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Volvo Records Excellent November Sales in the US
Volvo Records Excellent November Sales in the US

4 Dec 2012, 13:23 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The excellent November sales results reported by the major automakers present on the US market have also rubbed off on Volvo. The Swedish manufacturer has announced a 26.8% increase in their Novembe...

 
Volvo Cuts Car Production in December
Volvo Cuts Car Production in December

30 Nov 2012, 15:45 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volvo Car Group (Volvo Cars) has decided to lower its December production volumes in the Torslanda and Ghent plants, without revealing the reason for this. In the Torslanda plant, there will be t...

 
Volvo's New 2.4 Diesel: 37.9 MPG, 205 HP
Volvo's New 2.4 Diesel: 37.9 MPG, 205 HP

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volvo has just unveiled what seems to be the perfect engine addressed to recession times: a 2.4-liter 5-cylinder Euro 5 diesel, particularly focused on fuel economy and CO2 emissions but still capab...

 
Volvo's 2008 Sales, Lowest Since 1996
Volvo's 2008 Sales, Lowest Since 1996

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / There's no secret that Volvo currently experiences one of the toughest periods in its history, similar to the majority of carmakers in the world who are seeing their sales going extremely low. ...

 
Volvo Is Giving Away 10,000 Vehicles
Volvo Is Giving Away 10,000 Vehicles

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Alex Tudorache / Volvo is trying to aid underprivileged pre-school Thai children through a program called “My first Volvo”. The company thought they should give away a great number of toys, which were bu...

 
Two Volvo XC60 for the Best Snowboard Riders at Burton European Open
Two Volvo XC60 for the Best Snowboard Riders at Burton European Open

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / When Volvo cars' safety meets the Burton European Open Snowboarding Championships, fun is expected reach highest rates in Laax, Switzerland from January 9-16, 2009. This is exactly when the ...

 
Volvo Trucks Sees Apocalypse: Sales Down by 99.7%
Volvo Trucks Sees Apocalypse: Sales Down by 99.7%

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / It's well known the fact that the global recession massively affected car manufacturers from all over the world but Volvo Trucks yesterday came out with shocking figures. In the last three mont...

 
700 hp Volvo FH16, the World's Most Powerful Truck
700 hp Volvo FH16, the World's Most Powerful Truck

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / Despite appalling sales figures towards the end of the year, with an apocalyptic drop of 99.7% in Europe, Volvo Trucks keep paddling for their survival and they are doing it in Swarovski-studded raf...

 
Volvo Boast About Their Seat Belts While Sales Drop
Volvo Boast About Their Seat Belts While Sales Drop

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Since profit is the main concern of any business entrepreneur in this world, the moment when sales drop heavily is an alarming point. We told you a few weeks ago Volvo's 2008 sales are the l...

 
Nobody Interested in Buying Saab, Says GM
Nobody Interested in Buying Saab, Says GM

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The struggling Swedish automaker Saab gains no interest from larger corporations in the automotive industry, its parent company General Motors today said, confirming rumors that it plans to sell the...

 
Best-selling Motors Are the Safest Cars?
Best-selling Motors Are the Safest Cars?

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / According to experts, best-selling cars are not always the safest. Euro NCAP has released today the results of Europe's best selling cars and unfortunately, only eight out of twelve vehicles re...

 
No Allergies in Volvos
No Allergies in Volvos

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Alex Tudorache / Volvo is one of leading manufacturer when it comes to car safety and they've recently announced that all their cars are certified according to Oeko-Tex standard. This means that none of the tex...

 
Ford Prepares to Sell Volvo For $6 Billion
Ford Prepares to Sell Volvo For $6 Billion

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Alex Tudorache / Ford are about to sell Volvo to anyone... who offers the kind of money they want. We are talking about $6 billion, that is a hefty sum. Ford bought the Swedish firm back in 1999 for $6.4 billion ...

 
Aston Martins Built With Volvo Parts
Aston Martins Built With Volvo Parts

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Dragos Rusu / Come again? Aston Martin is cutting a few corners in order to make a buck? Well, that's not exactly moral, since the hefty price tag on these cars is meant to stand for exclusivity. What's...

 
Daimler Denies Interest in Volvo
Daimler Denies Interest in Volvo

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Daimler has absolutely no intention in acquiring the Swedish carmaker Volvo, denying a report issued last week which claimed the company is interested in purchasing Ford Motor's unit. According...

 
Mercedes Trucks Expects Good Sales Next Year
Mercedes Trucks Expects Good Sales Next Year

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Alex Tudorache / Mercedes expects a good year to come for its trucks. Mercedes achieved an all-time high last year when it sold 105,000 trucks over 6 tons. The company, renowned for the reliability of its machines ...

 
Volvo Plan to Go Eco
Volvo Plan to Go Eco

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Alex Tudorache / Even though Ford are trying to get rid of the Swedish brand, Volvo are planing to build eco-friendly cars capable of meeting lower emission standards. First of all, there is the DRIVe, a program ...

 
Volvo to Fire an Additional 4,000 Employees
Volvo to Fire an Additional 4,000 Employees

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Swedish car manufacturer Volvo today announced that nearly 4,000 employees will leave the company by December 31, 2008, as part of Volvo's cost reduction program. Although the cost cutting reas...

 
Green Car Of The Year Competition Features 5 Volvo Models
Green Car Of The Year Competition Features 5 Volvo Models

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Vali Mihaescu / Since the new trend of the day is the 'Green game', safe boy Volvo is nominated with five models for the Green Car of the Year Award in 2009. Model range includes the C30, S40 and V50 DRIV...

 
Still No Word on Volvo-Changan Deal
Still No Word on Volvo-Changan Deal

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even though the whole world is talking about a potential transaction between Ford and Changan Automobile Group, Ford does nothing more than ignore the speculations and declines to comment every sing...