Import Volvo Program Creates Excitement for Vacationers

Once you’ve experienced the Volvo Overseas Delivery (OSD) Program it’s easy to understand the level of enthusiasm displayed by everyone who has tried this pairing of new-car purchase with European vacation. Volvo claims a 99-percent satisfaction rating for the program, and company officials backed that claim up with a brief video compilation of customer reactions to the program.

After trying the program firsthand, complete with ordering a new Volvo V70 R to our exact standards, picking it up at the factory in Gothenburg, and touring the Swedish countryside for three days, we could readily see ourselves contributing to the videotaped fervor. Volvo further told us that 70 percent of OSD Program customers are “conquest” (that means they are first-time Volvo buyers), and 42 percent say they wouldn’t have bought a new car from Volvo if the program wasn’t offered.

You can take shorter tours for less money, or spend more for longer stays. We took an abridged version of the Castles and Manor Houses tour, and we can vouch for the quality of the accommodations, food and hospitality. Children are also a welcome part of the OSD, and can be added to these tour packages for between $150 and $600 per child, depending on the vacation package you’ve chosen.

What’s driving the increasing popularity of this program? Is it the thought of saving 8 percent on the price of a new Volvo? Is it the included round-trip airfare, factory tour and one-night hotel stay at the SAS Radisson Hotel in Gothenburg? Is it the prospect of visiting a country where even the airport baggage handlers could pass for supermodels?

The answer is “yes” to all of those, but the real beauty of the program comes from the extensive range of travel options offered by Volvo. Beyond the included airfare, hotel night, factory tour and premium delivery experience that every OSD customer gets, there are several travel options that can be purchased at extremely competitive rates.

Beyond the Castles and Manor Houses tour there’s a number of trips with a focus on everything from Nordic countries (Sweden, Norway and Denmark) to European driving adventures going as far south as Barcelona. And because Volvo allows for vehicle drop-off at 20 different locations throughout Europe you can either stick with the company’s preplanned tours or strike out on your own (though you likely won’t get as competitive of travel rates).

There’s even an R Event Tour that allows customers to purchase an S60 R or V70 R, drive it on the German autobahns, attend a Formula 1 event, visit the famous Nürburgring racetrack and upgrade to business class travel.

The details and pricing for all of these trips are constantly updated, so visit your Bay Area Volvo dealer, McKevitt Volvo, to learn more about how to import your Volvo.

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