日内瓦车展开幕前夕，沃尔沃XC40车型获评2018年欧洲年度车称号。该车大量地使用了先进高强钢（AHSS），包括热成型硼钢， 目前市面上强度最高的汽车用钢。
Volvo’s new XC40 small SUV has been named the 2018 European Car of the Year ahead at the Geneva Motor Show. The vehicle makes significant use of advanced high strength steels (AHSS) including hot-formed boron grades, the strongest automotive steel available today.
XC40的安全笼式车体依赖于AHSS，包括超高强硼钢，在各种撞击情况下都能够给驾驶员提供最大的保护。超高强硼钢占到整个车身重量的20%。在XC40上面采用超高强硼钢是沃尔沃对安全的承诺。 这一点在沃尔沃2020公司愿景当中就有强调：希望2020年实现沃尔沃汽车零致死率或零重伤率。
The XC40’s safety cage relies on AHSS, including ultra-high strength boron grades, to provide maximum occupant protection in all types of crash scenarios. Ultra-high strength boron grades account for 20 percent of the car’s total body weight. The use of the ultra high strength boron steel in the XC40 is part of Volvo’s overall commitment to safety. This is outlined in the company’s Vision 2020 statement that no one should be killed or seriously injured in a new Volvo car by 2020.
在给XC40颁布年度车型称号时，评审委员会提到：正如沃尔沃所有其他车型一样，如标准所规定，XC40具有良好的被动安全性能。
In awarding the Car of the Year to the XC40, the jury noted that: “As [with] any other Volvo, the XC40 is well equipped for passive safety as standard.”
XC40的热成型硼钢在事故中有助于保护驾驶员
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The hot-formed boron steel in the XC40 helps to protect occupants in the event of an accident
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“我们有明确的发展战略，我们致力于在汽车安全、网联服务和电动化方面成为行业先驱“，沃尔沃总裁兼CEO汉肯•塞缪尔森称”XC40体现了我们的承诺，看得到我们客户的反馈，以及年度车型评审团的反馈，我们知道我们的路是对的”。
“We have a clear strategy for growth and we are committed to leading in automotive safety, connectivity services, and electrification,” says Håkan Samuelsson, President and CEO of Volvo Cars. “The XC40 reflects that commitment, and looking at the response from our customers and from the Car of the Year jury, we are on the right track.”
XC40是沃尔沃紧凑车型制造新平台（CMA）上的首款车型。该平台将支持接下来40个系列车型的制造，包括全电动汽车。XC40后续也将要增加混合动力和纯电力驱动型号。
The XC40 is the first model based on Volvo Cars’ new compact modular vehicle architecture (CMA). The architecture will underpin all upcoming cars in the 40 series, including fully electrified vehicles. Hybrid and pure electric powertrain options for the XC40 will be added later.
2018年欧洲年度车型奖并不是XC40所斩获的第一项殊荣，之前XC40还获评 “what car？”（英国汽车行业领先的杂志）年度车型奖。
The 2018 European Car of the Year award follows other recent recognition for the XC40, including the Car of the Year award from the UK’s leading automotive publication What Car?
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