Volvo Working on Revolutionary Flywheel KERS
26 May 2011, 07:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Swedish manufacturer Volvo is on the verge of revolutionizing, once again, the automotive industry, if we are to judge by what the car maker said on Thursday: by creating a new flywheel, Volvo says ...
Three Wins for Volvo at Michelin Challenge Bibendum
23 May 2011, 08:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Judging by the number of automakers that have announced various wins at this year's Michelin Challenge Bibendum, one would think that were no actual losers. And, probably, there weren't as...
Volvo Celebrates 50 Years of P1800
23 May 2011, 08:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The year of God 2011 is of very special importance for Swedish manufacturer Volvo as well, not only for the Germans from Mercedes who captured the world's attention with their 125th anniversary...
App Yours!
23 May 2011, 06:32 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Now that we've survived the May 21st doomsday (as you can see for yourselves, we're well passed that date and still here, kicking and screaming), we're free to go back to our regular ...
Volvo Working on Inductive Charging System for EVs
19 May 2011, 08:32 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With the electric vehicle charging infrastructure in Europe falling way behind that in the US, in terms of both rate of development and companies willing to take on the challenge, the automakers tha...
Volvo V60 Outbrakes Rivals in ADAC Test
17 May 2011, 11:02 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The new Volvo V60 has beaten its main rivanls in the emergency braking tests carried out in Germany by the ADAC – the biggest automotive club in Europe. The sportwagon was the only car out of ...
Volvo: 2010 CO2 Reduction Champion
12 May 2011, 05:00 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / In today’s financially and environmentally concerned world, CO2 is one of the most important notions for an automotive producer. Thus, carmakers from around the world are making efforts to cut...
Volvo Announces First V60 Plug-in Hybrid Test Drive
10 May 2011, 11:16 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The first official road test drive with the unique new V60 plug-in Hybrid will take place at the 11th Michelin Challenge Bibendum in Berlin, scheduled May 18-22, 2011. The Swedish carmaker will ent...
Volvo One Tonne Life Test Family Reduced Emissions by 64% in 3 Months
9 May 2011, 06:11 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / As part of the “One Tonne Life” project, initiated by Volvo in order to show families how to live climate-smart, the test family has so far reduced their emissions by 64 percent to 2.6 t...
Volvo Polestar Racing Clinches First WTCC Points
5 May 2011, 08:14 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Last year, Volvo’s Polestar Racing division won the title in the Swedish Touring Car Championship. After its success there, the team decided to try their luck at the World Touring Car Champion...
Volvo Launches New S80 Executive and V70 R-Design
3 May 2011, 14:05 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The British division of Volvo announced today the introduction of new top-of-the-line saloon and sporty estate models, in the form of the S80 Executive and the V70 R-Design. Both the S80 Executive a...
Volvo Postpones Plans to Build the Universe Concept
28 Apr 2011, 06:59 UTC · By: Cosmin Voicu / At the 2011 Shanghai Auto Show, Volvo released the Universe Concept, which was designed in order to compete against world class limousines like the 7-Series from BMW, S-Klasse from Mercedes or Audi&...
Volvo Q1 Profits Rise Due to Increased Truck Demand
27 Apr 2011, 08:04 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volvo AB, the world’s second largest builder of commercial vehicles, has just reported that its first-quarter profit has risen due to increased demand from Europe and North America. The compan...
Volvo Rumored to Want Saab, Automaker Denies
23 Apr 2011, 08:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Last week, amidst the ongoing financial and production problems Swedish manufacturer Saab is experiencing, local publication De Telegraaf launched a rumor that the other big automaker of the country...
2012 Volvo S60 and XC60 R-Design to Get 25HP Power Boost
21 Apr 2011, 07:33 UTC · By: Cosmin Voicu / The Swedish automaker, Volvo, has decided to increase the engine output of their S60 and XC60 R-Design models in order to bring the cars closer to AMG, M-Sport and Audi RS performance capabilities. ...
Volvo Concept Universe Shown in Shanghai
19 Apr 2011, 07:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Shanghai Auto Show is of particular importance for Swedish manufacturer Volvo, whose new owner, Geely, is planning to make the brand a common sight on China's roads. Taking advantage of the...
Volvo Gives 2012 V70, XC70 and S80 New Diesels & New Tech
13 Apr 2011, 08:43 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Swedish manufacturer Volvo annoucned today it is offering a number of improvements for its 2012MY V70, XC70 and S80, including the latest D5 and D3 diesel engines, that arrive with the promise of lo...
Volvo Cuts CO2 Emissions Assisted by Ricardo
11 Apr 2011, 11:13 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Ricardo, an independent solutions provider for the automotive industry, recently announced that it has collaborated with Volvo for the tech development of the S60 and V60 DRIVe models. The vehicl...
First 250 Volvo C30 Electric Cars To Be Delivered in H2 2011
1 Apr 2011, 13:15 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / After meeting the most stringent tests, including the ones performed in Kiruna at minus 18 degrees Celsius, the Volvo C30 Electric is now ready to be delivered to the first customers. Specifically, ...
Volvo Trucks Brings Back 700 US Workers
31 Mar 2011, 09:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As did most of the players on the automotive market, Volvo Trucks has been fighting adversity and difficult financial conditions ever since the crisis struck the industry in 2009. Slowly, following ...