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Volvo Car UK Welcomes New Tax Code Clarification For Diesel Hybrid

Volvo Car UK Welcomes New Tax Code Clarification For Diesel Hybrid

Volvo UK has welcomed the announcement from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) which means its new V60 Hybrid Plug-in will be classed as a 'hybrid' for tax purposes when it arrives next year. ... Continue reading

Volvo Cars Goes Big to Announce New Partnership

Volvo Cars Goes Big to Announce New Partnership

In celebration of its exciting new partnership with the HSBC Waratahs rugby union club, Volvo Car Australia has displayed an explosive image on the first floor of its North Ryde headquarters. ... Continue reading

Volvo C30 Electric Car +9 VIDEOS

Volvo C30 Electric Car +9 VIDEOS

Unique development work on Volvo C30 Electric Car documented on video series GOTHENBURG - November 12, 2011: The electric-powered Volvo C30 Electric is already out on the roads. The car was developed in an unusually short space of time, but what happened behind the scenes? This can now be seen in the following series o ... Continue reading

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2011 VOLVO S60 REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2011 VOLVO S60 REVIEW

Volvo Specs, Prices nd Comparisons - 2012-1997 Volvo Buyers Guide HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE S60 VEHICLE The 2011 Volvo S60 is an upscale mid-size sedan with room for five featuring a sporty redesign with more coupe-oriented styling cues and excellent safety as ... Continue reading

Volvo Group's 2011 Capital Market Day

Volvo Group's 2011 Capital Market Day

Regulatory News: My aim with the new organization is for the Volvo Group to also become more cost effective and agile, with clear decision paths and increased customer focus At Volvo's (STO:VOLVA)(STO:VOLVB) Capital Market Day in Stockholm on November 8, President and CEO Olof Persson informed about the Group's new fin ... Continue reading

Volvo's Sporty S60 worthy of a ``Hole-In-One''

Volvo's Sporty S60 worthy of a ``Hole-In-One''

Volvo Cars is offering one lucky golfer the chance to win a brand new Volvo S60. If one of the players at this week's Emirates Australian Open gets a hole in one on the par 3, 7th hole they will win a bright red S60 T6 R-Design valued at more than $75,000. ... Continue reading

Peter Horbury, Vice President Design, Volvo Car Corporation Appointed to New Position within Geely Group

Peter Horbury, Vice President Design, Volvo Car Corporation Appointed to New Position within Geely Group

Peter Horbury, presently Vice President Design of Volvo Car Corporation is taking up a new position at Geely Group as Senior Vice President Design. ... Continue reading

Walk4Life and Volvo Cars Raise Awareness for Brain Cancer

Walk4Life and Volvo Cars Raise Awareness for Brain Cancer

The Cure For Life Foundatio and Volvo Cars will join together to raise awareness for brain cancer on November 13 at the annual Walk4Life event. ... Continue reading

Volvo Group Report on the Third Quarter 2011

Volvo Group Report on the Third Quarter 2011

Regulatory News: During the third quarter of 2011, demand remained favorable in most of the Volvo Group's markets. Sales rose to SEK 73.3 billion. Operating income improved to SEK 5.8 billion, compared with SEK 4.9 billion in the year-earlier period, corresponding to an operating margin of 7.9% (7.7). Operating cash fl ... Continue reading

Volvo Ocean Race Game Starts on October 29

Volvo Ocean Race Game Starts on October 29

The winner of the 2011-12 edition of the Volvo Ocean Race Game, which enables online players to race a virtual Volvo Open 70 around the world following the course of the actual race, will drive away in a brand new Volvo XC60 car. ... Continue reading

Volvo Car Corporation Stays Profitable after the First Nine Months, Despite a Predicted Loss in the Third Quarter

Volvo Car Corporation Stays Profitable after the First Nine Months, Despite a Predicted Loss in the Third Quarter

The third quarter of 2011 shows an operating loss (EBIT) of 763 MSEK for Volvo Car Corporation. This quarter is known to be challenging in particular due to seasonality. Therefore the reported loss, although disappointing, is in line with expectations. The sales situation continues to be strong in all of the markets an ... Continue reading

Volvo Supplies 2,100 Cars for Tristar Worldwide Virgin Contract

Volvo Supplies 2,100 Cars for Tristar Worldwide Virgin Contract

Tristar Worldwide has renewed a solus three-year car supply deal with Volvo for 2,100 cars to service its Virgin Atlantic Airways' Upper Class chauffeur contract. ... Continue reading

Volvo Car Corporation Reduced CO2 Emissions Most in Europe

Volvo Car Corporation Reduced CO2 Emissions Most in Europe

The Volvo Car Corporation is in the lead among European carmakers when it comes to reducing carbon dioxide emissions. This is shown in the sixth annual analysis conducted by T&E, the European Federation for Transport and Environment. "We are delighted and very proud of this result. We are following our ambitious plan w ... Continue reading

Volvo V60 Plug-in Diesel Hybrid to Start Selling in 2012 +VIDEO

Volvo V60 Plug-in Diesel Hybrid to Start Selling in 2012 +VIDEO

EDITOR'S NOTE: Now we're talking; using electric to combine with a non-gasoline fuel in order to seriously make a dent in our gasoline addiction. And what would make this vehicle even better - and save money on the liquid fuel that's needed for this V60 - would be to use bio-diesel in place of conventional diesel. One ... Continue reading

Volvo Car Corporation's Experts Develops the Perfect Electric-Car Sound

Volvo Car Corporation's Experts Develops the Perfect Electric-Car Sound

Volvo Car Corporation's technical experts are facing new challenges as silent electric power alters the car's acoustic footprint both inside the vehicle and in the surrounding road environment. They are aided in their hunt for the perfect car sound by one of the industry's most modern acoustic labs. ... Continue reading

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