> Volvo's are some of the nicest cars you can collide with as a pedestrian/cyclist

What does this mean?

That many volvos have the safety of pedestrians and cyclists in mind in the design. Most of it of course to avoid colliding in the first place (such as cyclist and pedestrian detection systems), but the design has elements that protects pedestrians in a collision too, such as soft elements in the front of the car, a special hood and external airbag for pedestrians, and so on. http://www.popsci.com/cars/article/2013-02/volvos-new-airbag...

Ok thanks, I had no idea.

Oh really?

http://www.euractiv.com/sections/transport/eu-truck-safety-a...

Volvo, for instance, began rolling out new designs in 2012, so it could be at a disadvantage if competitors introduce more up-to-date models in the near future.

Wait guys, we just brought out these shitty unsafe trucks recently, we can't be making safe ones already! We'll take 10 years, thank you very much.

Seriously, fuck them. They delay improved safety designs for trucks (with extremely mild changes, nonetheless) and then tell people to spray themselves with reflective plastic.

In retrospect, the gun analogy was way too tame. Gun manufacturers don't want kids killed, but Volvo is pushing for more of them to be run over.

Volvo Car Corporation and Volvo Trucks are owned by different companies

You say this as if the particular organizational structure of a company has any bearing on the matter at hand. I think that's a ridiculous notion.

If you're happy with your Volvo, feel free to replace that make with any other you don't like. All the same, really.

Look, they're not the same thing. Volvo is a Swedish corporation that makes heavy vehicles and their engines, e.g. buses, trucks, construction equipment and ship engines.

Volvo Car Corporation is a subsidiary of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group. They used to be owned by Ford or something.

It's totally their fault that it's confusing, though, I'll give you that, but you're still wrong.