Volvo Goes "Live" At Detroit Auto Show
Jan 2, 2009
Concerned over the possible decrease in attendance by automotive and business media at major auto shows around the world, Volvo Car Corporation has developed an innovative media service. Its inaugural use will be at the North American International Auto Show, January 11 in Detroit. "Media attendance at the major auto s ... Continue reading
Volvo Cars Maps Driver Behaviour In Advanced Research Project
Dec 19, 2008
About 100 Volvo V70 and XC70 cars, equipped with cameras and computers are included in a huge European field test project. All to monitor the driver's behaviour in order to gain more knowledge about how we react as human beings in complex traffic situations. ... Continue reading
Volvo Releases First Video of New S60 Concept Car - VIDEO ENHANCED
Dec 16, 2008
A few days before Christmas, Volvo Cars treats the automotive world to an early unwrapping of a car that will shine bright in the streets for years to come. GOTHENGURG - December 16, 2008: The Volvo S60 Concept gives the car world a glimpse of what the all-new Volvo S60 is going to look like when it arrives in 2010. "T ... Continue reading
Volvo Engages Orrefors Glassworks for New Concept Car - VIDEO STORY
Dec 16, 2008
Volvo Cars has engaged world-famous Swedish glassworks Orrefors in the work with the company's next concept car, which will be a first taste of the next-generation Volvo S60. The joint creation, a floating centre stack of hand-made Orrefors crystal, will be shown for the first time at the Detroit international motor sh ... Continue reading
Volvo Cars' Whiplash System WHIPS Celebrates 10 years
Dec 16, 2008
Whiplash injuries are among the most common of all traffic injuries. Volvo Cars was one of the earliest manufacturers to introduce proper protection aimed at reducing the risk of whiplash. Volvo's highly effective system, WHIPS, which halves the risk of long-term after-effects, is now celebrating ten years in operation ... Continue reading
Groundbreaking Volvo Technology Helps Drivers Avoid Accidents With Pedestrians
Dec 16, 2008
Volvo Cars is now introducing the next generation of preventive safety technology. Collision Warning with Full Auto Brake and pedestrian detection reacts when a pedestrian walks out in front of a car - and will activate the car's full braking power if the driver does not respond to the danger. ... Continue reading
New Regional MD for Volvo Truck and Bus Centre, London
Dec 12, 2008
Volvo Truck and Bus Centre, London, has appointed Jim Collins to be its new Regional Managing Director. Reporting directly to Volvo Trucks' UK MD, Göran Nyberg, he will be responsible for 11 Dealer points in and around London, from Milton Keynes to Croydon and from Didcot to Bedford. He will be based at the region's h ... Continue reading
Volvo Cars' Whiplash System WHIPS Celebrates 10 Years
Dec 12, 2008
Whiplash injuries are among the most common of all traffic injuries. Volvo Cars was one of the earliest manufacturers to introduce proper protection aimed at reducing the risk of whiplash. Volvo's highly effective system, WHIPS, which halves the risk of long-term after-effects, is now celebrating ten years in operation ... Continue reading
Five Volvo Models Green Car Of The Year Candidates
Dec 10, 2008
The C30, S40 and V50 DRIVe models and the V70 2.5FT and S80 2.5 FT (bioethanol powered) have all been nominated for World Green Car of the Year 2009. The winner will be announced at the New York International Auto Show in April 2009. ... Continue reading
No Comment To Sale Of Volvo Cars Ford's Chinese Partner Changan
Dec 10, 2008
SHANGHAI December 10, 2008; Fang Yan writing for Reuters reported that Ford Motor said on Wednesday it was still evaluating an option to sell its Volvo car unit but declined to comment on a local media report which named its China partner Changan Automobile Group as a potential buyer. The report did not provide details ... Continue reading
Negotiations on Redundancies Finalised at Volvo Car Corporation
Dec 9, 2008
Negotiations between Volvo Car Corporation and its union representatives have now been completed. 2,721 employees in Sweden will leave the company, where of 2,367 blue collar workers and 354 white collars. An additional 680 employees abroad will leave the company. Also, 1,215 contracts with consultants have been termin ... Continue reading
Volvo: Green Corridors Provide for Safer and More Environmentally Sound Transports
Dec 8, 2008
STOCKHOLM, Sweden--Regulatory News: The Volvo Group ( is initiating cooperation within the Swedish governmentâs logistics forum and with the authorities to realize the EU Commissionâs concept regarding environmentally sound goods transport in âgreen corridors.â The goal is to reduce the impact on th ... Continue reading
Dec 5, 2008
Haters of fender benders and lovers of great automotive safety and design features will want to bookmark Volvo's new XC60 blog, that launched earlier this month. ... Continue reading
Ford Considering Sale of Volvo
Dec 1, 2008
DETROIT December 1, 2008; Soyoung Kim writing for Reuters reported that Ford Motor Co said on Monday it was reviewing options for Volvo and could sell the luxury Swedish car brand as it scrambles to shore up cash amid a deep industry downturn. The announcement came a day before Ford and the other two Detroit automakers ... Continue reading
Ford Motor Company Announces it Will Re-Evaluate Strategic Options for Volvo Car Corporation
Dec 1, 2008
DEARBORN, Mich., Dec. 1 -- Ford Motor Company announced today it will re-evaluate strategic options for Volvo Car Corporation, including the possible sale of the Sweden-based premium automaker. Ford said the decision to re-evaluate strategic options for Volvo comes in response to the significant decline in the global a ... Continue reading
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