4 May 2006, 14:52
Rank on Forbes.com 2005 Worldââ¬â¢s Billionaires List: 6
Net Worth: $23 billion
Vehicles Owned: [size=24px]1993 Volvo 240 GL[/size]
Source: Financial Times
Founder of the Swedish furniture and home goods company IKEA, Ingvar Kamprad is the proud owner of a 13-year-old Volvo 240 GL. Though he may own a Volvo, Kamprad still takes the bus and even uses his pensionersââ¬â¢ discount card, as he explained in a rare 1999 interview. Despite being a double-digit billionaire, Kamprad also still flies economy class and avoids luxury hotels. In fact, in his self-scribed 1976 Bible, ââ¬ÅA Furniture Dealer's Testament,ââ¬Â Kamprad decries that ââ¬ÅIKEA people do not drive flashy cars or stay at luxury hotels.ââ¬Â Indeed, Ingvar Kamprad practices what he preaches.
Published on 3/8/06
Ik ben niet zo'n enorme IKEA fan maar ik kijk er nu wel een beetje andere ogen naar........ 8)
Net Worth: $23 billion
Vehicles Owned: [size=24px]1993 Volvo 240 GL[/size]
Source: Financial Times
Founder of the Swedish furniture and home goods company IKEA, Ingvar Kamprad is the proud owner of a 13-year-old Volvo 240 GL. Though he may own a Volvo, Kamprad still takes the bus and even uses his pensionersââ¬â¢ discount card, as he explained in a rare 1999 interview. Despite being a double-digit billionaire, Kamprad also still flies economy class and avoids luxury hotels. In fact, in his self-scribed 1976 Bible, ââ¬ÅA Furniture Dealer's Testament,ââ¬Â Kamprad decries that ââ¬ÅIKEA people do not drive flashy cars or stay at luxury hotels.ââ¬Â Indeed, Ingvar Kamprad practices what he preaches.
Published on 3/8/06
Ik ben niet zo'n enorme IKEA fan maar ik kijk er nu wel een beetje andere ogen naar........ 8)
"SHAKEN, NOT STIRRED!"<br /><br />Volvo 240 GL Estate 1990 "Polar White"<br />B230F LH2.4 Jetronic<br />422.000 km, kinderzitje en labrador vrij....<br /><br />* Autobianchi A112 Abarth 1983<br />* Autobianchi A112 Elite 1984
