Volvo takes next step in In-Car-Delivery-Service

Car manufacturer Volvo has struck a deal with Swedish delivery service Urb-it promising to deliver a parcel to its parked Volvo within two hours.

Volvo has been offering the In-Car-Delivery-Service to its customers for some time. Delivery drivers use a digital key to unlock the car and bring orders to the car without a customer present. The system has already been tested with online shop Lekmer.com, Swedish postal and delivery service PostNord and online supermarket Mat.se.

Collaboration
The benefit of the collaboration with Urb-it is that packages will now be delivered even faster. To keep employees on their toes, the start-up offers a fee per package delivered. If the order is not delivered within two hours, the delivery fee is free.

Delivery
Urb-it's delivery drivers receive the order on their mobile device, pick it up with a special code and deliver the parcel by using Volvo's special In-Car-Delivery-Service. Efficiency is the key word for Björn Annwall, senior vice president of marketing, sales and service at Volvo: "It's actually quite simple and that's what makes it so effective. You shop online at an Urb-it affiliated company to have the ordered items delivered to your Volvo. This can be at a time of your choice, or as soon as possible, i.e. within two hours. The status of the order and the delivery route can be tracked in detail via a smartphone, or you wait patiently until you receive a delivery confirmation."

Growth
The partnership between Volvo's In-Car-Delivery services and delivery service Urb-it will be available in Stockholm for a limited trial period this year. Volvo expects the service to expand rapidly as the start-up grows and expands to other European cities this year and more than 200 cities by 2025.

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