Volvo Chief Executive Hakan Samuelsson Browse All Authors Top 8 quotes by Volvo Chief Executive Hakan Samuelsson As a general business, combustion engines is most probably not growing. It is important to consolidate and seek synergies. It is another step transforming our company in the direction of electrification. Volvo Chief Executive Hakan Samuelsson business On a component level, I see considerable cost savings. Most important is the development side. The engineers will get the resources to take the next step to develop top-notch hybrid engines. Volvo Chief Executive Hakan Samuelsson business The emissions requirements are getting tougher everywhere. China is catching up very rapidly. The days when China had outdated technology are gone. Volvo Chief Executive Hakan Samuelsson business It can be an interesting alternative to third-party customers. Volvo Chief Executive Hakan Samuelsson business The diesel engine will be more expensive and we need to fulfill the 95 grammes. Then the twin engine is a very attractive alternative. Volvo Chief Executive Hakan Samuelsson company-news It will take more equipment and more money to bring down the emissions levels now, and Volvo will introduce cleaner diesels much faster as a result of the Volkswagen issue. Volvo Chief Executive Hakan Samuelsson company-news We would look in to that. We always have that approach to suppliers. We have not been developing our own transmissions, for example. Volvo Chief Executive Hakan Samuelsson company-news They have never been suppliers to the auto industry. But advanced graphics processors is exactly what we need to calculate what the road is looking like 200 metres ahead. Volvo Chief Executive Hakan Samuelsson company-news