeover as ford looks to sell the company, and how he feels it may affect forthcoming products.

He also mentions how he would like to evolve the look, giving an instantly recognisable face to all new Volvos and his future design plans.

to read the interview with Peter Horbury in full, just follow this link to the Car Magazine website: Peter Horbury Interview.