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...
Volvo to Pay $8,75M to Accident Victim
6 Dec 2009, 11:35 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / In May 2002, Manuel Reis was hit by a 1987 Volvo 740 wagon that was missing a clutch starter safety switch and crushed his leg as he was pinned between a house and the vehicle. Last week, a New a N...
Volvo to Offer Cars for COP15 Climate Conference
4 Dec 2009, 09:36 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Swedish manufacturer Volvo announced today it will be one of the carmakers providing vehicles for the transport of dignitaries attending the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15) in Copen...
Volvo XC60, 2010 International Truck of the Year
3 Dec 2009, 08:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The International Car of the Year (ICOTY) jury made up its mind yesterday on who will receive the 2010 International Truck of the Year award and, after comparing some 10 new crossovers, SUVs and tru...
2010 Volvo C30 Facelift by Heico Sportiv
24 Nov 2009, 15:06 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The tuners at Heico Sportiv have just released details on their latest upgrade package for the 2010 Volvo C30 model. The stock engine of a 2010 Volvo C30 1.6D DRIVe underwent an ECU remap, while the...
Former Ford Director to Submit Volvo Bid
23 Nov 2009, 11:19 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volvo is becoming more attractive for companies that are looking at ways to expand their global operations. After Ford confirmed that Geely is its preferred bidder, a former director of the US-based...
Rolls Royce to Offer HD Radio Standard on All MY 2010 Cars
21 Nov 2009, 12:48 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Rolls Royce has just decided to make its cars a bit more entertaining by starting offering HD radio as standard on all 2010 models. This means the luxury car manufacturer is the second company in th...
Volvo C30 1.6D DRIVe Facelift Got Tuned
20 Nov 2009, 11:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The paint hasn't dried yet on the facelifted Volvo C30 and tuning packages are already available. Heico Sportiv recently presented an aftermarket package for the new C30 1.6D DRIVe that brings ...
Volvo and Mack Engines, First to Be Certified by EPA
20 Nov 2009, 09:58 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The first truck manufacturers to have their engines certified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the California Air Resources Board as meeting upcoming 2010 diesel emissions standards,...
Denmark Opens New Straw-Based Ethanol Plant
20 Nov 2009, 09:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The first and largest straw-based ethanol production facility was declared operational yesterday by HRH Prince Joachim of Denmark. The facility will produce 5.4 million litres of ethanol, 13,000 ton...
Volvo Recalls 9,600 2010 XC60
19 Nov 2009, 15:27 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In what is perhaps one of the most rarely seen recalls, Swedish carmaker Volvo announced it is forced to send bank for servicing 9,667 XC60 vehicles, manufactured in 2010, due to a driver's sea...