Volvo Cars’ Global Head of Design Jeremy Offer has resigned on Tuesday, after spending two years and three months at the Gothenburg-based company.
The announcement comes a day after the company’s CEO Håkan Samuelsson told Automotive News that former Polestar CEO and Volvo Head of Design Thomas Ingenlath is back at Geely with a senior design advisory role.
Nick Gronenthal, the current Head of Automotive Design, will replace Offer as the interim, according to the media outlet Car Design News.
Volvo told the outlet that the executive “has decided to step down from his role as head of design for Volvo Cars to prioritise spending more time with family and reduce travel between Sweden and the UK.”
Offer, the former Design Chief of the EV startup Arrival, joined the Swedish automaker in early 2023 — when Jim Rowan was Chief Executive Officer.
Rowan stepped down as CEO in March of 2025, after three years in the role, and was substituted by Håkan Samuelsson.
Samuelsson had previously led the company for ten years between 2012 and 2022. Thomas Ingenlath had also joined Volvo in 2012 as Senior Vice President of Design.
As Volvo reported its second quarter earnings results, reporting its first operating loss since 2021, Samuelsson said “demand remains under pressure from the macroeconomic environment, tariff-related uncertainties and tougher competition.”
However, according to Samuelsson, the company’s “turnaround actions are starting to show results.”
Earlier this year, Volvo launched a SEK 18 billion ($1.8 billion) “cost and cash turnaround plan,” and is “confident about more positive effects from the programme” from 2026.
The company announced in late May the reduction of 3,000 positions globally — about 15% of its workforce.
Earlier that month, it had said that, “given external developments and increased uncertainties”, it is “no longer providing financial guidance for 2025 and 2026.”
In June, Volvo teased the fully electric version of its best-seller, the EX60 — set to be unveiled in “early 2026.”
In China, it is set to launch its XC70 in September, a plug-in hybrid five-seater specifically designed for the market. Pre-sales open in August.
The SUV will be available in both front-wheel drive (FWD) and all-wheel drive (AWD) variants. The AWD version’s battery will offer a maximum driving range of up to 200 km.
Late last month, Volvo was spotted testing a camouflaged electric sedan on public roads in Gothenburg, according to a picture obtained by EV.
While the company has not commented on the vehicle’s identity, the model is expected to adopt its 800-volt electrical architecture, in line with the direction set by the recently unveiled ES90.
