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The new managing director of the Volvo truck division in Sweden, Sten Langenius, has an unusual background for a transport man. He comes from the Swedish offshoot of computer giant IBM I learn this from our technical editor, Graham Montgomerie, who met him at the Ailsa factory in Scotland. However, Graham tells me that the Swedish supremo's father was an owner-driver with a six-truck fleet for a long time -mostly Volvo (of course) but with the odd Scania. So his son should certainly be well versed in the pros and cons of truck operation.
Mr Langenius was visiting the Ailsa plant to present the keys of the 15,000th Volvo to be sold in the UK. Also present for the ceremony was Jonty Hutchinson, owner of Volvo Number 1, who was after some kingpins for his vehicle which has now done over one million miles. So'Ailsa wrapped them up in festive paper and duly delivered them to Jonty as an extra Christmas present. I wonder if they wrapped up the invoice as well