Volvo Geely Deal to Conclude Next Week
29 Jul 2010, 07:31 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Four months after American manufacturer Ford and Chinese group Geely found common ground for the Volvo deal, the conclusion of the sale is expected to take place. Next week, the industry expects to ...
Heico Sportiv Volvo S60 Preview
26 Jul 2010, 07:24 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Volvo has big plans for the 2011 S60 model, as the vehicle should increase the Swedish brand’s popularity across the world. The vehicle offers a fresh design that manages to offer an ultra-...
Volvo onCall Turns 10, Gets Upgraded
19 Jul 2010, 14:24 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Swedish car manufacturer Volvo recently announced it is celebrating ten years since it has first launched the Volvo onCall emergency assistance system and has therefore upgraded it with several new ...
Record Miles Driven Car Ever Still Kicking, Owner Turns 70
16 Jul 2010, 12:27 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Slowly and surely (and it couldn't have been any other way), the 1966 Volvo P1800 purchased back in the hippie age by a then largely unknown Irv Gordon managed to clock 2.8 million miles (4.5 ...
Geely Chief Becomes Volvo Chairman
15 Jul 2010, 13:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / For all those of you still hoping Ford will have a change of heart and give Volvo to anybody but the Chinese, Volvo's today announcement may come as a blow to the groin. Geely and Volvo ann...
Volvo CEO to Head Ford Europe
15 Jul 2010, 12:50 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Ford’s European division has appointed Volvo CEO Stephen Odell as chairman and CEO, as part of a more complex management change included in the One Ford plan. Odell will replace John Flemin...
Volvo's Three-Point Safety Belt Enters the Smithsonian
14 Jul 2010, 07:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / One of the most iconic innovations of the automotive industry, the three-point safety belt created by Volvo, will from now on be on display at the famous Smithsonian National Museum of American Hist...
Volvo Considers Full-Time WTCC Campaign in 2011
8 Jul 2010, 13:43 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Swedish manufacturer Volvo confirmed that they are evaluating a full-time campaign in the FIA World Touring Car Championship starting next year. Well, Polestar Racing was actually the team invited t...
Geely Gets EU Approval to Buy Volvo
7 Jul 2010, 12:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After a few good months when nothing of the announced deal between Chinese group Geely and Ford transpired, news of the European Union (EU) giving the Chinese a green light for the purchase of Volvo...
2011 Volvo V60 Sports Wagon Released, Pictures Galore
5 Jul 2010, 13:18 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The Swedish carmaker finally took the wraps off its latest model, the V60 Sports Wagon, which Volvo says is more of a coupe rather than an estate. Visually, the car stands out thanks to the wedge sh...
The Way Volvo Wants to Succeed in China - 150K Sold Cars Per Year
29 Jun 2010, 08:07 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Geely and Ford have already reached an agreement on the Volvo takeover, but the two companies are still working on the terms of the deal, with the final signature expected in the third quarter of th...
Chinese Investment Group Joins Geely Volvo Bid
27 Jun 2010, 10:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It's been a while since we've heard anything about the projected, somewhat agreed upon transaction between American manufacturer Ford and Chinese carmaker Geely for the sale/purchase of th...
Stefan Jacoby Said to Head for Volvo
25 Jun 2010, 06:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / An executive move at the highest level is said to be in the making in the US, as Volkswagen's local CEO, Stefan Jacoby, is reportedly heading for Volvo, where he might lead the carmaker's ...
Volvo V70 T6 AWD R-Design from Heico
23 Jun 2010, 10:29 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Though station wagons are not exactly the best tuning material out there in the automotive world, the specialists at Heico Sportiv took a Volvo V70 and tweaked it, releasing a special edition that w...
Volvo Recalling 30,000 Cars Due To Gearbox Issue
22 Jun 2010, 11:57 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The latest company to be infected by the recall virus is Volvo, with the Swedish company announcing that it will call back 29,299 vehicles worldwide due to a gear shift issue that could make the gea...
Volvo XC60 Featured in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
21 Jun 2010, 07:55 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The Twilight Saga continues, and Volvo seems to be again part of the cast. The Swedish carmaker revealed that its XC60 model will again serve as Edward Cullen's car, this time in the Eclipse. I...
Saab Worried by the Geely-Volvo Deal
11 Jun 2010, 13:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In March 2010, Volvo, Geely and Ford proudly announced that they have reached a conclusion to their negotiations and that the sale of the Swedish carmaker to the Chinese will be completed by the thi...
Volvo Royal Wedding Cars Invade Stockholm
11 Jun 2010, 12:06 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Royalty from all over the world will be traveling by Volvo next week, as it will be part of the wedding between Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling. The Royal Court will lease 85 specially d...
Electric Volvo C30 Ready to Roll
9 Jun 2010, 08:58 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The Swedish carmaker announced today it has signed an agreement with energy company Göteborg Energi that will have Volvo delivering ten Volvo C30 Electric vehicles this fall. This demo fleet of...
Volvo Supports Use of Bicycle Helmets in Netherlands
4 Jun 2010, 10:23 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Volvo’s division in Netherlands announced today it has become actively involved in promoting helmet usage for children bicyclists. A team from Volvo held a presentation last week at a primary ...