Volvo Makes First Delivery of World's Strongest Truck - VIDEO STORY
Jun 12, 2009
Gothenburg - June 12, 2009: The first customer of the Volvo FH16 700 truck, Tore Aase from Norway, has taken delivery of the first world's most powerful truck in Tuve, outside Göteborg in Sweden, where the truck is built. The truck will be used in long-haul operations in the west of Norway, hauling equipment for the o ... Continue reading
Volvo Invites Customers to Cut Their Service Bills, While Supporting Pediatric Cancer Research
Jun 12, 2009
Cups of virtual lemonade purchased on www.lemonadestandforlife.com benefit Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation and can save $100 off a service bill ROCKLEIGH, N.J., June 12 -- For the second consecutive year, Volvo Cars of North America will provide an opportunity for customers to save money on their next service visit, w ... Continue reading
Sweden Seeks Investment and Collaboration on Vehicle and Energy Storage Batteries
Jun 8, 2009
STOCKHOLM, June 8 -- Sweden hosts a world class automotive cluster with brands such as SAAB Automobile, Scania, Volvo Cars and Volvo Group, some 1,000 suppliers and ABB, a global leader in power and automation technology. Sweden now looks to expand its development of green energy infrastructure for plug-in hybrid and e ... Continue reading
Interactive Volvo City Safety Demonstration at 2009 London Motorexpo
Jun 3, 2009
Visitors to the 2009 London Motorexpo at Canary Wharf can join in an interactive experience and demonstration of Volvo's pioneering City Safety technology, which actively prevents vehicle collisions at low speeds. ... Continue reading
Volvo Cars Aims to be Market Leader in Plug-in Hybrid Technology
Jun 2, 2009
Volvo Cars continues to focus heavily on advanced green technology and is now taking yet another major step forward in keeping with the company's over-riding vision - DRIVe Towards Zero. ... Continue reading
Volvo and Vattenfall to Develop New Plug-In Hybrids - VIDEO STORY
Jun 1, 2009
A Volvo that can be fuelled with electricity from a standard wall socket will be a reality in 2012. Swedish energy company Vattenfall and the Volvo Car Corporation are launching an industrial joint venture partnership to introduce plug-in hybrids on the market. The ground-breaking technology will considerably lower the ... Continue reading
Volvo: UAW Members Approve New Agreement with Mack Trucks
May 31, 2009
STOCKHOLM, Sweden--Regulatory News: Members of the U.S. trade union, the United Auto Workers, have approved the new 40-month Master Agreement with the Volvo Groupâs subsidiary Mack Trucks. The agreement includes the establishment of an independent trust that will completely eliminate Mackâs commitments for pr ... Continue reading
A New Model Year - A New Range of Additions and Enhancements From Volvo
May 28, 2009
A new model, new engines and new engine technologies are the key additions to the Volvo range for the 2010 model year, all of which offer enhanced drivability, lower CO2 emissions and improved fuel consumption. ... Continue reading
'Volvo - The Game' Released on Internet - VIDEO STORY
May 28, 2009
GOTHENBURG - May 28, 2009: As reported a few days ago on The Auto Channel, Volvo Car Corporation and multiple award winning Swedish game studio, SimBin Development Team, has now released Volvo - The Game, a new challenge for everyone who enjoys racing games. The free of charge game features all of Volvo's racing legend ... Continue reading
Want to Drive The Volvo S60 Concept? Now You Can...Virtually
May 27, 2009
Volvo is giving an insight into the driving characteristics of the Volvo S60 Concept with the release of an innovative new PC-based racing challenge called Volvo - The Game. Available to download for free now from www.volvocars.co.uk/S60concept, it features five of Volvo's racing legends as well as the new Volvo S60 Co ... Continue reading
Want to Drive the Volvo S60 concept? Now You Can... Virtually
May 27, 2009
Volvo is giving an insight into the driving characteristics of the Volvo S60 Concept with the release of an innovative new PC-based racing challenge called Volvo - The Game. Available to download for free now from www.volvocars.co.uk/S60concept, it features five of Volvo's racing legends as well as the new Volvo S60 Co ... Continue reading
Volvo S60 Concept Awarded "Most Beautiful Concept Car" by German Auto Bild Magazine - VIDEO ENHANCED
May 21, 2009
GOTHENBURG - May 21, 2009: About 200,000 Auto Bild readers from 27 countries have selected the most beautiful vehicles for 2009 in five categories. The Volvo S60 Concept won over 28 renowned competitors in the category of Concept Cars. The voting for the Auto Bild Design Award was expanded for the first time to Europe- ... Continue reading
Volvo XC60 Named SUV of the Year by Fleet World Magazine
May 21, 2009
The Volvo XC60 crossover has been named 'SUV of the Year' at the 2009 Fleet World Honours. This is Volvo's second consecutive appearance on the annual winners' list, after the XC60's ground-breaking City Safety won the Technology Category last year. ... Continue reading
Kelley Blue Book's Kbb.Com Names Their Top 10 Road Trip Cars of 2009
May 21, 2009
Kbb.com Editors Offer Their Top New Car Choices for Road Trips in a Variety of Categories IRVINE, Calif., May 21 -- The Top 10 Road Trip Cars of 2009, www.kbb.com/roadtripcars2009, were named today by the expert editors from Kelley Blue Book, www.kbb.com, the leading provider of new car and used car information. Memori ... Continue reading
All Volvos, Large And Small, Benefit From the Scrappage Scheme
May 20, 2009
Following Volvo Car UK's confirmation of its participation in the Government's Scrappage Scheme, Volvo is pleased to announce further details of the additional support offering which will be available across all models, engines and trim levels in the range. ... Continue reading
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