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Aftermarket Heico Volvo XC60 Details and Official Photos
Aftermarket Heico Volvo XC60 Details and Official Photos

27 Mar 2009, 11:33 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Although it was officially presented at the 2008 Essen Motor Show, Heico's aftermarket package for Volvo XC60 was quite an enigma as the tuners haven't provided too many details regarding ...

 
Ford in Advanced Talks to Sell Volvo
Ford in Advanced Talks to Sell Volvo

26 Mar 2009, 14:11 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ford is again claiming that somebody is interested in buying Volvo, confirming it has moved a step closer to selling the company but refused to provide clear details regarding the buyers. A February...

 
Chery Admits It Wants Volvo, But Won't Fight for It
Chery Admits It Wants Volvo, But Won't Fight for It

19 Mar 2009, 14:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Chinese manufacturer Chery decided to stop our head from spinning and finally, following denial after denial, admitted it is interested in acquiring Ford's Volvo. But, as in anything related to...

 
2010 Volvo S80 Gets Two New Chassis
2010 Volvo S80 Gets Two New Chassis

18 Mar 2009, 13:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Following the release for the Chinese market of the S80L, a longer version of the base model, the Swedish manufacturer decided to make some improvements to the base range as well. Two new chassis we...

 
Volvo S80L for China: Specs and Photos
Volvo S80L for China: Specs and Photos

13 Mar 2009, 10:57 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The bond Volvo seems to share with the Chinese market grew even stronger yesterday with the launch of the new Volvo S80L, a model seriously tweaked up and 140mm longer than the previous S80. Volv...

 
Volvo Wants to Go Up 10 Percent in China
Volvo Wants to Go Up 10 Percent in China

12 Mar 2009, 10:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Not only the Chinese manufacturers are taking interest in Volvo, as rumors go. The Chinese economy seems as attractive to the Swedish company as it does for Chery, Geely, Dongfeng and Changan, the c...

 
Marchionne: We'll Fight Like Hell
Marchionne: We'll Fight Like Hell

10 Mar 2009, 14:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The economic crisis came under threat today, as Fiat CEO, Sergio Marchionne, said his company will “fight like hell” to make money this year, Autonews reported. The Italian official also...

 
Volvo Upgrades Emission Laboratory
Volvo Upgrades Emission Laboratory

9 Mar 2009, 18:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Fuel efficient vehicles have long surpassed the state of "concept" cars. As hybrid, all electric and low emission vehicles become more and more common, investment into research technology ...

 
Volvo and Saab Should Merge, GM CEO Says
Volvo and Saab Should Merge, GM CEO Says

9 Mar 2009, 18:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Bob Lutz found it useful to speak his mind at the 2009 Geneva Auto Show and advised Volvo and Saab to merge into one company, completely separate from Ford and General Motors. The advice comes not o...

 
Volvo C70 Ice White Prepares for UK Spring
Volvo C70 Ice White Prepares for UK Spring

9 Mar 2009, 18:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As the first spring breeze makes its way into our lungs and with global warming always happy to lend a hand and provide us with ever increasing temperatures, car manufacturers are always on the look...

 
Chery Gets Approval to Buy Volvo?
Chery Gets Approval to Buy Volvo?

8 Mar 2009, 08:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / There must be some truth about the rumors after all. The increasing speculation about more Chinese based car manufacturers taking interest in Ford’s Volvo got another boost yesterday, as sourc...

 
Volvo - Stepping Beyond Safety Marketing
Volvo - Stepping Beyond Safety Marketing

6 Mar 2009, 17:34 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / What's the first thing that comes in your mind when hearing about Volvo? 99 percent of people would answer "safety". And yes, Volvo is indeed famous for the advanced safety its models...

 
Geely Denies Interest in Volvo
Geely Denies Interest in Volvo

5 Mar 2009, 10:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After weeks of rumors surfacing about more Chinese auto manufacturers taking interest in Ford's sale of Volvo, Geely Automobile Group decided to deny once again its interest in the sale. Geely ...

 
Refreshed Volvo S80 to Prove Its "Exclusiveness" at Geneva
Refreshed Volvo S80 to Prove Its "Exclusiveness" at Geneva

26 Feb 2009, 13:55 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / With the 2009 Geneva Auto Show almost here, Volvo is giving away some details regarding the refreshed S80 model which is going to be showcased next month at the show. In short terms, Volvo says the ...

 
Saab Stops Production Because of Customs Issues
Saab Stops Production Because of Customs Issues

26 Feb 2009, 08:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Saab's sad story continues, as the company finds it more and more difficult with mother company GM's decision to let it go. The company finds itself alone in the dark, as their own governm...

 
Volvo Buyer Expected in April
Volvo Buyer Expected in April

25 Feb 2009, 14:48 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Ford's intention of selling Volvo has stirred a lot of interest in automotive industry... Wait, it didn't... It did, but rumors surrounding the future owner of the company are so blurry n...

 
Swedish Government Ready to Give Volvo Guarantee Loan
Swedish Government Ready to Give Volvo Guarantee Loan

24 Feb 2009, 16:18 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / After the stormy financial crisis struck the Swedish automaker and Ford threatened it was searching for someone to buy it, Volvo is finally seeing a ray of hope. According to Autonews, Sweden...

 
Volvo Extends DRIVe Range to V70, S80, XC60 and XC70 Models
Volvo Extends DRIVe Range to V70, S80, XC60 and XC70 Models

24 Feb 2009, 15:13 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / 2009 Geneva Motor Show will witness no less than seven Volvo models that received the DRIVe badge, the manufacturer's low CO2 emission class vehicles. All of them are also equipped with a conve...

 
Chinese Chery Wants Volvo
Chinese Chery Wants Volvo

16 Feb 2009, 12:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Ford's decision to sell its Volvo brand has stirred things quite a bit in communist-capitalist mixed China. If the beginning of the month brought rumors about Geely Automobile Holdings' in...

 
What Car Would You Buy if You Were a Star?
What Car Would You Buy if You Were a Star?

7 Feb 2009, 12:03 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Although many of us don't like to admit it, ladies, we all like gossip... to a certain smaller or bigger extent. And when it comes to gossip about celebs, things are just too good to be kept on...