Swedish car company Volvo has launched a new campaign coinciding with London Pride.
The UK branch of the car manufacturer partnered with advertising agency Grey London to install a series of redesigned inclusive family car parks in local Westfield Shopping Centres, referring to the project as 'The New Family Model'.
While the parking spaces normally depict a mother and baby or opposite-sex parents with a child, the new spaces show pairs of same-sex parents with their children.
Mike Johnstone, Marketing Strategy Director for Volvo Car UK, said that launching their new vehicle was a great opportunity to celebrate the modern family.
“As the contemporary iteration of our mid-size family estate, the V60 perfectly reflects our human-centric approach to car design which aims to make its owners’ lives easier and safer,” he said.
“According to the Office of National Statistics, 65% of U.K. families are non-traditional,” adds Joseph Ernst, creative director at Grey London.
“But the family iconography we see every day still doesn’t reflect this. To launch Volvo’s ultimate family car, the new V60, we wanted to represent families of all kinds. The Volvo Family Icons are a celebration of the broad spectrum of diverse families living in the UK today.”
