There is a change at the helm of affairs at Volvo Auto India. Jari Kohonen, vice-president Asia-Pacific, Volvo Cars Group, today announced that Tom von Bonsdorff has been appointed as managing director, Volvo Auto India effective today. The present incumbent, Tomas Ernberg, is moving back to Sweden in a new role.

Tom von Bonsdorff has been with Volvo Cars for 17 years in several operational and managerial positions. During his career at Volvo Cars, Tom has worked in the US, Sweden, Finland and in his current position – as a market area director Asia – he is already based in Delhi.

Commenting on the appointment of Bonsdorff, Mr Kohonen said: “Tom brings wide industry, market and cultural experience into his new position with proven track record from different functions and markets within Volvo Cars commercial operations which makes him highly suited to lead Volvo Cars in India on its growth trajectory.”

Tom von Bonsdorff, managing director, Volvo Auto India, said, “India as a market holds great promise being one of the fastest growing markets for Volvo. An array of recent launches – XC90, V40 Cross Country Petrol including the  soon-to-be-launched V40 and S60 T6 Petrol will add a positive thrust to the brand presence in India. With an exciting range of innovative products to be launched globally in the near future, India is poised to garner inroads into the luxury car segment and I look forward to further strengthening Volvo car’s presence here.”

Volvo Cars currently markets products through its dealerships in New Delhi, Gurgaon, Ahmedabad, Surat, Mumbai, Chandigarh, Coimbatore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Bangalore, Kochi, Vishakhapatnam and Pune.