Volvo’s Anna-Maria Sameus Awarded ‘Technological Woman of the Year’
19 Oct 2009, 10:21 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Defense and security company Saab has awarded Anna-Maria Sameus, product manager at Volvo Cars the Technological Woman of the Year 2009. As a top prize winner, Sameus will benefit of a study visit t...
Volvo Opens Two New UK Dealerships
13 Oct 2009, 12:22 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / British division of Volvo has just inaugurated two more dealerships in the UK, namely in Chesterfield and Billericay, which form part of strategy to grow its national network to 110 by the end of 20...
Disguised S60 Tests New Safety Technology in Copenhagen
9 Oct 2009, 08:01 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Just as we told you some time ago, Volvo is looking to introduce a brand new system, the so-called Collision Warning with Full Auto Brake and Pedestrian Detection together with the new S60 in 2010. ...
Volvo CEO Won't Leave by Year End
9 Oct 2009, 07:34 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volvo's parent company Ford Motor yesterday denied rumors that Stephen Odell, CEO of the Swedish manufacturer, will leave by the end of the company. The US-based carmaker described the rumors a...
Volvo S60 to Be Launched in 2010
8 Oct 2009, 09:12 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volvo will introduce the new S60 next year to be sold as model year 2011, with some voices claiming the first models are due to arrive in dealerships in spring. Volvo hasn't released details re...
Volvo, to Roll or Not to Roll?...
7 Oct 2009, 14:50 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / ... harsh times are coming for the Swedish car manufacturer. A brand which once stood for strength, durability and most of all, safety, is now on the verge of falling out of its owner's and eve...
2010 Volvo C30 UK Pricing Announced
5 Oct 2009, 14:20 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Swedish manufacturer Volvo released today UK pricing for the 2010 C30 model, first unveiled at this year’s Frankfurt Auto Show. The model will be available in four trim levels, namely S, SE, S...
2010 Volvo C70 Pricing Unveiled
5 Oct 2009, 13:21 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The British division of Volvo Cars today unveiled pricing for the 2010 C70, a model presented for the first time to its fans at the Frankfurt Auto Show. There will be three trims available, S, SE an...
US Investors Join the Race for Volvo
5 Oct 2009, 08:41 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Up until now, Geely was the only company to express its interest for Volvo, Ford's Swedish unit that is currently looking for a new investor to pave its way to success. It seems like a consorti...
How Should a Volvo Sound Like?
5 Oct 2009, 08:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This is the latest question to which the, let's face it, innovative Volvo engineers tried to get an answer to. With the help of the manufacturer's latest acoustic laboratory in Torslanda, ...
How Volvo's Pedestrian Protection System Works
2 Oct 2009, 06:14 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / In the last few years, companies made the development of safety technologies addressed to both car passengers and pedestrians a top priority, so a lot of new innovations saw daylight, at least in pr...
No Progress in Volvo - Geely Talks
1 Oct 2009, 12:47 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Geely is still in play to take over the Swedish unit Volvo but parent company Ford said the two sides haven't made progress in the talks. Ford's CEO Allan Mulally said at the opening of th...
Volvo Starts On Road Human Behavior Research
1 Oct 2009, 08:10 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Swedish manufacturer Volvo announced it is expanding its vehicle safety research with the introduction of the human element. Perhaps as important as the safety systems installed on the car, the huma...
Geely - Volvo Talks Come to a Halt
28 Sep 2009, 13:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even if it plans to complete the Volvo takeover by December, Geely and the Swedish brand are making no progress in the talks as the two companies are still negotiating the terms of the acquisition. ...
Volvo Reveals New Automatic Braking Technology
28 Sep 2009, 08:56 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Automatic braking technologies have been around for a while but Swedish carmaker Volvo has just announced the next generation safety technology that can detect pedestrians who walk out in front of t...
Volvo's DRIVe Towards Zero
28 Sep 2009, 06:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This punchline was chosen by Swedish manufacturer Volvo to represent its alternative vehicle development program. As the name says, the goal of DRIVe Towards Zero is to create a fleet of vehicles wh...
2012 Volvo Plug-in Hybrids First Details
25 Sep 2009, 13:42 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volvo has already announced that it will debut a plug-in hybrid range in 2012 but today, the company rolled out the first details of the upcoming models. The Swedish manufacturer says the battery...
Geely Continues Volvo Takeover Fight
25 Sep 2009, 11:41 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Chinese carmaker Geely continues the race for Volvo, with some voices claiming the company is favorite to take over the Swedish unit. Several sources close to the matter told the Wall Street Journal...
Goldman Sachs Invest in Geely, Geely Eyeballs Volvo
23 Sep 2009, 10:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The recently announced $334 million investment in Geely announced by Goldman Sachs has made the Chinese manufacturer grow even more excited about the prospects of its mother company acquiring Volvo....
Volvo Researches EV Safety Systems
23 Sep 2009, 09:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In the purest Volvo way, the Swedish manufacturer announced today it debuted research program to look into "a variety of safety scenarios for cars with electric power." The aim is to adap...