Did you know that.....Renault was the first big client for the seatbelts manufactured by Lindblads Autoservice (later Autoliv)?

Lennart Lindblad was tipped off by a former competitor in the automotive retail industry, who also connected the two companies.

Lennart Lindblad went to Stockholm and met with Renault, which later placed a test order for 4,000 seatbelts.

Manufacturing then had to move from Lennart Lindblad’s grandmother’s attic to more suitable facilities.

Image: Lindblads Autoservice in an exhibition for cars, 1962.