2013 Volvo XC60 T6 Review By Dan Poler
Oct 28, 2012
By Dan Poler Rocky Mountain Bureau The Auto Channel The XC60 has been around since the 2009 model year and is one of the best-selling vehicles in Volvoâs stable. Despite this, itâs just not a car you see every day. We had the opportunity to take the XC60, and we find ourselves wondering why there arenât ... Continue reading
Volvo Car Corporation Takes The Strain Out Of The Daily Commute
Oct 25, 2012
Volvo Car Corporation takes the strain out of the daily commute with a technology that automatically follows the vehicle in front ... Continue reading
Make the Daily Commute Easier with Volvo's New Traffic Jam Assistance System
Oct 24, 2012
Volvo Car Corporation has taken another step on the journey towards autonomous driving - self-driving vehicles - by demonstrating a new traffic jam assistance system ... Continue reading
Volvo Car Corporation Improves Safety with Communicating Cars
Oct 23, 2012
Enabling vehicles to communicate with each other and with the traffic environment opens up fantastic possibilities. Vital information can be shared and exchanged - creating a safer and more comfortable drive. ... Continue reading
Comfort Zone: Seat Technology Aims to Cut Fatigue
Oct 23, 2012
Nissan is developing 'fatigue-free seats' to cut driver and passenger fatigue and make long periods of driving a pleasant experience ... Continue reading
Volvo Car Corporation Still Leads Airbag Development After 25 Life-saving Years
Oct 22, 2012
The first Volvo car equipped with an airbag left the assembly line in 1987 - and since then the company has extended the technology with several world-firsts. Volvo was first with both the seat-mounted side airbag and the Inflatable Curtain (IC) - and in 2012 the technology's 25th anniversary was celebrated with the in ... Continue reading
Volvo Car Corporation Improves Safety with Communicating Cars
Oct 22, 2012
Enabling vehicles to communicate with each other and with the traffic environment opens up fantastic possibilities. Vital information can be shared and exchanged - creating a safer and more comfortable drive. ... Continue reading
Double Win for the Volvo V40 at the Scottish Car of the Year Awards 2012
Oct 19, 2012
V40 wins Executive Hatchback Award World's first pedestrian airbag wins Safety Award Volvo's all-new V40 has been named 'Best Executive Hatchback' at the 2012 Scottish Car of the Year Awards, judged and hosted by the Association of Scottish Motoring Writers, held at the Thistle Glasgow hotel on Friday 12th October. The ... Continue reading
Volvo Celebrates International Vehicle Security Award Win
Oct 19, 2012
Volvo wins 'Thatcham International Vehicle Security Award' for second year running Anders Edvardsson from the Swedish insurance association (TFF) presented the award to Volvo Car Corporation's Mikael Wall Volvo has won the coveted International Vehicle Security Award at the 2012 Thatcham Security Awards. Beating off in ... Continue reading
Volvo Car Corporation Still Leads Airbag Development After 25 Life-Saving Years
Oct 17, 2012
The first Volvo car equipped with an airbag left the assembly line in 1987 - and since then the company has extended the technology with several world-firsts. ... Continue reading
Maxion Wheels Receives Volvo's Quality Through Excellence Award
Oct 11, 2012
Maxion Wheels ("Maxion" or the "Company") announced that its Konigswinter, Germany facility achieved the Volvo Quality Through Excellence Award ("VQE Award"). An award ceremony will follow. In a communication to the Company, Volvo said achievement of VQE Award status signifies Konigswinter is among the best manufacturi ... Continue reading
Oct 10, 2012
By making smarter use of existing networks, we can capitalize more effectively on our various brands and products in the truck operation while improving our service to customers' The Volvo Group intends to introduce a new organization for its truck dealer networks in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). The reorg ... Continue reading
All-New Volvo V40 R-Design And Cross Country Pricing Announced
Oct 9, 2012
Volvo Car UK has today announced the pricing of the all-new Volvo V40 R-Design and Volvo V40 Cross Country. ... Continue reading
AB Volvo Signs Letter of Intent to Divest Plant in Spain
Oct 5, 2012
The available capacity will allow us to add additional customers that are considering outsourcing crankshafts. AB Volvo (STO:VOLVA)(STO:VOLVB) has signed a letter of intent with MAPE to divest the crankshaft plant in Leganes, Spain. The plant has 150 employees. The Volvo Group plans to divest the Leganes plant for stru ... Continue reading
Volvo Buses Consolidates Manufacture of Complete Buses in Europe
Oct 3, 2012
Together with the staff in Saffle and Poland we have invested in new city bus models and improved efficiency, but unfortunately the negative development of the European market nonetheless forces us to take this decision regarding our employees in Saffle Volvo (STO:VOLVA)(STO:VOLVB): Following weak market developments a ... Continue reading
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