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AB Volvo is a world-leading Swedish manufacturer of commercial vehicles, trucks, buses and construction equipment, drive systems for marine and industrial applications, aerospace components and financial services. But it did start out as a car manufacturer, founded by Assar Gabrielsson and Gustaf Larsson. The main purpose of the company was to produce the safest cars possible, following the death ...   Read more

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VOLVO 262 C 1977 - 1981

Volvo 262C has always been described as a very elegant car although it was actually a two door coupe. However, it had four seats, all of them covered by leather, as well as a black vinyl roof which gave the car a different look in comparison with the previous models designed ... >> Read more

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VOLVO 262 C 1977 - 1981
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VOLVO 262 1975 - 1977

This is one of the rare models in the 260 series from Volvo. The body of the car was taken from the 242 which was also a 2-door model, but the front end was typical to 260 series. The car was produced for 2 years only for the US market, and because so few models were ... >> Read more

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VOLVO 262 1975 - 1977
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Abu Dhabi, First Middle East Stop for Volvo Ocean Race
As promised, Volvo continued announcing the next host ports to join the upcoming Volvo Ocean Race, after recently revealing all the European stops to be made in the 2010 - 2012 season. The first port from the Middle East is Abu Dhabi, which is also the first Middle ... >> Read more
 
Volvo Celebrates PV36 75 Years at TechnoClassica
Volvo Cars has announced that it will be present at this year’s TechnoClassica Show in Essen, Europe’s biggest show for classic cars and automobilia. Volvo’s theme will be called “Volvo PV36 75 years”. At TechnoClasica, which will ... >> Read more
 
Rock Group Europe to Provide Volvo Soundtrack [Video]
As Volvo is about to release its newest model, the S60, the marketing department needed a soundtrack for all the car’s videos. And apparently, the music of the rock group Europe fits just perfectly to the Swedish needs. Europe is launching a new album and ... >> Read more
 
Volvo's Sale to Geely Won't Be Derailed
Even if the sale of HUMMER to Sichuan Tengzhong failed to go through, Geely is still in discussion to complete the Volvo acquisition, representatives of the Swedish brand said at the 2010 Geneva Auto Show in Switzerland. Volvo CEO's Stephen Odell said in a ... >> Read more
 
Volvo to Market Nail Polish in S60 Colors
The new S60 will not wait alone for the visitors of this year’s Geneva Auto Show to come at Volvo’s booth, but it will be accompanied by an exclusive collection of selected accessories, such as a pack of three nail polishes in Ember Black, Vibrant ... >> Read more