Volvo Cars North America Sales Report for January 2007
Feb 2, 2007
IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 1, 2007; Volvo Cars of North America, LLC, reports sales in the United States of 7,819 units for January, representing a 12 percent decrease compared to the same period last year.Overall, Volvo sales for North America (United States, including Puerto Rico, Canada and Mexico) were 8,628 units, which ... Continue reading
Auto Makers Offer Safety Systems For High Risk Teen Drivers - VIDEO NEWS STORY
Jan 29, 2007
GOTHENBURG - January 29, 2007: New studies indicate numerous distractions like cell phones and vehicle passengers put teen drivers at greater risk for fatal car crashes. However, some auto manufacturers like Volvo Cars say they have developed numerous safety systems to help combat this statistic. Using a camera install ... Continue reading
TACH's PRESS PASS COVERAGE Puts You IN The Detroit Auto Show
Jan 29, 2007
Imagine being at the fabulous North American International Auto Show, smack dab in the middle of all the action, in the automotive center of the universe. Now imagine being nose deep in all the Detroit excitement while sitting naked on a beanbag and eating Cheetos. You can do both at the same time without even having t ... Continue reading
Scania to deliver 500 trucks to prestigious British transport company
Jan 25, 2007
STOCKHOLM, Sweden--Eddie Stobart Limited, the best-known name in the British transport industry, has selected Scania (STO:SCVA) (STO:SCVB) as its preferred fleet truck for 2007. Consequently, in excess of 500 vehicles have now been specified with deliveries beginning in March. The lowest cost of operation and the highe ... Continue reading
Volvo: Renault Trucks Signs Distribution Agreement with Nissan Motor Regarding Light Trucks
Jan 23, 2007
STOCKHOLM, Sweden--AB Volvo's subsidiary Renault Trucks has signed a distribution agreement covering the Renault Maxity light duty vehicle with the manufacturer Nissan Motor. An agreement in principle regarding the distribution agreement was signed in February 2006. Renault Maxity is a cab-over-engine light duty vehicl ... Continue reading
Volvo: Renault Trucks Launches New Version of Lightweight Truck
Jan 22, 2007
STOCKHOLM, Sweden--AB Volvoâs (STO:VOLVA) (STO:VOLVB) subsidiary Renault Trucks is now launching a new version of Renault Mascott, a lightweight distribution truck that is available with two engine alternatives. The new Renault Mascott is equipped with a new gearbox, new driveshaft and new engine. Two engine alter ... Continue reading
Volvo Construction Equipment Closes Deal With Lingong
Jan 19, 2007
STOCKHOLM, Sweden--Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has received all necessary regulatory approvals for the earlier announced equity investment of 70% in Shandong Lingong Construction Machinery Co, Ltd (Lingong), a major construction machinery manufacturer in China and the deal is now closed. âWe are deligh ... Continue reading
Volvo S80 Holiday Gift Wrap Donation Presented to Charitable Organizations
Jan 13, 2007
ROCKLEIGH, N.J., Jan. 12 -- Volvo Cars of North America, LLC (VCNA) today presented checks to three charities who participated in last month's Volvo S80 Holiday Gift Wrap program. The organizations were the Shelter Our Sisters ($5,000.00), American Cancer Society ($9,127.42) for their work at the Garden State Plaza in ... Continue reading
Jan 11, 2007
DETROIT Auto Show January 7, 2007; Ford's Premier Automotive Group gave two new concepts from Volvo and Jaguar their worldwide debuts today at the 2007 North American International Auto Show in a late-day press conference. First up was the Volvo XC60, a crossover concept whose design elements âwill be incorporated ... Continue reading
Volvo Group Presents Hybrid Technology in the US
Jan 11, 2007
STOCKHOLM, Sweden--At an event being held at the Swedish Embassy in Washington, DC the Volvo Group (STO:VOLVA) (STO:VOLB) today is rolling out its internally developed unique hybrid technology for heavy vehicles, I-SAM. The event is part of the Volvo Groupâs broad-based investment in commercially viable hybrid tec ... Continue reading
Volvo Cars of North America Sales Report for December 2006
Jan 3, 2007
IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 3 -- Volvo Cars of North America, LLC (VCNA) reports sales of 8,542 units in the United States* for the month, representing a decrease of 6.2 percent compared to the same period last year. For the year, sales were down 6.3 percent in the U.S. Overall in North America (United States, including Puert ... Continue reading
New EU Directive Increases Child Safety in Cars - CRASH TEST VIDEO
Jan 2, 2007
GOTHENBURG - January 2, 2007: Every year, tens of thousands of children are injured in traffic accidents throughout Europe, in most cases because they are not strapped into the correct safety equipment. The new EU Child Safety Protection laws call for all children who are shorter than 135 cm to sit belted into a childr ... Continue reading
The New 2007 Volvo C30 In Paris - VIDEO
Jan 2, 2007
AUTO CENTRAL - January 2, 2007: Take a short New Year's drive through Paris in the new Volvo C30. ... Continue reading
Volvo Teaches Cops Winter Driving Skills On Frozen Lake - VIDEO
Dec 27, 2006
GOTHENBURG - December 27. 2006: The Volvo Cars Driving Academy in Sweden teaches police how to drive safely on slippery and icy roads, especially when operating at high speeds. To simulate conditions, the officers drive cars on a frozen lake, where they test the anti-skid system and learn to maintain control of their v ... Continue reading
The Volvo XC60 Concept to Be Unveiled at the 2007 Detroit Motor Show - GREAT VIDEO
Dec 23, 2006
The XC60 Concept - a glimpse of the next Volvo XC - and of the future design language GOTHENBURG - December 22, 2006: The XC60 Concept is very much a car for the future. It not only offers the world a sneak preview of the next XC model to come from the Volvo Cars, the concept car is also full of design innovation and i ... Continue reading
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