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Volvo Cars (\u6c83\u5c14\u6c83\u6c7d\u8f66) has turned north China\u2019s brutally cold winter into its latest marketing stage. In Harbin\u2019s Central Street this month, the Swedish premium automaker placed a locally produced Volvo XC70 inside a hefty block of ice. The stunt is part art installation, part live extreme-weather test<\/strong>. Plans are to run it until early February, where temperatures are expected to plunge to \u201330\u00b0C.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rather than a closed-door R&D exercise, Volvo\u2019s choice to encase the vehicle where millions of locals and tourists pass daily is a bold move. But Volvo operate in a market where real-world performance is a cornerstone of product offering. This is often expressed in video ads of vehicles off-roading it on mud trails or deserts. Volvo\u2019s approach skips the lab footage and goes straight for something people can film, share and argue about on Douyin and Rednote<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Volvo XC70. Images: Rednote\/\u6c83\u5c14\u6c83\u6c7d\u8f66<\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Harbin, at this time of year, is a tourist hotspot. Millions flock to China\u2019s frozen north to visit the city’s ice festival, so there\u2019ll be no shortage of eyes on what Volvo is doing. Looking at this more broadly, the move also fits Volvo\u2019s business aims.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As with many automobile brands, China is a core market<\/a> \u2013 one that promises sales figures beyond their domestic markets, should the nut be cracked. For Volvo, stakes are even higher. They\u2019ve bet on the market to be a cornerstone of their global manufacturing footprint amid falling sales<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The stunt by night. Image: Rednote\/\u4e00\u53cc\u770b\u900f\u771f\u76f8\u7684\u53cc\u773c<\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

They\u2019ve also moved towards full ownership of their Chinese manufacturing operations, consolidating control of their plants in Chengdu and Daqing with a view to ensuring global quality benchmarks, and are now exporting cars from China back to Europe and the U.S.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This emphasis on Chinese manufacturing operations also allows Volvo to boost supply chain resilience, but also allows Volvo to respond quickly to the demands of the Chinese market \u2013 now the largest auto market in the world.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Volvo Cars (\u6c83\u5c14\u6c83\u6c7d\u8f66) has turned north China\u2019s brutally cold winter into its latest marketing stage. In Harbin\u2019s Central Street this month, the Swedish premium automaker placed a locally produced Volvo XC70 inside a hefty block of ice. The stunt is part art installation, part live extreme-weather test. 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