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Steve Mattin: taking Volvo beyond safety: forget about the boxy Volvo's of yesterday. Design boss Steve Mattin has his vision focused on a more stylish future.

Publication: Automotive Design & Production
Publication Date: 01-JAN-09
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
It's been four years since Steve Mattin became the senior vice president of Design at Volvo, and while the brand has introduced several new or refreshed products under his direction-C30, S80 and C70, to name a few--yet until now, he has yet to flex his design muscle to its his fullest. With the introduction of the production versions of the XC60 crossover and the S60 sedan concept, Mattin is showing the world his vision of what Volvo design should be. Both vehicles display what he dubs Volvo's new "DNA." But unlike the now-tired reference to...

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