News By Topic: Volvo

Galati Retruns To SPEED GT At Cleveland In #24 Volvo

Jun 17, 2005

For Immediate Release Courtesy of At-Speed Motorsports Contact: Paul Amico, paulamico@atspeedmotorsports.com Galati to Drive Volvo S60 R at Cleveland SAVAGE, Md. (16 June 2005) - At Speed Motorsports owner Bob Miller announced today that five-time SPEED World Challenge champion Michael Galati, of Olmsted, Ohio, will dr ... Continue reading

Volvo, Statoil Start Joint Venture on Fuel Cell Technology Aimed at Cutting Emissions

Jun 13, 2005

STOCKHOLM, Sweden June 13, 2005; The AP reported that Swedish truck-maker Volvo AB and Norwegian oil and gas company Statoil ASA are starting a joint venture to make fuel cell technology aimed at cutting emissions from idling engines. The new venture, Powercell, will use fuel-cell technology to build small electricity ... Continue reading

IntelliChoice Announces New Car Best Deals for June 2005

Jun 9, 2005

CAMPBELL, Calif.--June 9, 2005--PRIMEDIA's IntelliChoice, the leading source for automotive ownership cost and value analysis, today announced its "Best Deals of the Month" selections for June, identifying the vehicles with the best ownership cost value in 29 respective classes. IntelliChoice's "Best Deals of the Month ... Continue reading

Ford Names Fredrik Arp President, CEO of Volvo Cars

Jun 9, 2005

Hans-Olov Olsson to Become Chairman of the Board of Volvo Cars Corp. DEARBORN, Mich., June 9 -- Ford Motor Company announced today Fredrik Arp has been appointed chief executive officer and president of Volvo Cars Corp., succeeding Hans-Olov Olsson, who becomes chairman of the board of Volvo Cars. Arp most recently ser ... Continue reading

Volvo Cars of North America, LLC, Announces Pricing of Its 2006 Model Lineup

Jun 8, 2005

IRVINE, Calif., June 8 -- Volvo Cars of North America, LLC (VCNA) announced pricing for its 2006 model year lineup today. The announcement continues to illustrate the tremendous value across the Swedish automotive manufacturer's entire line of cars, wagons and SUVs. The 2006 Volvo vehicle line has undergone enhancement ... Continue reading

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Jun 6, 2005

Ford Motor Company and SIRIUS Satellite Radio Extend Exclusive Relationship

Jun 6, 2005

- All Ford Brands Included - Expanded Factory Installation Programs Expected - Factory Installed Volumes Expected To Significantly Increase NEW YORK and DETROIT, June 6 -- SIRIUS Satellite Radio , and the Ford Motor Company , today announced an agreement that extends SIRIUS' exclusive relationship with Ford through Sep ... Continue reading

Volvo Honors Local Hero With a New Car Every Three Years for Life

Jun 3, 2005

SALT LAKE CITY, June 3 -- A local hero from West Jordan, Utah, yesterday received a "thank you" to last a lifetime: a complimentary new Volvo car every three years for the rest of her life. Earlier this year, celebrity judges named Hope Bevilhymer, 27, "America's Greatest Hometown Hero" in the third annual Volvo for li ... Continue reading

Top Ten Fastest "Turning" Vehicles are International Nameplates

Jun 1, 2005

Washington DC June 1, 2005; AIADA's newsletter reported that the ten vehicles that spent the least amount of time on dealer lots in April were all International nameplates, according to the Power Information Network (PIN). The measurement, known in the industry as days to turn, is a measure not only of model popularity ... Continue reading

May 2005 Sales for Volvo Cars of North America, LLC

Jun 1, 2005

S40 Sales Up 30 Percent; Canada and Mexico Post New Records IRVINE, Calif., June 1 -- Volvo Cars of North America, LLC announces sales records for Volvo Canada and Volvo Mexico in reporting 12,417 units combined for Canada, Mexico, and the United States, including Puerto Rico. Volvo Canada recorded its best May on reco ... Continue reading

Ford Motor Company Reports May U.S. Sales Down 11%

Jun 1, 2005

* Ford Motor Company's May U.S. sales totaled 283,994, down 11 percent compared with a year ago. * Car sales totaled 101,711, down 5 percent; truck sales totaled 182,283, down 13 percent. * Ford Mustang sales totaled 19,721, up 47 percent compared with year ago. * Ford announces third quarter North American production ... Continue reading

The End of an Era? Traditional SUVs Losing Traction

May 31, 2005

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.: 31 May 2005 — Traditional truck-based SUVs captured just 12.1 percent of U.S. new-vehicle retail sales in April, their lowest market share since May 1996, according to Power Information Network, a division of J.D. Power and Associates. In contrast, more fuel-efficient car-based crossover ... Continue reading

THE VOLVO CAR CORPORATION AND DESIGN YEAR 2005

May 15, 2005

For Volvo Cars, every year is a design year. Now 2005 has been proclaimed Design Year in Sweden by the Swedish government. As part of this campaign, Volvo Cars is staging a design seminar, "The Inside Story", in Barcelona, emphasising how Volvo Cars uses its Scandinavian design heritage in its work on interior design a ... Continue reading

Parents Urged to Regulate Teen Driving During Deadly Summer Months

May 13, 2005

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Traffic safety experts today called on parents to regulate their teens' time on the road more closely this summer, as the end of the school year marks a time when inexperience behind the wheel turns into injury and death for many teenagers. The "Summer Safety Challenge" was issued by Drive for Lif ... Continue reading

U.S. Students Awarded International Environmental Trophy

May 12, 2005

Rhode Island Students Finish in Top Three at Volvo Contest GOTHENBURG, Sweden, May 12 -- Middle school students from Westerly, R.I., captured the third place award at the prestigious Volvo Adventure competition in Gothenburg, Sweden. The students submitted a prize-winning E-waste solutions project dealing with the prop ... Continue reading