Volvo FM gets good design gong
THE NEW VOLVO FM HAS WON A PRESTIGIOUS international design prize – the Red Dot Award 2021’s Product Design category for commercial vehicles.
Volvo says that it designed the new FM “with an uncompromising purpose: To be the optimal work tool for a wide range of transport assignments, with the driver always the primary focus.”
Its development followed extensive surveys and customer interviews, “which confirmed the importance of the driver’s contribution to transport companies’ profitability and image. The design team therefore set out to design the best mobile office in the industry, resulting in a versatile truck that is agile, spacious and, most importantly, safe and comfortable for all drivers.”
Carin Larsson, Volvo Trucks chief designer says that “by purposeful design of the exterior, interior and user experience, we are improving the daily lives of our drivers and keep our society running.”
Improvements in the new FM include a spacious new cab and improved visibility by using a lowered door line, new rear-view mirrors and an optional passenger corner camera that gives a complementary view of the side of the truck. It can also be specced to return “significant fuel and CO2 savings.”
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