I think they were the last make of vehicle to get cupholders too so they don’t exactly jump on the bandwagon for anything.
i am sold on the niponese product, toyota. they have never been a problem for us, in any way. Don Beyer, former lt. dem governor of VA, who has the volvo dealership in the earthwatcher capital of Falls Church VA, has pretty much sealed the deal that we would never own a volvo. they are forever associated as a leftwing vehicle, much like the suburu forester, which is a gaymobile.
Remember the movie “Crazy People” with Dudley Moore? That was his “crazy” ad campaign for Volvos. They’re boxy, but good.