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McLaren, Bentley Open New Dealerships in Stockholm
McLaren, Bentley Open New Dealerships in Stockholm

30 Aug 2013, 14:51 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Is it just us or the British are set to conquer Sweden? We're probably paranoid since WW2 ended more than half a century ago, but both McLaren and Bentley have announced the opening of new deal...

 
Drag Race: 420 HP Volvo S40 vs 400 HP VW Golf R32
Drag Race: 420 HP Volvo S40 vs 400 HP VW Golf R32

23 May 2013, 12:46 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / A lot of other car websites have trick titles like "drag race monday" to justify why they are showing you a drag race video. But really, any day when we can show you a Sweden versus German...

 
Ex-Saab Executives Arrested on Accounting Fraud Charges
Ex-Saab Executives Arrested on Accounting Fraud Charges

21 May 2013, 11:20 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Three former executives of the now bankrupt Swedish automaker Saab have been arrested on accounting fraud charges, an Associated Press report announced later this week. According to Swedish prose...

 
VW Snowared: What You Call a Touareg with Tracks
VW Snowared: What You Call a Touareg with Tracks

22 Dec 2012, 14:36 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Oh the Swedes and their love of cars. They’ve given us a long long list of rally moves, some excellent racing drivers, and now the first VW Touareg on tracks. Created by Volkswagen Sweden f...

 
In Spite of Poor European Economic Situation, Volvo Stays in Sweden
In Spite of Poor European Economic Situation, Volvo Stays in Sweden

5 Dec 2012, 11:00 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The European automotive sector, and the financial situation generally speaking have definitely seen better days, and the major automakers have had to make production and staff cuts, in order to prev...

 
The Last of the Saabs to Be Auctioned Off
The Last of the Saabs to Be Auctioned Off

29 Nov 2012, 15:20 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While the current owners of Saab seem to be struggling to get production going again, they have decided to sell off a few unique cars they had lying around - the last cars to roll off the Trollhatte...

 
There’s No Escaping the V8-Powered Volvette V70 Cop Car
There’s No Escaping the V8-Powered Volvette V70 Cop Car

8 Nov 2012, 11:09 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Now this is one cop car you won’t be able to outrun, regardless of what you’re driving, because it may look like an aging Volvo V70 estate, but in actual fact, under its bonnet, beats th...

 
Spyker and Youngman to Begin Production D8 Peking-to-Paris by 2014
Spyker and Youngman to Begin Production D8 Peking-to-Paris by 2014

28 Aug 2012, 08:49 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Spyker D8 Paris-to-Peking is easily the most striking-looking SUV of any kind, ever made. It looks like nothing else on the road, being a cross between a supercar, a boat, a plane, a regular SUV...

 
Volvo 750 Does Burnout While On a Tow Truck!
Volvo 750 Does Burnout While On a Tow Truck!

25 Jul 2012, 09:40 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Some lines of work may seem to lack entertainment at first, but if one tries hard enough, any boring run-of-the-mill job can be turned into something exciting and fun! This Swedish tow truck driv...

 
Volvo Developing Animal Avoidance Safety Tech
Volvo Developing Animal Avoidance Safety Tech

11 Jul 2012, 15:06 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Hitting animals which stray onto the road is a major problem, especially in Europe’s northern-most countries (Sweden - 40,000 animal related accidents per year, Norway and Finland), which, des...

 
Volvo S60 Polestar First Video Footage
Volvo S60 Polestar First Video Footage

6 Jul 2012, 09:44 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Swedish people are a strange bunch, who speak a very viking-like language and make furniture out of flexible fur trees. However, the country is also in love with cars and speed. It seems that...

 
De Tomaso Pantera Ploughs into Crowd in Sweden
De Tomaso Pantera Ploughs into Crowd in Sweden

2 Jul 2012, 15:40 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / A recent De Tomaso Club meeting in Borgholm, Sweden ended badly when a Pantera ploughed into a group of bystanders, injuring four, two of which seriously. The driver and passenger of the Pantera wer...

 
McLaren MP4-12C Enters Swedish Market
McLaren MP4-12C Enters Swedish Market

14 Jun 2012, 13:46 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / McLaren today announced the are entering the 21st global market today - the Nordics - as they have signed an agreement with sports car specialists, Autoropa, who will distribute their cars in Stockh...

 
Oresund Bridge – Half-Tunnel, Half-Bridge and a Bonus Artificial Island
Oresund Bridge – Half-Tunnel, Half-Bridge and a Bonus Artificial Island

8 Jan 2012, 16:23 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / It goes without saying that road infrastructure is a contributing factor to what people call these days “the passion of driving”. And it's pretty much obvious that every car aficion...

 
Drivers from Down Under Shine at 2011 MX-5 Ice Race
Drivers from Down Under Shine at 2011 MX-5 Ice Race

28 Feb 2011, 13:32 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / It looks like people from Sweden aren’t the only one that are good at ice racing, as Australians have also shined at the 2011 MX-5 Ice Race. As the only non-European team at the event and g...

 
Sweden Included in the 2011 TTXGP Calendar
Sweden Included in the 2011 TTXGP Calendar

14 Jan 2011, 11:30 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / A new venue for the TTXGP Euro Series has been announced today by race organizers, with Sweden chosen to join the 2011 race calendar. Track Gellerasen, the oldest permanent racing facility in Sweden...

 
Volvo to Hire 200 Workers in Preparation for Higher 2011 Demand
Volvo to Hire 200 Workers in Preparation for Higher 2011 Demand

30 Dec 2010, 07:46 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Opinions on the way the automotive industry is going to perform next year are still divided, but some companies are already making the final adjustments to be able to face a potential higher demand ...

 
Sweden Willing to Aid Automotive Industry
Sweden Willing to Aid Automotive Industry

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Swedish government confirmed on Thursday that it agrees to help the domestic carmakers go through the economic crisis and aid them to concentrate on fuel-efficient engines. Sweden will provide a...

 
Nobody Interested in Buying Saab, Says GM
Nobody Interested in Buying Saab, Says GM

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The struggling Swedish automaker Saab gains no interest from larger corporations in the automotive industry, its parent company General Motors today said, confirming rumors that it plans to sell the...

 
Volvo to Fire an Additional 4,000 Employees
Volvo to Fire an Additional 4,000 Employees

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Swedish car manufacturer Volvo today announced that nearly 4,000 employees will leave the company by December 31, 2008, as part of Volvo's cost reduction program. Although the cost cutting reas...