Volvo Names New Chairman of the Board
15 Jan 2010, 13:57 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Just prior to the projected sale of Swedish brand Volvo to a Chinese company Geely, Volvo's chairman of the board, Finn Johnsson, decided to resign and pursue his own interests. He will be repl...
Geely Posts 59% Sales Increase in 2009
15 Jan 2010, 09:30 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Geely, which currently has the highest chances to take control of Swedish manufacturer Volvo, posted a sales increase of 59 percent in 2009 to 325,413 units. Furthermore, December was the best month...
Volvo Still Up for Grabs Despite Geely Agreement
13 Jan 2010, 10:23 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Although we all believed that Volvo is 99 percent sold, it appears that Ford is also willing to listen to other offers it might receive from various interested parties around the world. At least, th...
Geely - Volvo Deal Terms Revealed
11 Jan 2010, 11:54 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Up until now, lots of media sources talked about the Volvo - Geely deal but nobody knew for sure which exactly are the terms of the agreement and what is going to happen to the Swedish unit after th...
Geely to Launch Chinese-Made Volvo
11 Jan 2010, 09:47 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Although Geely assured everyone that Volvo's operations would remain untouched once the Swedish unit steps under its ownership, the company will actually suffer some slight changes. Mostly beca...
NAIAS Preview: Electric Volvo C30
9 Jan 2010, 12:03 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Producing all electric cars has become a must for a lot of important automaker, so Volvo got in line and came out with its own all electric C30. At the moment, the Swedish are testing their Battery ...
Volvo Tests Viability of the C30 BEV
7 Jan 2010, 16:23 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Swedish carmaker Volvo is currently evaluating the viability of introducing an entirely electric-powered car known as a BEV (Battery Electric Vehicle) on the market, after already announcing a plug-...
Volvo UK Sales Are Up
7 Jan 2010, 14:13 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Volvo seems to have had a great year. After finally finding an interested buyer, things are looking quite good for the Swedish car manufacturer. According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and T...
Sweden to Meet GM, Ford Next Week
6 Jan 2010, 11:28 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Saab's future is still uncertain but Swedish officials are looking into ways to put things straight so they will travel to Detroit next week to meet GM officials and discuss the matter. Further...
Volvo S60 Previewed on Youtube
4 Jan 2010, 13:26 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / The launch campaign for the new Volvo S60 has taken another step as the first footage of the sedan emerged on the Internet. No, we’re not talking about a mistake or any “leaks” fro...
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 ...