All New Volvo S80 Challenges Class Leaders with Scandinavian Luxury
Jan 31, 2006
Los Angeles - January 31, 2006: The all new Volvo S80 makes its entry onto the market with a dynamic design language, firm focus on high comfort, smooth driving properties and world-class safety. A V8 engine in combination with four-wheel drive and an entirely new in-line six are other aces in the bid to attract the mo ... Continue reading
2007 Volvo C70 Convertible Review
Jan 30, 2006
Roadtest: Volvo C70 By Andrew FranklEuropean Bureau Chief Let me start with a disclaimer. I drive an awful lot of cars but own only one and it is a Volvo. An S70 to be precise which resides in England and has given us a great deal of pleasure over the years. Consequently I am somewhat biased . However, I will do my bes ... Continue reading
Volvo's First City Buses in India Operating
Jan 25, 2006
STOCKHOLM, Sweden--Jan. 25, 2006--Volvo's first city buses in India have now started operating in Bangalore. The city's inhabitants get an exclusive low entry city bus with air conditioning. Volvo Buses has had a major success in India with its luxurious air-conditioned intercity buses. Volvo has a 60 per cent market s ... Continue reading
Car Interiors Pose Health Risks
Jan 20, 2006
Volvo Models Best in Interior Air Quality According to New Study An Independent Survey Carried Out by The Ecology Center in Detroit Shows That the Interiors of Volvo's Cars Emit Lower Levels of Toxic Substances Than Other Car Makes IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 20 -- The Ecology Center recently presented a study (Toxic at Any S ... Continue reading
Jan 20, 2006
BRIGHTON, England and STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Jan. 19 -- Open Training, the Swedish subsidiary of Futuremedia plc , a leading European e-learning content and managed benefits services provider has won a contract to customize Learngate, its state of the art Learning Management System, for Volvo Trucks North America. In colla ... Continue reading
Strategic Vision Announces Most Delightful Vehicles of 2005
Jan 16, 2006
SAN DIEGO--Jan. 16, 2006--In 2005 the results from Strategic Vision's surveying the market may be startling: General Motors leads all the rest. Strategic Vision measures the experience of approximately 90,000 new vehicle owners annually. The survey has been done since 1996. Because of the nature of the factors measured ... Continue reading
Bill Bradley, Hank Aaron, Caroline Kennedy and Others to Select 'America's Greatest Hometown Hero'
Jan 16, 2006
Eight Celebrities Will Judge Fourth Annual Volvo for Life Awards, Nation's Largest Search for Hometown Heroes Hero Nominations Accepted at www.volvoforlifeawards.com Through Jan. 31, 2006 NEW YORK, Jan. 16 -- Do you know an individual in your community doing the extraordinary? If so, celebrities such as Senator Bill Br ... Continue reading
Ford of Europe and PAG Introduce New Models
Jan 10, 2006
Click here for complete NAIAS coverage By Kristopher Spencer DETROIT, Jan. 10 (FCN) -- With four of five brands profitable and 20 new products launching this year, 2006 brings continued progress to Ford Motor Company’s Premier Automotive Group (PAG) and its Ford of Europe division, according to a top company offi ... Continue reading
Volvo C30 Concept Targets Younger Urban Drivers
Jan 9, 2006
By Michael Collins DETROIT, Jan. 9 (FCN) -- The Volvo C30 Design Concept, unveiled at the 2006 North American International Auto Show, signals a new direction for Volvo Cars – the desire to draw younger, urban consumers to the Volvo brand. The concept evolved, in part, from a series of clinics and focus groups he ... Continue reading
Volvo XC90 Leads Sales With Best Month of the Year
Jan 4, 2006
Volvo Cars of North America Sales Report for December IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 4 -- Volvo Cars of North America, LLC. (VCNA) sales were led by the Volvo XC90, recording its best selling month of the year with 3,749 units. Volvo sales in the United States* were 9,111 units for the month, representing a decrease of 25 percen ... Continue reading
SUVs No Safer than Passenger Cars for Children, New Study Finds
Jan 3, 2006
Partners for Child Passenger Safety evidence points to need for improved child occupant protection in rollover crashes PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 3 -- New research from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, shows that children riding in SUVs have similar injury risks to children who ride in passenger cars. The study, publis ... Continue reading
TACh 10th Anniversary Letter From Europe
Jan 1, 2006
It’s 10th anniversary time! Andrew Frankl European Bureau Chief Amazing though it may seem your humble correspondent has been bashing away at his computer for almost exactly 10 years. Since then technology has improved by leaps and bounds and to be fair cars and trucks are also better than they were in 1995. High ... Continue reading
AIADA International Nameplate Vehicle Manufacturer Highlights from 2005
Dec 28, 2005
International Nameplate Highlights from 2005 By Frank Giovinazzi, Contributing Editor AIADA AIADA As 2005 draws to a close, and new goals are being set for the new year, it’s a great time to remember how far International nameplates have come in the last 12 months. Fantastic sales figures come to mind first, as I ... Continue reading
Volvo C30 Design Concept official release
Dec 27, 2005
Volvo C30 Design Concept official release Volvo inadvertently leaked official information on its new C30 Design Concept. <a href="http://www.leftlanenews.com/">LeftlaneNews.com</a > obtained the press release, as well as a high-resolution photo of the car. According to Volvo, the C30 Design Concept, which will be unvei ... Continue reading
Volvo: Truck deliveries January-November 2005
Dec 20, 2005
STOCKHOLM, Sweden--Dec. 20, 2005--Total deliveries of trucks from the Volvo Group's (STO:VOLVA) (BSE:VLV) three truck companies increased 13% through November this year, compared with the year-earlier period. Deliveries from Mack rose 46%, while deliveries from Renault Trucks were up 6%. Deliveries from Volvo Trucks in ... Continue reading
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