Long Island Man's Volvo Will Reach Three Million Miles in 2013
Jun 18, 2013
In a journey that has lasted nearly half a century, spanned the globe and elicited awe from generations of car lovers, Long Island's Irv Gordon has a phenomenal achievement in his sight: driving 3,000,000 miles in the same car -- a shiny, red 1966 Volvo P1800. When he drove off the lot in 1966, Gordon began a movement. ... Continue reading
Swedish Metal Takes On German Techno In The Volvo V40 Challenge
Jun 18, 2013
Volvo Car UK is taking the unprecedented step of putting its all-new V40 in direct competition with its class rival, the Mercedes A-Class, in a test drive comparison with a difference. ... Continue reading
Volvo Launches Noiseless Electric Buses in Gothenburg
Jun 17, 2013
Buses that glide noiselessly without emissions, that pick up passengers indoors and which are powered by a renewable source of electricity -- this will become a reality in 2015, through the launch of an ultramodern bus service in Gothenburg. The new technology enables completely new possibilities for future public-tran ... Continue reading
Are Computer Driven Cars (Driverless) The Future?
Jun 17, 2013
Special to The Auto Channel From MoneySupermarket Money Supermarket From Minority Report to Demolition Man; countless sci-fi films and television shows over the years have featured driverless cars and they have therefore become part of popular culture. It is therefore naturally assumed that they will one day become a r ... Continue reading
Introducing the Ultimate Q-Car: Volvo S60 Polestar
Jun 17, 2013
A new era in high-performance European sedans has arrived, with the launch of the Volvo S60 Polestar. ... Continue reading
Start Your Engines: Volvo Car Australia to join V8 Supercars Championship
Jun 17, 2013
Volvo Car Australia today announces that it will be on the V8 Supercars Championship grid in 2014 and ready to race. ... Continue reading
SKF awarded significant contract from Volvo Car Corporation
Jun 16, 2013
SKF has been awarded a contract to supply their next generation wheel hub bearing units (HBU3) to Volvo Car Corporation. SKF will supply the HBU3 specifically developed according to Volvo's demanding technical specification for their scalable product architecture (SPA). We are delighted to have been awarded the large ... Continue reading
International Artists Turn Volvo XC60 into a Work of Art at Volvo Art Session
Jun 14, 2013
For the third consecutive year, Volvo Car Switzerland organised the Volvo Art Session at the central train station in Zurich, Switzerland. Over the weekend of June 7-9, both emerging and established artists took part by giving a 2014 Volvo XC60 a completely new look. The final artistic results can now be found online. ... Continue reading
Cars.com Lists the Top Ten Best Base Models
Jun 12, 2013
CHICAGO, June 12, 2013 -- Cars.com, the premier online resource for buying and selling new and used cars, today released a list of its editors' picks for top ten base models. The list includes cars that have a lot to offer drivers, even at the base model level. "Just because you might not be able to afford all of the b ... Continue reading
16 Best SUVs and Crossovers for Active Families From JD Powers
Jun 10, 2013
Westlake Village, CA June 8, 2013; Parents know that few vehicles beat a crossover or an SUV for serving families that are constantly on the go. Whether shuttling kids to activities, making trips to the big-box store, or taking that epic cross-country summer trip, a roomy vehicle like a crossover or an SUV makes perfec ... Continue reading
Volvo Trucks to Commercialize DME-Powered Vehicles for North America +DME Tutorial
Jun 7, 2013
GÃâTEBORG, Sweden--Volvo Trucks (STO:VOLVA)(STO:VOLVB) today became the first manufacturer to announce plans to commercialize dimethyl ether (DME)-powered heavy-duty commercial vehicles in North America. As the latest step in its comprehensive ââ¬ÅBlue Powerââ¬??? alternative fuel strategy, Vol ... Continue reading
Volvo Trucks to Commercialize Renewable Fuel Technology for Heavy Trucks in North America
Jun 6, 2013
Volvo Trucks today became the first North American manufacturer to announce plans to utilize a new, clean-burning alternative fuel to power its heavy-duty trucks. Dimethyl ether (DME) is a non-toxic, non-carcinogenic fuel that can be made from a variety of domestic, sustainable feedstocks and is currently used as a pro ... Continue reading
First Year Success For New Volvo Accredited Leadership Programme
May 28, 2013
Volvo Car UK is celebrating success for the first graduates of the new Volvo Accredited Leadership Programme, a scheme designed to offer long-term professional training and development for management-level employees. ... Continue reading
Volvo: Truck Deliveries in April 2013
May 17, 2013
Deliveries from the Volvo Group's truck operations in April 2013 amounted to 16,572 vehicles. This was a decrease of 2% compared with the year-earlier month. Volvo Group Total deliveries by market for all brands (Volvo, Mack, Renault Trucks, UD and Eicher): ... Continue reading
Wider Used Car Selekt-Ion As Volvo Responds To Changing Consumer Behaviour
May 15, 2013
Car UK has announced an extension to its Approved Used Car Programme to include vehicles up to seven-years-old. ... Continue reading
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