Stephen Connor

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Life has been busy this month with the launch of the EX30 plus a business trip to Shanghai. We’ve taken over 300 orders in a fortnight – and haven’t yet seen the car in the flesh. 

But enough about work. I’m sitting in a taxi on my way to meetings in Sh…https://t.co/5vFHuCDYxo

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Last night we welcomed the newest member to the family. The all-electric Volvo EX30: Small size, big performance, huge spec. Up to 480km on a single charge, packed with intelligence, smart safety features and entertainment technology. It also does 0-100km…https://t.co/4rklbDk5vm

[Stephen Connor @StephencConnor]

Last night we welcomed the newest member to the family. The all-electric Volvo EX30: Small size, big performance, huge spec. Up to 480km on a single charge, packed with intelligence, smart safety features and entertainment technology. It also does 0-100km…https://t.co/Mj68eDBtRL

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Huge congratulations to Matt Shirvington, great to see a Volvo Ambassador take the helm at Seven's Sunrise. A fantastic character whose career highlights that life is a series of sprints – sometimes necessitating a rapid change in direction – but also a m…https://t.co/85jBWJsjCo

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Big news! Something small is coming… introducing the new #VolvoEX30. We’ll give a big Volvo Cars welcome to our new, fully electric SUV on 7 June at 13:30 CEST. Stay tuned to learn more! https://t.co/szSMl71v07

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An iconic brand against an iconic background: Marking Volvo Cars’ 96th birthday from Sydney, Australia. Huge honour to be one of just four global markets outside of Sweden picked to help deliver the inaugural Volvo Cars Day – live streamed to 43,000-plus…https://t.co/pa07SwggYj

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Great interview with Mi3Australia unpacking our push to go all electric by 2026, the impact on our network and where we go next. Key takeouts? #Brand will set carmakers apart as the electric vehicle market starts to ramp up and mod…https://t.co/Th2AvUQKTe https://t.co/KGHKqzOmFa

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Volvo Car Australia are proud partners of the Volvo Ocean Lovers Festival. I was thrilled to attend the launch of the festival last night in the newly renovated Bondi Pavilion, what a great space. The festival presents an impressive line-up of acts, event…https://t.co/dteU4zGuzi

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There’s a massive journey ahead for all of us. While the timeline pictured below may suggest otherwise, it’s not going to be linear. There’s a lot of complexity to navigate in the world at the moment.

But a roadmap, milestones and deadlines focus the mi…https://t.co/DxkwZY1mKf

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Fantastic interview with our Global CEO Jim Rowan the latest AFR Magazine, aptly enough called ‘The Innovation Issue’. A couple of really great extracts:

‘Jim Rowan doesn’t work 12-hour days, nor expect others to. If someone does, they likely have a “bo…https://t.co/p3Wz36kTMp

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In July 2022, I congratulated GroupM Australia for its innovative approach to reducing the carbon costs of digital media.

The approach resonated so highly with me that we partnered with this great initiative.

Why: This aligns with our ambition to beco…https://t.co/AzdQ6Z9xKf

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Following news of our best ever year in 2022, I wanted to outline what’s in store for 2023. In short, even more of the same – we have a massive year ahead.

Almost 14 per cent of our sales in 2022 were all-electric cars, or BEVs as we say in the trade. In…https://t.co/mMZqRqxA1w

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I’m delighted to confirm that Volvo Car Australia has achieved the best sales result in its history. Amid a challenging year we increased sales by 18.7 per cent, beating our target of 10,000 cars by some margin. Against strong competition, our best sellin…https://t.co/N9DZLL0sL4

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After a whirlwind month away, meeting Volvo teams across South East Asia and Europe, I landed back in Australia just in time for my daughter’s primary school graduation. Next year Mia will be starting high school, the beginning of the transition from chil…https://t.co/MtZywWd323

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Earlier this month, I shared Volvo Car Australia’s vision and commitment to only selling electric vehicles by 2026, four years ahead of our global all-electric target. The cars are a big piece of the puzzle – but we’re also working through our entire supp…https://t.co/9YaFMJXtKI

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Terrific to speak to @EmiliaKate from Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) earlier today after our announcement to stop selling petrol cars in Australia by 2026, four years ahead of our global Volvo Cars ambition. Tune into ABC News at 7pm tonight. …https://t.co/UJtYSYqigw

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The work that people like Volvo Cars’ Linus von Sydow are doing is going to change the world forever – I really believe that. For example, the new Volvo EX90 is going to have bi-directional charging. It’s game changing, but what is bi-directional charging…https://t.co/0j9Ww3cxom

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Volvo Cars has a huge ambition. Globally we will be a fully electric car company by 2030. Today, I’m proud to announce the team at Volvo Car Australia will reach that target four years early.

That’s right. From 2026, we’ll only sell fully electric cars.…https://t.co/sS0TJ78jLN

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As the electric vehicle sector accelerates, so are we.

That’s why we’ve created this new role, Mobility Solutions Manager.

We’ve got ambitious plans at Volvo Car Australia. If you’re a leader who’s passionate about making a mark on the industry as we g…https://t.co/2Shgpat7mX

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Today is a day to recharge. 

The whole Volvo Car Australia team is off – ideally, with a clear diary, out-of-office on and digital devices off. Why? It’s World Mental Health Day. 

The theme for the day this year is ‘Make mental health and wellbeing for…https://t.co/v2bVaiJVqU