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...
Volvo - Geely Sale Talks Move to Sweden
18 Nov 2009, 08:24 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Talks between Ford and Geely are making progress so Chinese manufacturer's officials traveled to Sweden this week to discuss the terms of the deal. The Chinese group will meet in Gothenburg and...
Volvo to Retain Rights Over Licensed Technologies
17 Nov 2009, 11:07 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / In case the deal with Chinese carmaker Geely goes through, Volvo will continue to hold the rights over its licensed technologies while its new owner will only be able to use them. A Geely spokesman ...
Volvo's Ulf Nordstrom, Intrapreneur of the Year in Sweden
17 Nov 2009, 07:40 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Recruitment agency Talentia awarded Ulf Nordstrom, technical project manager at Volvo Cars, with the "Intrapreneur of the Year" award. Nordstrom is, in fact, the man behind the the DRIVe m...
Volvo Launches DRIVe Around The World Challenge
16 Nov 2009, 09:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Swedish carmaker Volvo is keen on making its DRIVe technology the star of its line-up. After earlier today we presented you the achievements of the Volvo V50 DRIVe in its 1,535 kilometers run from Z...
Volvo to Sponsor NFFTY in 2010
13 Nov 2009, 08:06 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / {img1 algn=left}The American division of Volvo announced it has renewed its partnership with NFFTY (National Film Festival for Talented Youth), entering its third consecutive year as its sponsor. Th...
Volvo Ocean Race Gets High Media Interest
12 Nov 2009, 08:25 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / According to recent media statistics, the current season of the Volvo Ocean Race has registered a huge increase in public interest over the past season. The famous yacht race around the world held e...
Geely Aiming to Set Up Chinese Plant for Volvo
11 Nov 2009, 10:15 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / If the deal between Geely and Volvo goes through, the Chinese carmaker has fairly ambitious plans for the Swedish brand, especially in the domestic market. A report rolled out by the Wall Street Jou...
2011 Volvo S60 Photos Released
10 Nov 2009, 09:41 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Volvo presented some pictures of S60, the most important car for the Swedish next year. The car looks almost identical to the sedan concept presented at the Detroit motor show last year. The product...
Aussie Volvo Gets Twin-Turbo D5, 2.0l D Engines
9 Nov 2009, 11:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Volvo range for the Australian market will be expanded for 2010 model year with the addition of two new engines, the twin-turbo D5 and the four-cylinder 2.0D. The former will featured on the XC6...
Groupama to Enter the Volvo Ocean Race
4 Nov 2009, 08:03 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / French insurance company Groupama confirmed it will enter the next two editions of the Volvo Ocean Race. The company has already contracted its long term skipper, Franck Cammas, for the job, while s...
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...