Volvo's Theme for This Year's TechnoClassica Show in Essen
Mar 12, 2010
Volvo Cars is back at Europe's biggest show for classic cars and automobilia. The theme is connected to Volvo's long and rich history - "Volvo PV36 75 years". ... Continue reading
Volvo Car UK Drives Ahead In February
Mar 5, 2010
With 1,378 registrations and a 2.01 per cent market share, Volvo Car UK has experienced a very successful February 2010 and the good news doesn't stop there. All models in the Volvo range have performed significantly above last year's February results particularly the Volvo XC90 seven-seat SUV, S80 executive saloon and ... Continue reading
Professor Magnus Skoglundh Receives Volvo Award
Mar 4, 2010
STOCKHOLM--Regulatory News: Volvo (STO:VOLVA) (STO:VOLVB): Today, on March 3, the HÃ¥kan Frisinger Foundation for Transportation Research will present its award for 2009 to Magnus Skoglundh of Chalmers University of Technology. The award of SEK 250,000 has been granted to Magnus Skoglundh for his outstanding research ... Continue reading
Mar 2, 2010
DEARBORN, Mich., March 2 -- -- Ford, Lincoln and Mercury February sales up 43 percent versus year ago and 22 percent higher than January -- Ford brand sales up 46 percent versus year ago, Lincoln up 19 percent and Mercury up 24 percent -- Cars up 54 percent versus year ago, utilities up 39 percent and trucks up 36 perc ... Continue reading
All-New Volvo S60 Makes Its World Debut At Geneva Motor Show - VIDEO ENHANCED
Mar 2, 2010
Today, Tuesday 2 March 2010, the all-new Volvo S60 made its international debut at the Geneva Motor Show. It launches into one of the automotive world's most competitive segments backed by an elegant new coupé-like design, dynamic driving characteristics and ground-breaking Pedestrian Detection safety technology. ... Continue reading
63,000 Facebook Teams Accepted Volvo Cars' Challenge to Drive Around the World in 80 Days
Feb 19, 2010
63,000 teams from all over the world participated in the Volvo's DRIVe Around the World game making it the most installed branded application and seventeenth most installed application on Facebook in 2009 ... Continue reading
Get Rev'd Up For The Snowbombing Road Trip, Driven By Volvo
Feb 16, 2010
Snowbombing is motoring to the mountains of Mayrhofen with the Snowbombing Road Trip -Driven by Volvo ... Continue reading
Feb 11, 2010
CHICAGO, Feb. 11 -- The 2010 Volvo XC70 will be shown at the Chicago Auto Show on February 11, 2010 with the industry's first Internet connected Rear Seat Entertainment System with Windows XP, WiFi and a 500G hard drive. This innovative product will allow customers to surf the Internet, download applications to persona ... Continue reading
Volvo Says Swedish Government Not Sold on EVs
Feb 11, 2010
Chicago Auto Show Feb 10, 2010; Byron Pope writing for WardsAuto.com reported that the Swedish government is not as keen on the future of electric vehicles as other European countries, a stance that has left Volvo Car Corp. largely on its own in the development of its C30 EV. âThereâs a big push in many Europ ... Continue reading
Pedestrian Detection with Full Auto Brake from Volvo - VIDEO ENHANCED
Feb 10, 2010
A new advancement to the day when cars drive themselves GOTHENBURG - February 10, 2010: Volvo Cars will unveil its all-new S60 at the Geneva Motor Show on March 2nd with its latest groundbreaking technological solution, Pedestrian Detection with full auto brake. It can detect pedestrians who walk into the road in front ... Continue reading
The All-New Volvo S60: Sculpted to Move You - VIDEO ENHANCED
Feb 10, 2010
The all-new Volvo S60 has its world premiere at the Geneva Motor Show on the 2nd of March. It makes its entry into one of the automotive world's toughest segments backed by an extrovert attitude never before seen in Volvo showrooms. The all-new S60 has been sculpted to move you - both physically and emotionally. It is ... Continue reading
The All-New Volvo S60: Sculpted to Move You
Feb 9, 2010
The all-new Volvo S60, due to be unveiled at next month's Geneva motor show, marks its entry into one of the toughest automotive segments with a new extroverted attitude never before seen from Volvo. ... Continue reading
Volvo (Truck) Group: Report on Operations 2009
Feb 5, 2010
STOCKHOLM--Regulatory News: In the fourth quarter, the Volvo Group continued to have substantial costs in connection with its effort to adjust the cost structure to a considerably lower level of demand in the wake of the financial crisis, something that contributed to an operating loss of slightly more than SEK 2 billi ... Continue reading
International Car Brands See Mixed Start to 2010
Feb 4, 2010
As the new year began, international automakers experienced mixed results in Januaryâs sales figures. While international nameplates maintained their share of the U.S. market â averaging a 1.5 percent improvement over January 2009 â some, such as Toyota, saw sales decline. âJanuary was a mixed bag f ... Continue reading
Volvo Car UK Is Pleased To Announce Partnership With Snowbombing 2010
Feb 4, 2010
Volvo Car UK is pleased to announce their partnership with Snowbombing - "the world's biggest show on snow" which takes place in the winter sports resort of Mayrhofen, Austria, 5th-10th April 2010. ... Continue reading
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