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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.

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.

NHTSA documents report that this potential wiring flaw may contribute to malfunctioning front and side airbags.

Volvo will reveal the all new Volvo V40 at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show.

Yes, you read it right, and no there is no typo, ELVIIS is alive and well working on electric cars in Sweden.

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?

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

While the attention of the car industry is on the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show a special auto show, called Comtrans, kicked off in Russian capital Moscow yesterday displaying commercial vehicles. Major truck and commercial vehicle makers of the worlds are at COMTRANS displaying their entire lines and here is why it makes perfect sense.

Learning about the amazing craftsmanship that goes on behind the scenes of manufacturing the beautiful Volvo brand car can be extremely interesting. The following is a look inside the making of the Volvo Concept You.

Volvo has taken the wraps off the Concept You, a four-door coupe design exercise that showcases the Swedish automaker's interest in smart technology integration and a new family of four-cylinder engines.

Volvo Cars USA just updated its followers that the auto maker will host a live chat today discussing road trips.

It's not quite ready for prime time, but Volvo is expanding its remarkable Pedestrian Detection with Full Auto Brake, a system that automatically applies a vehicle's brakes when a collision with a pedestrian is imminent, to include a similar response to animals in the vehicle's path.

The curvy new 2012 Volvo S60 has only been on the market for a short time and the Swedish automaker is already recalling a group of the S60 sedans over a fuel system issue that could cause stalling in the right situations.

Volvo is going green full tilt this spring with its enthusiast-driven V60 Plug-in Hybrid, C30 Electric and V50 DRIVe. The three environmentally friendly luxury cars were showcased and shown off this weekend at the 11th Michelin Challenge Bibendum rally in Germany.

Things move fast at Volvo in 2011 because in addition to the presentation of its Universe concept car the Swedish auto maker is upgrading its luxury sedans Volvo S80 and V70 R-Design for its 2012 models.

In a digital age when consumers can educate themselves long before they enter the showroom of a car dealership, women have become savvy shoppers who are using a variety of online resources to do their car buying research.

Women around the world have become very influential in the decision making process of purchasing an automobile. The newly released 2011 Women’s World Car of the Year Award winners list will certainly play a part in that decision for women who are in the market for a new car.

Volvo could have a battery-electric car in production and on the market as early as 2014, according to Leonard Stegland, president Volvo's Special Vehicles. That's dependent on Volvo being able to make a business plan for the Volvo C30 Electric, but beginning in the first quarter of 2012, Volvo begins testing a fleet of the battery-electric Volvo C30 coupes in daily tests in the U.S. Volvo will place fifty on the east coast and fifty on the west coast.

The CEO of LeaseTrader.com says gas will have to hit $4 a gallon before car buying habits change.

Volvo's new owners, China's Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., have agreed to invest up to $11 billion over the next five years with its sites firmly set on huge success in China, construction of a new plant in Chengdu and a possible second plant.

Volvo has unveiled a plug-in diesel hybrid version of its V60 that goes on sale in 2012.