Volvo Exhibits New S60, V60 and XC60 models
19 Feb 2013, 17:21 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / After announcing four new models from 2014 earlier today, Volvo has decided to share more information and photos of the updated S60 sedan, V60 wagon and XC60 crossover. Notable changes made to th...
Volvo Announces 4 New Models from 2014
19 Feb 2013, 09:16 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Swedish automaker Volvo is set to release four all-new models starting from 2014, using its new Scaleable Platform Architecture. Besides working on updating its XC90, S80, and V80 models, Volvo i...
Former Volvo Boss Makes Gloomy Forecast on Electric Cars
6 Feb 2013, 16:50 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Electric vehicles will not become mainstream sellers within the next 15 years, according to former Volvo boss Stefan Jacoby, who points out that hybrid powertrains are the only sustainable solutions...
Volvo Looking to Overtake Daimler as Largest Truck Manufacturer
29 Jan 2013, 09:18 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It is not only cars which bring in the big bucks for the large automakers, as most of them have some sort of commercial arm, which builds anything from vans to fully-fledged trucks. Volvo and Daimle...
Volvo Demonstrates AEB Efficiency on FH 18-Wheeler
27 Jan 2013, 16:20 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Braking on your small family saloon is one thing, as it never weighs more than two tons, even when fully laden. Volvo has recently started fitting their clever autonomous emergency braking (AEB) sys...
Volvo Engineer Attacks Spy Photographer!
25 Jan 2013, 08:39 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / It was bound to happen eventually. Hollywood celebrities usually can't leave the house without being assaulted by a mob of people wanting to snap photos of their every skin blemish or misaligne...
Spyshots: Volvo XC60 Facelift
24 Jan 2013, 17:49 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Winter is the perfect time to take a test car out for a spin and push it to its limit, especially if your in Northern Sweden, where automakers routinely do cold weather tests. But the sub-arctic ...
Spyshots: 2014 Volvo S60 Facelift Gets Interior Update
24 Jan 2013, 08:39 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Few people will know this or care, but the S60 is a relatively new idea for Volvo. Only two generation exist, the current and h old one, produced from 2000 until 2009. Compared to that relatively pr...
Volvo Boss Confirms Nine New Models by 2015
16 Jan 2013, 11:15 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The new CEO of Volvo, Hakan Samuelsson, has confirmed that the Swedish automaker will be updating and/or replacing eight of the nine models currently in the range, within the next 12 months. The inf...
Volvo XC60 Facelift Photos Surface in China
28 Dec 2012, 12:23 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The highly-successful Volvo XC60 has just been given a facelift for the 2013 model-year, we have photos from China, courtesy of yiche.com. The first thing you notice is the restyled front end, which...
Volvo Trucks Deliveries Down 17% in November
20 Dec 2012, 09:15 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While selling 9,446 vehicles in one month may seem like an impressive feat for Volvo Trucks, it isn`t and it represents a 17% drop in sales and deliveries, compared to the same month of 2011. Oddly ...
Volvo Expects No Increase in Sales Next Year
18 Dec 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Volvo sold 450,000 cars in 2011, and this year they don`t expect to sell any more than 400,000 - 410,000 units. Now, for 2013, they have announced that they are expecting no real increase in sales, ...
Volvo Teams Up With Ericsson to Create Cloud-Based Vehicle Infotainment System
17 Dec 2012, 14:24 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While the general quality and technical prowess of Volvo cars has gone up in recent years, and their cars are as safe as ever, the Swedish manufacturer just isn’t able to deliver a competent i...
2014 Volvo S80 Facelift Spotted in China
14 Dec 2012, 14:24 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / In a recent report from two months ago, we detailed Volvo’s future plans that are hoped will increase its global sales in the next few years. At the recent Paris Motor Show, Volvo’s head...
Volvo Receives $1.2-Billion Loan from China Development Bank
14 Dec 2012, 10:27 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Volvo Car Corp. still has its own debts to pay, despite having been bought by Chinese automaker Geely, so they have asked for, and received, a loan of €922-million or $1.2-billion, in order to ...
Renault Sells Remaining 6.5% Stake in Volvo Trucks for €1.48-Billion
13 Dec 2012, 10:58 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Renault has just announced that it has sold off its remaining shares in Volvo Trucks, in order to better fund their international and domestic investments, as well as reducing their debt, which stoo...
Geely Gets Permission to Use Volvo Technologies
11 Dec 2012, 16:46 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Volvo is now owned by Chinese automaker Geely, yet the oriental investors have so far not bee allowed to use any Volvo technologies in their cars. Well, that’s all about to change, with the si...
Belgian Volvo Dealer Has Special Way of Celebrating Christmas
10 Dec 2012, 13:53 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Whenever the holidays come each year, all shopfronts are decorated with traditional ‘Christmasy’ stuff, and all pretty much look the same - car showrooms are no exception. However, a Bel...
Volvo US Sales Up 26.8% in November
7 Dec 2012, 12:40 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volvo Car Group reports global retail sales of 35,864 cars for the month of November, representing a 6.5 percent decline versus the same month a year before. The company is doing particularly well i...
In Spite of Poor European Economic Situation, Volvo Stays in Sweden
5 Dec 2012, 11:00 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The European automotive sector, and the financial situation generally speaking have definitely seen better days, and the major automakers have had to make production and staff cuts, in order to prev...