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Volvo and the truth behind Dalaro

25 March 2003

1. The mystery of Dalarö is a multi media campaign by Volvo, created by advertising agency MVBMS Fuel Europe
2. Dalarö is a small coastal village 40 miles from Stockholm to Sweden, with 1015 residents
3. The characters in the campaign advertisement are not actors, they are real residents of Dalarö
4. Prior to the Volvo S40 campaign, Dalarö's greatest claim to fame was to be used as the Swedish naval base from the 16^th to 18^th centuries
5. The documentary maker is not Carlos Soto but academy award winning director Spike Jonze, famous for avant-garde musicals (e.g. Fat Boy Slim Norman Cook) and critically acclaimed films (e.g. Being John Malkovich)
6. The campaign began on Monday 26 January and will continue until Wednesday 31 March. TV advertising ended on Sunday 14 March.
7. It is a pan European campaign, currently showing in the UK, Ireland, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands, France, Luxembourg and Switzerland
8. 440,000 people have visited the Volvo Dalarö site across Europe; 96,000 in the UK
9. 64% of the 96,000 UK visitors have watched the full Dalarö documentary online
10. 77,000 people have visited the Carlos Soto site throughout Europe; 17,500 in the UK
11. Hits on the Volvo UK website have more than doubled since the launch of the campaign
12. 6,200 people in the UK have requested a copy of the Dalarö DVD from the site
13. 435,000 digital viewers of the advertisement have selected the red button option and viewed the documentary via interactive TV
14. Over 1,500 people in the UK have requested more details on the new S40 from the site
15. The all new Volvo S40 is on sale now – for more information visit www.volvocars.co.uk.

* Notes to editors: All statistics are from Mon 27 Jan to Fri 12 March inclusive

The Mystery of Dalarö Brochure (PDF)

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