All Your Cars Are Belong to Us...
18 Jun 2009, 06:49 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / ... would be an appropriate tagline for the upcoming Chinese invasion. Yes, I'm well aware that the original phrase ("All your base are belong to us", ed) was quoted from a Japanese v...
Volvo Recalls 2008, 2009 Models in the US
17 Jun 2009, 15:04 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Close to being purchased by Chinese manufacturer Geely, Volvo is now encountering even more problems, this time in the United States where it has to recall more than 17,000 vehicles. According to a ...
Almost Official: Geely Buys Volvo
17 Jun 2009, 14:18 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After months of uncertainty, Volvo is close to finding its new owner. Fortunately, or unfortunately depending on your point of view on the matter, the Swedish manufacturer, often regarded as one of ...
Volvo Trucks Debut Medium-Heavy Engine
17 Jun 2009, 10:27 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Similar to the passenger car division, Volvo Trucks is doing yet another step towards a more fuel efficient product range, this time with a new medium-heavy engine for trucks and buses. The engine i...
‘Volvo - The Game’ Competition Continues
17 Jun 2009, 09:11 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / As you know, any free product increases user interest. Three weeks after its launching, ‘Volvo - The Game’ was downloaded by 220,000 people, of which nearly 10,000 people entered the gam...
Volvo’s Jan Ivarsson Awarded for His Safety Work
16 Jun 2009, 17:54 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Every two years, when the International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles takes place, the NHTSA decides the winner of the "most prestigious award in traffic safety",...
Volvo Part-Owner of New Saab?
16 Jun 2009, 10:14 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Here are some crazy facts: Volvo, who's now struggling to stay on the floating line and fine itself a new buyer, might take a share in Saab, the company which is also fighting for survival in t...
Volvos to Feature NAVTEQ MapCare
16 Jun 2009, 08:36 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / NAVTEQ has just announced that Volvo Car Corporation is the first automaker to introduce NAVTEQ MapCare, a map update application that will be incorporated in a number of models sold by the Swedish ...
BAIC Now Interested in Volvo
12 Jun 2009, 11:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / It might seem like Chinese automakers are everywhere these days, as there is at least one company based in China involved in every single selling process around the world. After media reports hinted...
Erricsson 4 Wins Leg 8 in Volvo Ocean Race
11 Jun 2009, 12:21 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / After a tight race, the Erricson 4 team managed to finish first when arriving at the Rotterdam Gate. During the North Sea race, positions swapped regularly, but the Galway to Marstrand route was fin...
Mexican Team Won the Volvo Adventure Victory
10 Jun 2009, 10:45 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / For the first time in the history of Volvo’s environmental competition, the first prize went to a South American team. Volvo Adventure has chosen its winners: the HUNAB team from Yukatan, M...
2010 Volvo XC60 3.2 US Pricing Announced
9 Jun 2009, 09:29 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volvo recently announced the US pricing for the latest addition to the 2010 XC60 range, a normally-aspirated 3.2-liter unit that will arrive on the market this summer. In short terms, 2010 XC60 3.2 ...
EU Approves 500 Million Euro Loan for Volvo
5 Jun 2009, 14:09 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Swedish automaker Volvo has just received a 500 million euro loan from the European Investment Bank which will allow the company to continue its green efforts and finance a project to develop low-em...
Goteborg to Host Volvo Adventure Finalists
5 Jun 2009, 07:35 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Volvo Adventure, the worldwide environmental competition has found its finalist: 75 young students along with 25 teachers from ten different countries. They will be present in the Swedish city Go...
Volvo Dog Collection Released
4 Jun 2009, 15:19 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Seeing the importance of their companion’s safety when leaving on holidays, Volvo released a new collection for dog owners, which eases the access to the car's luggage compartment, and a ...
Volvo Extends Warranty in the US
4 Jun 2009, 10:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Ford's still-subsidiary Volvo has announced today it will launch an extended warranty program for all the Volvo vehicles purchased in the US throughout June and will also introduce a wear-and-t...
Volvo Confirms Plug-In Hybrid for 2012
1 Jun 2009, 12:53 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Although it is currently fighting with the economic recession, Volvo still has the resources to develop new vehicles so it today announced that the company's first plug-in hybrid is set to be l...
Belgium to Help Volvo Stay on Its Feet
28 May 2009, 10:15 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / While Volvo is still encountering difficulties when trying to receive financial support in its native country, the car manufacturer is about to snatch around 300 million euros ($418 million) in Belg...
Why Volvo Wears Black. For now
18 May 2009, 08:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Believe it or not, behind every choice of color for a vehicle lies a designer. And behind every chosen color lies a reason, as manufacturers no longer sell the car as-is. Chosing a car nowadays (cri...
Geely Denies Bids for Volvo, Saab
15 May 2009, 15:05 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Chinese automaker Geely, who has been often linked with either a Volvo or Saab acquisition, recently denied all rumors claiming it has submitted bids for one – or even both as some media r...