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By Nicolas Zart on
Pininfarina, one of the greatest coach masters of the history of the automobile passed away today in Italy at the age of 85. Our condolences go to the Pininfarina family.
By Aaron Turpen on
Volvo has released the MSRP for the 2013 S60 along with more details on its faster 0-60 time and new features.
By Denis Flierl on
Motorsport and performance tuner Polestar, who is the official partner of Volvo, has just released official details on the high-performance Volvo S60 Polestar sedan.
By Aaron Turpen on
The SARTRE project has now begun testing on public roads in Spain as Volvo and its allies take connected vehicles on the highway in a first-ever public road demonstration of the potential of road trains. Check out the video.
By Denis Flierl on
Volvo and Polestar Performance are developing a new high-performance S60 production model that will compete with the BMW M3.
By John Goreham on
New 2013 Volvo V40 will offer unique pedestrian airbag feature that will save many lives.
By John Goreham on
People's Republic of China's Prime Minister, Wen Jiabo, visited Chinese-owned Volvo today highlighting just how global the automotive market has become and how seriously China takes manufacturing of cars for the international marketplace
By John Goreham on
The new 2013 Volvo XC60 Inscription will bring an already high level of luxury to a new level with custom interior and exterior treatments to set the compact sport utility apart from the crowd
By Adam Yamada-Hanff on
On April 14th, 1927 the very first mass-produced Volvo vehicle rolled off the production line at the Lundby factory in Göteborg. Now, 85 years later, the company is celebrating this special occasion by driving the same car out of the factory.
By Patrick Rall on
This morning, the April 2012 car pack for Forza Motorsport 4 hit the Xbox Live marketplace – bringing 10 new cars to the incredible driving simulator that offer a great spread of European luxury performance road and street cars both new and old, old school and new school Japanese performance coupes, a 50s era American convertible and even a high performance Swedish station wagon.
By Patrick Rall on
Some news statistics pertaining to new car sales from the 2011 year have been unveiled with the Volvo S40 sedan being found to be the most popular vehicle among female buyers and while “chick car” is a negative perception to some – being among the bestselling cars for female buyers is a goal of many automakers in the US.
By John Goreham on
The Volvo C30 Electric has the potential to change the game in the US electric car market in three important ways.
By Aaron Turpen on
With 16 liters of engine and 149 kilowatts of motor putting out a total of 2,000 horsepower, the Mean Green has already made a huge skid line on the heavy truck drag racing field. Now Boije Overbrink, its driver, wants to shatter the record.. again.
By Don Bain on
Volvo is recalling over 12,000 of its best selling models in China for faults in the wiring that can lead to airbag failure or an undercoating that can cause fuel leaks.
By Patrick Rall on
Less than a week ago it was rumored that New York Knicks star Jeremy Lin was being pursued by Volvo to help with a new marketing campaign in China and today it became official, as Volvo announced a new global endorsement partnership that will focus primarily on the US and China – the two regions where the American-born point guard of Chinese descent is best known.
By Patrick Rall on
Reports from around the world are suggesting that Volvo – the Chinese-owned Swedish automaker – is in talks with NBA overnight sensation Jeremy Lin of the New York Knicks with the hopes of signing Lin to an overseas endorsement deal focusing specifically on the Chinese auto industry.
By Adam Yamada-Hanff on
Reports have come out that Fiat, the Italian automaker and Volvo, the Swedish automaker, might form a partnership and alliance which would strengthen each company.
By Anthony Faccenda on
NHTSA documents report that this potential wiring flaw may contribute to malfunctioning front and side airbags.
By Adam Yamada-Hanff on
Volvo will reveal the all new Volvo V40 at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show.
By Nicolas Zart on
Yes, you read it right, and no there is no typo, ELVIIS is alive and well working on electric cars in Sweden.
By Adam Yamada-Hanff on
At the 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Volvo showcased it's Volvo XC60 Plug-in Hybrid concept. It seems to be a well rounded vehicle as far as we can tell. However the real question remains, when will Volvo bring the XC60 Plug-in Hybrid Concept to the US market?
By Don Bain on
Volvo Cars of North America, LLC, (VCNA) has just announced the 2012 C70 Inscription package, on sale only during the first quarter of next year, will retail for $3,900. The C70 Inscription is an upgraded version of Volvo's C70 retractable hardtop with added power and torque, plus unique interior and exterior details.
By Don Bain on
Volvo has announced pricing of what they call their "most technically advanced model ever," the world’s first diesel-hybrid plug-in, the 2013 V60 at 57,000 Euros or $ 74,630 U.S.
By Don Bain on
Today Volvo announced for the very first time the availability of factory-authorized Polestar performance tuning software for several Volvo models next week at Volvo retailers across the country. The announcement came from Volvo Cars of North America (VCNA).
By Keith Griffin on
What do Volvos, vampires and Brazil all have in common? It's a Facebook contest revolving around the upcoming premier of "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1" that features prizes like a trip to Brazil, a new Volvo S60 R-Design and tickets to the premier.
By Keith Griffin on
Volvo has confirmed that it will bring the Volvo V60 plug-in hybrid to market in 2012. It is the result of close cooperation between Volvo and Swedish energy supplier Vattenfall.
By Frank Sherosky on
For the second year in a row, Dr. Oded Tour, CEO of Tour Engine presented during poster presentations at the Directions in Energy-Efficiency and Emissions Research (DEER) Conference in Detroit, and garnered a healthy interest, including a visitor from Volvo.
By Adam Yamada-Hanff on
Have you every thought about what sort of grueling testing a car goes through before you are allowed to drive it on the road? With a new Youtube video by Volvo shoot at its top secret proving ground in Hallered, Sweden, you can see the testing process every 2012 Volvo car goes through and those that have not quite made it onto the production line.
By Gordon Block on
Volvo will take sole ownership of the Uddevalla plant in 2013, and thanks to slow sales volume of the C70, it will end the model and shut down the plant too.