Volvo Car Group conducts UK testing of Flybrid KERS technology for passenger cars
Mar 27, 2014
Technology adds 80hp performance boost while cutting fuel consumption by up to 25% Part of Volvo Carsâ Drive-E Powertrain research programme, system again shows how drivers neednât compromise between power and fuel efficiency Volvo Car Group and engineering company Flybrid Automotive, part of the Torotrak Gro ... Continue reading
Silverado, Boo for Subaru, QX80, Old Lexus Ladies and Volvo S60 In This Months Letter from Europe
Mar 26, 2014
Andrew Frankl European Bureau Chief I am reliably informed that there were quite a few chuckles in the offices of Page One Automotive of late. The cause-my road test of GMâs latest, 2014 Silverado âHigh County 4WD Crewâ, a big truck with a 6.2 liter V8 engine and a 6 speed automatic gearbox. Yours for a ... Continue reading
Mar 21, 2014
Volvo Car UK is delighted to announce that its S60 and V60 models have been named Best Premium Car of the Year by leading business sales publication Fleet News at an award ceremony last night, beating the Audi A4 and A5 and BMW 3-Series. Along with winning the Fleet News Premium Car of the Year, the Swedish car maker w ... Continue reading
Volvo and Government Groups In Pilot Project To Determine Road Friction
Mar 20, 2014
Volvo Car Group (Volvo Cars), the Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket) and the Norwegian Public Roads Administration (Statens Vegvesen) are joining forces in a pilot project in which road friction information from individual cars is shared within a cloud-based system. The real-time data about slippery patche ... Continue reading
Halla Visteon Climate Control Honored by Volvo Cars
Mar 10, 2014
KERPEN, Germany, March 10, 2014 -- Halla Visteon Climate Control Corp. (KS: 018880), a full-line automotive supplier of climate systems and components, has been honored by Volvo Cars with a Quality Excellence Award (VQE Award). Representatives of three European plants of Halla Visteon Climate Control received the award ... Continue reading
Daimler and Volvo Take Lead in Implementation of V2V Communication Systems in Europe
Mar 6, 2014
The demand for vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communication systems is on the rise due to the systems' ability to improve traffic efficiency, mobility, safety, as well as driving conditions, while at the same time avert potentially dangerous situations. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan ( ... Continue reading
Mar 5, 2014
The trio of concepts from Volvo mark a new generation of design from the company under Senior Vice President of Design, Thomas Ingenlath All the new concepts feature Bridge of Weir leather, marking 30 years of Volvo specifying the fine Scottish leather for its flagship products Bridge of Weir, Scotland, 4th March 2014 ... Continue reading
Volvo Trucks Wins Design Award
Mar 1, 2014
The new Volvo FH from Volvo Trucks beat thousands of international products and impressed a panel of design experts to win one of the prestigious iF product design awards today at the BMW Welt in Munich, Germany. The awards, instigated in 1953, are among the largest and most important international design awards: the i ... Continue reading
Design And Technology At The Heart Of Volvo Car Group's New In-Car Experience
Feb 28, 2014
Volvo Car Group will use the Geneva Motor Show to reveal its new in-car control system, which is designed around a large tablet-like touch screen that will simplify and enhance the way drivers operate their cars. ... Continue reading
Volvo Polestar Racing S60 V8 Supercar Makes Race Debut
Feb 28, 2014
As the first luxury car manufacturer to field a factory team in the V8 Supercar Championship, Volvo Polestar Racing's debut at the Clipsal 500 on 1-2 March will also be the first time Volvo has competed in top flight domestic motorsport since 1999. ... Continue reading
Car Insurance Costs - Least and Most Expensive Models
Feb 24, 2014
By Jeffrey Steele, Insure.com - Last updated: Feb. 21, 2014 If you want to save money on auto insurance, spring for an SUV or minivan. Insure.com's annual ranking of the vehicles with the best car insurance rates is dominated by non-sedans. A few years ago, minivans held a good grip on our "least expensive to insure" r ... Continue reading
Roy Morgan Research Award Proves Volvo Owners Are the Most Satisfied
Feb 21, 2014
Roy Morgan Research last night revealed the winner of its prestigious annual Customer Satisfaction Award for Car Manufacturer of the Year at a gala dinner in Melbourne, with Volvo Car Australia taking out the top spot. ... Continue reading
Volvo: Truck Deliveries in January 2014
Feb 20, 2014
Volvo Group (STO:VOLVA) (STO:VOLVB): Total deliveries by market for all brands (Volvo, Mack, Renault Trucks, UD and Eicher): ... Continue reading
Feb 20, 2014
Over half of people (60%) experienced delivery problems through online shopping last year Failed first-time deliveries cost the industry an estimated â¬1billion in re-delivering costs Digital keys now make it possible to transform the car into a pickup and drop-off zone GOTHENBURG and BARCELONA, 20th February, 2014 ... Continue reading
2014 Chicago Auto Show - The Auto Channel's Purdy And Cannell Wrap-up
Feb 9, 2014
CHICAGO AUTO SHOW 2014 HIGHLIGHTS By Steve Purdy and Thom Cannell TheAutoChannel.com Michigan Bureau lede photo CannellChicagoAuto2014-6062 Chicago February 9, 2014; Your TACh team was all over the Chicago Auto Show this week as a variety of manufacturers made news. Characteristically, here in the Windy City (and it wa ... Continue reading
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