Volvo FE Truck Gets Automated Transmission
3 Nov 2009, 14:22 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The most recent addition to the Volvo Trucks range is the Volvo FE, which now can be specified with automated transmission. Moreover, Volvo says that in a 4×2 distribution configuration only, ...
Susan Solomon Arrives for Her Volvo Environment Prize
3 Nov 2009, 11:15 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Some four months ago we were reporting on 2009 Volvo Environment Prize, which was awarded to one of the most appreciated atmospheric scientists for important findings on the ozone layer depletion an...
Geely Confident of Buying Volvo
2 Nov 2009, 09:10 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Zhejiang Geely Holding, owner of Geely Automobile, is confident that it will manage to complete the Volvo takeover after Ford confirmed last week that the Chinese manufacturer has the biggest chance...
Geely Shares Rise After Ford Confirms Volvo Bid
29 Oct 2009, 11:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As it was to be expected, yesterday's official announcement that Chinese holding group Geely is the preferred bidder in the race for Volvo made all the difference for Geely Automobile, the auto...
Twilight Competition: Fans Can Win a Volvo
28 Oct 2009, 07:50 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / If you’re a Twilight fan, this might just be your lucky day, as Volvo started an international online competition. The grand prize is a new Volvo XC60, the car Edward Cullen drives in Summit ...
Blind Artist to Paint the New Volvo S60
26 Oct 2009, 09:06 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The new Volvo S60 will not be launched until 2010, yet Swedish carmaker Volvo announced that it has invited a famous artist to ‘see’ and paint the car. Turkish artist Esref Armagan is th...
Self-Driving Cars, ETA 10 Years
22 Oct 2009, 08:25 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The announcement of the European's Union new SARTRE project has opened the way for the development of self driving cars, which could be used in what may very well become passenger cars road tra...
Geely Gets Entangled in Ford's IP Rights
21 Oct 2009, 10:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Chinese carmaker Geely is once again making the headlines with their relentless attempt to take over Swedish carmaker Volvo, This time, it's not good news for the Chinese, as reports began surf...
2010 Volvo XC90 Slight Modifications
21 Oct 2009, 09:54 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volvo will bring a number of modifications on the 2010 XC90, before the official debut of the new-generation that has been delayed due to the company's financial problems. It appears the Swedis...
Volvo’s Anna-Maria Sameus Awarded ‘Technological Woman of the Year’
19 Oct 2009, 10:21 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Defense and security company Saab has awarded Anna-Maria Sameus, product manager at Volvo Cars the Technological Woman of the Year 2009. As a top prize winner, Sameus will benefit of a study visit t...
Volvo Opens Two New UK Dealerships
13 Oct 2009, 12:22 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / British division of Volvo has just inaugurated two more dealerships in the UK, namely in Chesterfield and Billericay, which form part of strategy to grow its national network to 110 by the end of 20...
Disguised S60 Tests New Safety Technology in Copenhagen
9 Oct 2009, 08:01 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Just as we told you some time ago, Volvo is looking to introduce a brand new system, the so-called Collision Warning with Full Auto Brake and Pedestrian Detection together with the new S60 in 2010. ...
Volvo CEO Won't Leave by Year End
9 Oct 2009, 07:34 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volvo's parent company Ford Motor yesterday denied rumors that Stephen Odell, CEO of the Swedish manufacturer, will leave by the end of the company. The US-based carmaker described the rumors a...
Volvo S60 to Be Launched in 2010
8 Oct 2009, 09:12 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volvo will introduce the new S60 next year to be sold as model year 2011, with some voices claiming the first models are due to arrive in dealerships in spring. Volvo hasn't released details re...
Volvo, to Roll or Not to Roll?...
7 Oct 2009, 14:50 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / ... harsh times are coming for the Swedish car manufacturer. A brand which once stood for strength, durability and most of all, safety, is now on the verge of falling out of its owner's and eve...
2010 Volvo C30 UK Pricing Announced
5 Oct 2009, 14:20 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Swedish manufacturer Volvo released today UK pricing for the 2010 C30 model, first unveiled at this year’s Frankfurt Auto Show. The model will be available in four trim levels, namely S, SE, S...
2010 Volvo C70 Pricing Unveiled
5 Oct 2009, 13:21 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The British division of Volvo Cars today unveiled pricing for the 2010 C70, a model presented for the first time to its fans at the Frankfurt Auto Show. There will be three trims available, S, SE an...
US Investors Join the Race for Volvo
5 Oct 2009, 08:41 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Up until now, Geely was the only company to express its interest for Volvo, Ford's Swedish unit that is currently looking for a new investor to pave its way to success. It seems like a consorti...
How Should a Volvo Sound Like?
5 Oct 2009, 08:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This is the latest question to which the, let's face it, innovative Volvo engineers tried to get an answer to. With the help of the manufacturer's latest acoustic laboratory in Torslanda, ...
How Volvo's Pedestrian Protection System Works
2 Oct 2009, 06:14 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / In the last few years, companies made the development of safety technologies addressed to both car passengers and pedestrians a top priority, so a lot of new innovations saw daylight, at least in pr...