News By Topic: Volvo

Volvo: Information Regarding New Capital Structure

May 23, 2007

STOCKHOLM, Sweden--As a part of the redemption procedure approved by the Annual General Meeting 4 April 2007, AB Volvo (STO:VOLVA) (STO:VOLVB) carried out a share split where each share was split into six shares, of which one redemption share. Upon completion of the redemption procedure the redemption shares are redeem ... Continue reading

Volvo Receives Order For 187 BRT Buses to Colombia

May 21, 2007

STOCKHOLM, Sweden--Volvo Buses has received an order for 187 buses to the first phase of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system in Santiago de Cali, Colombia. The buses will be delivered in autumn 2007. “The population density in our cities is rising at an increasingly faster pace, resulting in untenable situations wi ... Continue reading

Dave Redinger's The Neighborhood Mechanic - Electronic Fuel Injection

May 16, 2007

DAVE REDINGER ASK THE NEIGHBOURHOOD MECHANIC Some vehicles that are equipped with EFI (electronic fuel injection) are also equipped with service reminder lights that inform the driver that maintenance is required. After completing service, the maintenance reminder must be reset. The following is an excerpt of what we g ... Continue reading

MSNBC: Four Convertibles That Don't Compromise

May 11, 2007

MSNBC has compiled a list of what it calls the four best hard-top convertibles on the road. They are the Mazda MX-5 Miata, the Pontiac G6 convertible, Volkswagen's Eos and the Volvo C70. Click here to read the full reviews and see pictures. These four cars are not so much competitors as complements to one another, with ... Continue reading

Change in Volvo's Group Executive Committee

May 11, 2007

STOCKHOLM, Sweden--As a result of Nissan Diesel’s current President, Iwao Nakamura, retiring at mid-year 2007, Satoru Takeuchi will replace him as a member of Volvo’s Group (STO:VOLVA) (STO:VOLVB) (BSE:VLV) Executive Committee. Satoru Takeuchi will also succeed Iwao Nakamura as President of Nissan Diesel. Sat ... Continue reading

Volvo Puzzles the Greatest Mysteries of the Deep

May 10, 2007

Volvo Car Corporation holds global treasure hunt for real-life buried treasure as tie-in to Disney's new movie Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Join The Hunt now through May 29 at volvocars.us/thehunt IRVINE, Calif., May 10 -- Where in the world did Volvo sink its treasure? That's today's hottest mystery of the ... Continue reading

WAJ, Diesels, BMW, Radio Talk, Infiniti and Some Rants and Raves in This Month's Letter from Europe

May 8, 2007

By Andrew Frankl The Auto Channel European Bureau Chief Well, the great debate about global warming is-if you pardon the pun-is certainly getting hotter. Bob Lutz, the World’s Number one petrol head and No 2 within General Motors is accusing the media of global warming hysteria and suggesting that what governments ... Continue reading

Volvo Reveals Ten Spots Where It Didn't Sink Its Treasure

May 7, 2007

'Where in the World?' Speculation Builds as Volvo's Online Hunt for Sunken Gold and a Key to New Volvo XC90 Gets Underway IRVINE, Calif., May 7 -- Avast, scallywags! Just days after launching its online treasure hunt to find a sunken chest containing $50,000 in gold doubloons and a key to a brand new Volvo XC90 "Somewh ... Continue reading

Volvo Invites You to Join the Hunt for Sunken Treasure! - VIDEO STORY

May 6, 2007

Volvo Car Corporation's Online Global Hunt for Sunken Treasure - $50,000 in Gold and Key to New Volvo XC90 - Launches May 4 at volvocars.us/thehunt IRVINE, Calif., May 3 -- Volvo Car Corporation calls all pirates, rogues and scallywags to join The Hunt! It's time to stop speculating and start searching as Volvo launche ... Continue reading

Which Cars are Really American?

May 6, 2007

Washington DC March 22, 2007; The AIADA newsletter reported that the ambiguity that exists between 'American' and 'Foreign' autos is growing as globalization increases, and it has some consumers confused. The world is no longer as simple as us vs. them, Detroit against the Asians and Europeans. It's a global industry n ... Continue reading

Volvo Cars North America Sales Report for April 2007

May 1, 2007

IRVINE, Calif., May 1 -- Volvo Cars of North America, LLC, reports sales in the United States of 8,139 units for April, representing a 16.5 percent decrease compared to the same period last year. Overall, Volvo sales for North America (United States, including Puerto Rico, Canada and Mexico) were 9,324 units, which is ... Continue reading

American Consumers : Appeal of the Wagon

Apr 30, 2007

Washington DC April 30, 2007; The AIADA newsletter reported that in the U.S., the wagon genre isn't booming, but it has constantly held between 3 percent and 4 percent of the new-car market. Those numbers exclude car-based SUVs, sometimes called "crossovers," which might be considered wagons by some consumers. Today, A ... Continue reading

Auto Shanghai 2007 Ends With Great Success

Apr 29, 2007

SHANGHAI, China, April 29 - Themed on 'Technology and Nature in Harmony', World Expo Group Shanghai International Exhibition Co., Ltd. announced that Auto Shanghai 2007 ended with great success on April 28. Auto Shanghai 2007 attracted over 1300 exhibitors from 21 countries and regions with a total exhibition scale of ... Continue reading

Western Automotive Journalists Shindig in Monterey Next Week

Apr 27, 2007

SAN FRANCISCO - April 27, 2007: Western Automotive Journalists, America's second largest group of working automotive journalists, will be holding their 15th annual Media Days event next week in Monterey, beginning Wednesday, May 2nd. Media Days allows all group members to drive and compare dozens of vehicles, head-2-he ... Continue reading

Forbes' Hottest SUV's For 2007

Apr 25, 2007

Sport utility vehicles have become the family vehicles of choice for their spacious interiors and flexible cargo capacity. In recent years, sales of traditional truck-based SUVs have suffered, especially for the largest models. The new trend is crossovers — vehicles with car-like underpinnings matched with tall, s ... Continue reading