2008 Volvo XC70 - Reviews By Martha Hindes
Oct 9, 2007
The Auto Channel Volvo XC70 By Martha Hindes The car I was driving sat for a moment near the crest of a steep hill, the nose pointed skyward. On the other side was a hundred foot drop down a barely existent trail, mostly tire tracks with a lot of brush growing in between. It was obvious not many vehicles could clamber ... Continue reading
Oct 8, 2007
Launched in the Montana Rockies By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com The good folks at Volvo chose to introduce the fresh, new, third-generation Volvo XC70 to the media in the big sky country of Whitefish, Montana. As we flew over Glacier National Park and into the Kalispell airport the yellowing aspens confirmed that fal ... Continue reading
Oct 3, 2007
STOCKHOLM, Sweden--Volvo Trucks North America (VTNA) has delivered five Volvo trucks that meet the stringent US10 truck emission standards to customer for field testing. The US10 standard becomes effective in 2010 and the trucks now delivered are equipped with the EGR and SCR emission-control systems. The VN model truc ... Continue reading
Volvo Cars of North America Sales Report for September 2007
Oct 2, 2007
IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 2 -- Volvo Cars of North America, LLC (VCNA) reports sales of 8,425 units in the United States* for the month, representing a decrease of 13.1 percent compared to the same period last year. For the year, sales are down 9.9 percent in the U.S. Overall in North America (United States, Puerto Rico, Ca ... Continue reading
Ford September 2007 N.A Sales Decline; Crossovers Soar Again
Oct 2, 2007
-- Sales of Ford's all-new and redesigned crossovers spiked 96 percent in September; year-to-date sales were up 52 percent. Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX post highest retail sales to date. -- Overall sales totaled 189,863, down 21 percent compared with a year ago; daily rental sales were down 62 percent and sales to indivi ... Continue reading
Ford to Make HD Digital Radio Available Across Nearly All Product Lines
Sep 26, 2007
- Dealer-installed option available nationwide on nearly every 2008 model year Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicle - HD Digital Radio(TM) can be installed on most currently-owned vehicles built in model years 2005, 2006 and 2007 - Ford's high-definition radio strategy builds on company's effort to be among the industry's ... Continue reading
Volvo Participates in Swedish-Russian Seminar for Increased Traffic Safety
Sep 25, 2007
STOCKHOLM, Sweden--Regulatory News: Volvo Trucks and Volvo Cars are participating today in a seminar in Moscow on traffic safety. The Transport Ministers of both Russia and Sweden are attending and the event is being organised by the Swedish Export Council in Russia. Sweden is the leader when it comes to traffic safety ... Continue reading
SPECIAL VIDEO EVENT (GERMANY) Alternative Fuel Volvo Wins at Nürburgring
Sep 20, 2007
NURBURGRING, Germany - September 20, 2007: Competing in the "alternative fuels" division, a converted Volvo S40 using bio-ethanol recently won a 6-hour race in Nürburgring, Germany. Team HEICO SPORTIV's two drivers Patrick Brenndörfer and Martin Müller took turns to help steer the vehicle to victory. This is the sec ... Continue reading
Volvo Cars Now For Sale in India
Sep 10, 2007
New Delhi - On 6 September Volvo Cars presented the first two Volvo car models that will be for sale in India. Volvo Car India is opening its sales programme with the Volvo S80 luxury sedan and the Volvo XC90 Sports Utility Vehicle. Both models will be offered with three different engine alternatives: the 4.4 litre pet ... Continue reading
Volvo's Electric Hybrid to be Unveiled at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show - VIDEO ENHANCED
Sep 9, 2007
FRANKFURT - Volvo's ReCharge Concept, a plug-in hybrid with individual electric wheel motors, can drive an estimated 100 kilometers before the vehicle's four-cylinder Flexifuel engine is needed to power the car and recharge the battery. When driving beyond the car's battery life, fuel consumption may vary from 0 to 5.5 ... Continue reading
Volvo ReCharge Concept: Plug-in hybrid with battery-only range of 100 km
Sep 7, 2007
Gothenbourg September 6, 2007; Volvo Cars is introducing the Volvo ReCharge Concept, a plug-in hybrid with individual electric wheel motors and batteries that can be recharged via a regular electrical outlet for maximum environmental benefit. Recharging allows the car to be driven about 100 kilometres on battery power ... Continue reading
Volvo Cars Launches New Technology to Combat Alcohol-Related Road Accidents - VIDEO STORY
Sep 5, 2007
GOTHENBURG - September 5, 2007: According to Volvo safety officials, one in every three traffic fatalities in Europe is alcohol-related. To help reduce this number, Volvo has developed 'Alcoguard', which uses fuel-cell technology to accurately read a person's blood alcohol level. In order to start a vehicle, the driver ... Continue reading
Volvo Cars North America Sales Report for August 2007
Sep 4, 2007
IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 4 -- Volvo Cars of North America, LLC reports sales in the United States of 9,125 units for August, representing a 14 percent decrease from the same period last year. Overall, Volvo sales in North America (United States, including Puerto Rico, Canada and Mexico) were 10,032 units -- down 15.5 perc ... Continue reading
Ford Crossovers Soar In August 2007; Overall Sales Decline
Sep 4, 2007
- Ford's all-new and redesigned crossovers were up 82 percent in August; year-to-date sales up 48 percent. - Overall sales totaled 218,332, down 14 percent compared with a year ago; daily rental sales were down 44 percent and sales to individual retail customers were down 13 percent. - Lincoln registers 11th month in a ... Continue reading
Volvo Cars continues to address the problem of rear-end collisions
Sep 4, 2007
Gothenbourg September 4, 2007; Volvo Cars continues to address the problem of rear-end collisions by introducing Collision Warning with Auto Brake - a refined warning system that makes the car brake by itself if the driver doesn't act when a rear-end collision with a moving or stationary vehicle is imminent. "This can ... Continue reading
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