Volvo North American Chief Confident Brand Will Survive

ROCKLEIGH, NJ – Running Volvo Cars of North America LLC isn’t easy, with rumors of the brand’s imminent spin-off from Ford Motor Co. making daily appearances in the press and on the Internet, President and CEO Doug Speck admits.

But Speck says he’s good at compartmentalizing uncertainties.

The bigger issue is Speck’s just-completed move from California back to New Jersey, where the North ...