Designed by legendary Jan Wilsgaard who was Volvo’s Chief Designer, the 200 Series is a range that was so popular that it sold in excess of 28 lakh cars.

Under this series there were two models called the 240 and the 260 that had a continuous production run for almost 2 decades, beginning in 1974. The models were produced in Sweden (Torslanda and Kalmar), Australia (Melbourne), Belgium (Ghent), Canada (Halifax), Italy (Turin), Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore.