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Volvo Cars' Global Sales Up 12.6% Growth in China, Europe and US

Volvo Cars' Global Sales Up 12.6% Growth in China, Europe and US

Volvo Cars’ global sales up 12.6 per cent, growth in China, Europe and US Global sales of 40,680 cars, up 12.6 per cent versus October last year Volvo Cars’ 16th consecutive month of growth Year-to-date sales of 379,880 cars, an increase of 9.5 per cent versus 2013 Volvo Cars posted a 16th consecutive month o ... Continue reading

Consumer Reports Annual Auto Reliability Report

Consumer Reports Annual Auto Reliability Report

Consumer Reports Annual Auto Reliability Report ... Continue reading

The All-New Volvo XC90 +VIDEO

The All-New Volvo XC90 +VIDEO

The all-new Volvo XC90 is a visually striking, premium quality seven seat SUV with world leading safety features, new powertrain technologies, an unrivalled combination of power and fuel efficiency and a superlative interior finish. The new XC90 marks the beginning of a new chapter in Volvo’s history, capturing it ... Continue reading

BorgWarner Supplies R2S Turbocharging Technology For Volvo Cars New Engine Platform

BorgWarner Supplies R2S Turbocharging Technology For Volvo Cars New Engine Platform

BorgWarner's Regulated Two-Stage (R2S®) Turbocharging Technology Improves Performance and Fuel Economy for Powerful Downsized Diesel Engine AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Oct. 23, 2014 -- BorgWarner's award-winning regulated two-stage turbocharging (R2S®) technology boosts the 2.0-liter diesel engine for Volvo's new Drive-E po ... Continue reading

Volvo: Environment Prize-Winner Uses Satellites to Reveal Human Impact

Volvo: Environment Prize-Winner Uses Satellites to Reveal Human Impact

Eric Lambin has successfully bridged social, geographical and biophysical disciplines in order to advance the global understanding of land use change and what it means for human wellbeing” The 2014 winner of the Volvo Environment Prize, Professor Eric Lambin, is a remote sensing pioneer using advanced data collect ... Continue reading

The new Volvo FL and Volvo FMX are now available at Euro-6 with the option of a four-door crew cab

The new Volvo FL and Volvo FMX are now available at Euro-6 with the option of a four-door crew cab

The new Volvo FL and Volvo FMX are now available at Euro-6 with the option of a four-door crew cab for operations such as fire and rescue services or roadside assistance. The crew cabs offer the same high level of safety as all Volvo Trucks’ other cabs. “We are very proud to be able to offer two modern and sa ... Continue reading

Volvo Car Group President & CEO Hakan Samuelsson To Headline At The LA Auto Show's Connected Car Expo

Volvo Car Group President & CEO Hakan Samuelsson To Headline At The LA Auto Show's Connected Car Expo

Volvo Joins Audi, Ford, Jaguar Land Rover and NVIDIA to break news at technology specific press and trade day on Nov. 18 LOS ANGELES, Oct. 15, 2014 -- The Los Angeles Auto Show's Connected Car Expo® (CCE), the auto industry's authoritative gathering of automotive and technology leaders, announced today that Volvo Car ... Continue reading

Triple Boost Technology Takes Volvo's 4 Cylinder Drive-E Powertrain Petrol Engine to 450 HP

Triple Boost Technology Takes Volvo's 4 Cylinder Drive-E Powertrain Petrol Engine to 450 HP

Volvo delivers a unique combination of performance and efficiency with the High Performance Drive-E Powertrain Concept - a triple boost 2-liter 4-cylinder petrol engine with no less than 450 hp. Following the successful introduction of Volvo’s Drive-E Powertrain range in 2013, Volvo’s powertrain team once aga ... Continue reading

Volvo Trucks: New Technology Gives Truck Drivers All-around Visibility

Volvo Trucks: New Technology Gives Truck Drivers All-around Visibility

Volvo Trucks has developed new technology specifically to protect pedestrians and cyclists. The unique technology enables a vehicle to do a 360 degree scan of everything that happens around it. Much like a human mind works, the vehicle can interpret its environment and suggest actions to avoid any incidents. The techno ... Continue reading

AAA-University of Utah Study - Unsafe Driving Distractions Caused By Many Hands-free Systems

AAA-University of Utah Study - Unsafe Driving Distractions Caused By Many Hands-free Systems

inShare1 AAA Urges Manufacturers to Focus on Accuracy and Usability to Reduce Cognitive Distraction WASHINGTON, D.C. (Oct. 7, 2014) – With three out of four drivers believing that hands-free technology is safe to use, Americans may be surprised to learn that these popular new vehicle features may actually increase ... Continue reading

Volvo V40 Cross Country Gets Powertrain Upgrade

Volvo V40 Cross Country Gets Powertrain Upgrade

All-Wheel Drive (AWD) rugged all-road capability Reduced emissions and improved fuel economy Powertrain upgrade completes a series of enhancements The successful Drive-E powertrain with a 245 hp petrol turbo T5 engine that was made available earlier this year for the V40 is now being introduced for the V40 Cross Countr ... Continue reading

Why I Didn't Buy a 1964 Mustang in 1964 +VIDEO

Why I Didn't Buy a 1964 Mustang in 1964 +VIDEO

By Bob Gordon Co-publisher The Auto Channel It was time to buy a new car…Fall 1964 and I have choices, choices, choices, well here I was, a successful seasoned experienced truck salesman, I was now taking a $200 a week draw against commission selling International Trucks for Belding Motors on Merrick Road in Lynbr ... Continue reading

Nutson's Auto News Nuggets: "Don't-Miss" Auto News W/O September 15-21, 2014

Nutson's Auto News Nuggets: "Don't-Miss" Auto News W/O September 15-21, 2014

MPG, New Cadillac, Apple watch, NHTSA Troubles, Toyota C-HR, Formula E, Porsche Pods, Nutsons New Nuggets ... Continue reading

Volvo: Truck Deliveries in August 2014

Volvo: Truck Deliveries in August 2014

Deliveries from the Volvo Group’s truck operations in August 2014 amounted to 11,809 vehicles. This was a decrease of 8% compared with the year-earlier month. GÖTEBORG, SWEDEN -- September 18, 2014: Volvo Group (STO:VOLVA) (STO:VOLVB): Deliveries from the Volvo Group’s truck operations in August 2014 amoun ... Continue reading

The All-New Volvo XC90 R-Design

The All-New Volvo XC90 R-Design

Volvo Cars has released the first images of the R-Design version of the all new XC90, aimed at buyers looking for a head-turner that radiates a truly sporty and dynamic look. “R-Design is created for people with a passion for things that add spice to life,” said Alain Visser, Senior Vice President, Marketing, ... Continue reading

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