Volvo S60 Painting by Blind Artist Sets eBay Record
31 Dec 2009, 13:03 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The painting made by the blind Turkish artist Esref Armagan depicting the new Volvo S60 was recently put up for grabs on eBay Canada. The unique painting finally sold for 3,050 dollars, the highest ...
Geely Promises to Keep Volvo as Is
29 Dec 2009, 11:22 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ford has already confirmed that Geely is very close to take control of Volvo, with the final signature expected to come in early 2010. Although various media reports have already suggested several c...
Ford Seals Deal with Geely, Volvo to Be Sold in 2010
23 Dec 2009, 12:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As we told you in an earlier report today, American manufacturer Ford officially announced it has settled all the terms of a future agreement with Chinese company Zhejiang Geely Holding Group for th...
Geely Volvo Deal May Be Announced Today
23 Dec 2009, 09:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With all the excitement surrounding Volvo's countrymen Saab, the fate of Ford's division in Europe has somehow slipped in the background. Yet, apparently, things are moving along and, acco...
Volvo XC90 Meets 3 Idiots in Bollywood
22 Dec 2009, 14:38 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Volvo XC90 R-Design made its Bollywood debut by starring in the ‘3 Idiots’ movie which will be premiered on December 25. Considered as one of the most awaited releases of 2009, the movie...
Volvo Trucks Updates Dynafleet
21 Dec 2009, 13:20 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Volvo's system for transport information Dynafleet has been upgraded, now incorporating the Tachograph Download function which ensures that all information from the digital tachograph is automa...
Electric Volvo C30 to Debut in Detroit
18 Dec 2009, 11:19 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volvo recently announced that it will debut a pure electric version of the C30 model in January at the North American International Auto Show, after displaying a prototype in September at Frankfurt....
Volvo XC60 Wins Women’s World Family Car of the Year
17 Dec 2009, 13:55 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Eight female motoring journalists from Britain, the USA, Canada, South Africa, India, Australia and New Zealand put 21 selected cars to the test over the past year. After they concluded testing, win...
Volvo to Build Electric Test Fleet
17 Dec 2009, 09:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Following the introduction of the battery electric Volvo C30 at the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show, the Swedish carmaker announced it plans to roll out a fleet of at least 50 such vehicles to be tested be...
Volvo-Geely Deal, Done by Chinese New Year
16 Dec 2009, 10:07 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Another important piece of the Volvo Geely puzzle has been put into place as, according to Reuters, Zhejiang Geely Holding Group wants to complete the acquisition of Ford Motor's Volvo unit in ...
55M Visits This Year for Volvo Cars’ New Website
16 Dec 2009, 09:17 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The refreshed version of Volvo Cars’ website will get more than 55 million visits this year, the Swedish carmaker said today in a release. Among the latest features are a build-your-own-car op...
2011 Volvo C30 T5/R-Design US Pricing Announced
16 Dec 2009, 08:12 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The American division of Volvo announced pricing for the 2011 C30 T5 and T5 R-design models, both coming with standard turbocharged 227 horsepower inline 5-cylinder engine and a 6-speed manual trans...
Volvo Trucks Go Green with Methane-Diesel Engines
15 Dec 2009, 14:32 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / It seems that Volvo Trucks will be the first to go green, as it plans to launch an efficient diesel engine which is fueled by a mixture of methane gas and diesel. Though the technology is new, the e...
Volvo’s “What Drives Edward” Contest Winners
11 Dec 2009, 11:59 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / As the movie “Twilight Saga: New Moon” is still making teenagers dream of being a vampire, Volvo chose its winners for the “What Drives Edward” competition. The winners were ...
Volvo V70 and S80, Now with 2.0 GTDi
11 Dec 2009, 10:47 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volvo has already introduced its new 2.0-liter GTDi four-cylinder diesel engine on the XC60, but the Swedish company is now also planning to introduce this specific unit on the V70 and the S80 model...
Volvo Awarded by Prince Michael of Kent
9 Dec 2009, 15:36 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Swedish carmaker Volvo has recently been awarded by his Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent, 50 year later, for the invention of the three-point safety belt and in acknowledgement of the company&#...
Volvo the Game, 6 Months and 850,000 Players
8 Dec 2009, 09:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In a feat not easily achieved by a carmaker, Volvo's "Volvo - The Game" managed, in just six months, to get downloaded by no less than 850,000 users worldwide, with some 20,000 new pl...
Geely Considering Saab Bid
7 Dec 2009, 13:22 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Geely has already been named Ford's preferred bidder for Volvo but the Chinese company is far from ending its European expansion. According to the recent rumors surrounding GM's Swedish un...
Volvo Sees Geely as a Good Choice
7 Dec 2009, 09:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Although for some, placing Volvo, the epitome of safety in vehicles, into Chinese hands would be the human equivalent of a suicide, Volvo Australia's managing director, Alan Desselss, believes ...
Volvo to Sell More Cars in 2009 than 2008 in the UK
6 Dec 2009, 17:01 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Though it doesn’t have an official buyer yet, Volvo is not doing that bad, as the Swedish car manufacturer is about to become the first premium automaker to sell more cars in 2009 than in 2008...