Crash Tests of Volvo & Ford Coupes Earn Top Safety Pick VIDEO ENHANCED
Jul 21, 2009
Crash tests demonstrate that occupant protection in all kinds of vehicles is improving. However, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety doesn't routinely test vehicles in every size/type category. Emphasizing vehicles for family use, the Institute usually crash tests 4-door models. To evaluate the extent to which a ... Continue reading
Dream Car + Dream Vacation: Discover Volvo's Overseas Delivery Program
Jul 21, 2009
For a Limited Time, Submit an Ideal Vacation at www.CarPlusVacation.com and Enter to Win a Trip for Two to Sweden ROCKLEIGH, N.J., July 21 -- For years, Volvo Cars of North America's (VCNA) Overseas Delivery Program has offered car buyers an unforgettable way to pick up their new vehicle, an opportunity to save money o ... Continue reading
Polestar Performance Upgrade Package Brings Volvo Race Technology To The Road
Jul 17, 2009
In conjunction with participation at the Brands Hatch round of the WTCC this weekend, Volvo Car UK and Polestar Racing AB have announced a new range of performance upgrades for Volvo road cars. ... Continue reading
Geely to Offer Final $2 Billion Bid for Volvo
Jul 16, 2009
Geely said to offer final $2-bln bid for Volvo Geely Holding Group Co. is expected to submit a final bid by later this month with an offer anticipated to be around $2 billion, according to people familiar with Geely, The Wall Street Journal reported. The private Chinese automaker has been working for almost three years ... Continue reading
Ener1 Lithium-Ion Batteries Hit the Streets in Volvo Demonstration Fleet - VIDEO ENHANCED
Jul 13, 2009
Extended Road Tests Underway in Europe for Plug-in Hybrids Due in 2012 Program Includes Infrastructure Partnership with Electric Utility Vattenfall NEW YORK, July 13 -- Volvo Car Corporation has chosen advanced, American-made lithium-ion battery systems designed and produced by Ener1, Inc. to power a pair of plug-in hy ... Continue reading
Volvo Hybrid Double Deck Buses Unveiled at Historic Venue - VIDEO ENHANCED
Jul 7, 2009
STOCKHOLM, Sweden - July 7, 2009: The historic venue of Alexandra Palace in London provided a fitting backdrop today (Tuesday 7th July) for the world debut of the first of a new generation of highly fuel efficient and environmentally friendly Volvo Hybrid Double Deck buses to Arriva London. A total of six Volvo B5L Hyb ... Continue reading
Volvo Secures Record Truck Order in India
Jul 3, 2009
STOCKHOLM, Sweden--Volvo Trucks in India has secured an order for 125 trucks. It is the company's largest order since being established in the country. Vijay Leasing Company in Hyderabad, India is the company purchasing 125 Volvo FM trucks. The trucks will be delivered in the summer of 2009 for use in coal and steel mi ... Continue reading
Volvo Cars Racing History - VIDEO STORY
Jul 1, 2009
GOTHENBURG - July 1, 2009: Volvo Cars are famous for their safety, but less known is that Volvo Cars have also been successful in motorsport. Volvo Cars made their debut with their first competition car in 1928, just one year after the foundation of the company. Since entering motorsport, Volvo Cars has won three Europ ... Continue reading
Volvo Car UK Challenges the Mayor of London to Emissions Equality
Jul 1, 2009
Volvo Car UK has today challenged the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, to review the basis of charging for the London Congestion Charging zone. ... Continue reading
Volvo Launches Range Of Crash Tested, Allergy-Free, Child Seats
Jun 29, 2009
As Child Safety Week comes to an end (22-28 June), Volvo Car UK is playing its part to help reduce the chance of children being seriously injured in road accidents by launching a new range of child car seats. ... Continue reading
Volvo: Heavy Trucks of the Future Will Be Super-Light - VIDEO STORY
Jun 24, 2009
The Volvo Group's engineers have created a method for constructing trucks that weigh less while carrying the same loads. Lighter vehicles would entail a significant reduction in fuel consumption and thus carbon dioxide emissions. To date, lightweight technology has mainly been used in Volvo Aeroâs aircraft engine ... Continue reading
Jun 19, 2009
Volvo's extensive range of highly specified and environmentally conscious cars, combined with an attractive offer, has created unprecedented interest in Volvo cars under the new Scrappage Scheme. ... Continue reading
Volvo XC60 Demonstrates Its Award-Winning Towcar Talents
Jun 18, 2009
The Volvo XC60 crossover has beaten 38 rival vehicles to take the coveted Overall Winner title at the Towcar Awards 2009. ... Continue reading
Volvo Globetrotter Truck Cab Celebrates 30th Anniversary - VIDEO ENHANCED
Jun 17, 2009
STOCKHOLM - June 17, 2009: When the Globetrotter cab was launched in 1979, Volvo expected to sell a few hundred cabs a year but this niche product quickly became a success. The Globetrotter cab was designed to provide a safer option for long-haul operations when haulage from Western to Eastern Europe increased steadily ... Continue reading
Volvo Trucks Unveils Proprietary Medium-heavy Engine
Jun 17, 2009
STOCKHOLM - June 17, 2009: At Volvo's Capital Market Day in Eskilstuna, Sweden, Volvo CEO Leif Johansson announced that the Group had developed its own medium-heavy engine for trucks and buses scheduled for launch in 2010. Leif Johansson also said that the focus of the next few years will be on internal efficiency. Fur ... Continue reading
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