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Protecting leather from inferior alternatives

In the November/December 2021 issue, ILM Content Director Martin Ricker discussed the decision of companies to abandon leather for inferior materials as well as how our industry can protect leather’s unique branding and attributes.

VDL joins criticism of Volvo’s decision on leather

The German Leather Federation (VDL - Verband der Deutschen Lederindustrie) has criticised Volvo Cars for its decision to stop using leather in electric vehicles from 2030.

LHCA responds to Volvo decision to lose leather

Stephen Sothmann, President of the Leather and Hide Council of America (LHCA), has released a statement expressing his and the organisation’s disappointment in Volvo’s decision to go leather-free in its fully electric cars.

Historical sales record for Volvo Cars in 2018

The carmaker says is has set a new global sales record in 2018, surpassing the 600,000 sales milestone for the first time since the Company was founded in 1927.

Volvo’s Polestar to become stand-alone brand

Premium automotive manufacturer Volvo Cars has announced that Polestar, its performance car arm, is to become a new separately-branded electrified global high-performance car company.

Volvo plans to dramatically increase sales by 2020

The Swedish car manufacturer sets ambitious targets after construction of its two new plants in China as well as the new manufacturing plant in South Carolina, U.S., scheduled to open in 2018.

Leather can be too perfect!

In the July/August print and digital App edition of ILM we published an interview with Ebba Maria Thunberg, Design Director Colour and Material for Volvo’s car interior business.

When we asked her if she would like to add anything else in the article she simply said: “I think automotive leather interiors are generally too perfect.”