Erricsson 4 Wins Leg 8 in Volvo Ocean Race
11 Jun 2009, 12:21 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / After a tight race, the Erricson 4 team managed to finish first when arriving at the Rotterdam Gate. During the North Sea race, positions swapped regularly, but the Galway to Marstrand route was fin...
Mexican Team Won the Volvo Adventure Victory
10 Jun 2009, 10:45 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / For the first time in the history of Volvo’s environmental competition, the first prize went to a South American team. Volvo Adventure has chosen its winners: the HUNAB team from Yukatan, M...
2010 Volvo XC60 3.2 US Pricing Announced
9 Jun 2009, 09:29 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volvo recently announced the US pricing for the latest addition to the 2010 XC60 range, a normally-aspirated 3.2-liter unit that will arrive on the market this summer. In short terms, 2010 XC60 3.2 ...
EU Approves 500 Million Euro Loan for Volvo
5 Jun 2009, 14:09 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Swedish automaker Volvo has just received a 500 million euro loan from the European Investment Bank which will allow the company to continue its green efforts and finance a project to develop low-em...
Goteborg to Host Volvo Adventure Finalists
5 Jun 2009, 07:35 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Volvo Adventure, the worldwide environmental competition has found its finalist: 75 young students along with 25 teachers from ten different countries. They will be present in the Swedish city Go...
Volvo Dog Collection Released
4 Jun 2009, 15:19 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Seeing the importance of their companion’s safety when leaving on holidays, Volvo released a new collection for dog owners, which eases the access to the car's luggage compartment, and a ...
Volvo Extends Warranty in the US
4 Jun 2009, 10:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Ford's still-subsidiary Volvo has announced today it will launch an extended warranty program for all the Volvo vehicles purchased in the US throughout June and will also introduce a wear-and-t...
Volvo Confirms Plug-In Hybrid for 2012
1 Jun 2009, 12:53 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Although it is currently fighting with the economic recession, Volvo still has the resources to develop new vehicles so it today announced that the company's first plug-in hybrid is set to be l...
Belgium to Help Volvo Stay on Its Feet
28 May 2009, 10:15 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / While Volvo is still encountering difficulties when trying to receive financial support in its native country, the car manufacturer is about to snatch around 300 million euros ($418 million) in Belg...
Why Volvo Wears Black. For now
18 May 2009, 08:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Believe it or not, behind every choice of color for a vehicle lies a designer. And behind every chosen color lies a reason, as manufacturers no longer sell the car as-is. Chosing a car nowadays (cri...
Geely Denies Bids for Volvo, Saab
15 May 2009, 15:05 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Chinese automaker Geely, who has been often linked with either a Volvo or Saab acquisition, recently denied all rumors claiming it has submitted bids for one – or even both as some media r...
Volvo E85 Flexifuel Engine Gets 30 More HP
14 May 2009, 10:45 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The most powerful E85 engine made by Volvo, the five-cylinder 2.5l Flexifuel, gets even more muscle with the additional 30 horsepower and 40 Nm of torque the manufacturer has already prepared for it...
Five Bidders for Volvo, Geely Among Them. Or Not
7 May 2009, 14:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Volvo may be in new hands by the end of June, according to inside sources cited by Autonews. Among them, the same sources claim that Chinese manufacturer Geely is among the five remaining bidders. ...
Geely Visits Saab, Hints at Potential Agreement
30 Apr 2009, 09:30 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After months of uncertainty regarding Saab's future, here we have the first official name that might become Saab's long-desired parent in the near future: Chinese auto group Geely has visi...
Volvo C30, S40 and V50 DRIVe, R-Design Style
23 Apr 2009, 13:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / While scanning the source of this article, we came across probably one of the most interesting statements we heard in a while: "having good environmental properties doesn't mean a car has ...
Volvo Will Cut 1,500 Jobs in Sweden
23 Apr 2009, 12:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Ford's struggling Volvo begins to feel the heat of the economic storm sharper than ever and, as a result of these uncertain times, has announced it will continue slashing its workforce. This ti...
Volvo Europe Recalls 21,000 C30, S40, V50
21 Apr 2009, 13:12 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / As if the difficult times weren't enough, the Swedish struggling automaker Volvo is now forced to recall around 21,000 units on the Old Continent after discovering a potential malfunction of th...
Ford to Get Up to $2 Billion for Volvo Cars
14 Apr 2009, 13:30 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ford may get between $1 billion and $2 billion for its Swedish ailing automaker Volvo Cars, in case the parent company agrees to sell the company to one of the interested bidders, Bloomberg reported...
Volvo Reduces 2009 XC90 Pricing by 8 Percent
8 Apr 2009, 12:51 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / As part of its efforts to get through the crisis and reduce loses to a minimum, Volvo today announced it will cut 2009 XC90 pricing by 8 percent. Such a price cut means a saving of up to $3,250 on V...
Peter Horbury Leaves Ford and Returns to Volvo
2 Apr 2009, 15:46 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / Big changes taking place in Ford land these days as Peter Horbury is leaving his position as Executive Director of Design to become Vice President of Design at Volvo, which after all is part of the...