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
Volvo Makes First Delivery of World's Strongest Truck - VIDEO STORY
Jun 12, 2009
Gothenburg - June 12, 2009: The first customer of the Volvo FH16 700 truck, Tore Aase from Norway, has taken delivery of the first world's most powerful truck in Tuve, outside Göteborg in Sweden, where the truck is built. The truck will be used in long-haul operations in the west of Norway, hauling equipment for the o ... Continue reading
Volvo Invites Customers to Cut Their Service Bills, While Supporting Pediatric Cancer Research
Jun 12, 2009
Cups of virtual lemonade purchased on www.lemonadestandforlife.com benefit Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation and can save $100 off a service bill ROCKLEIGH, N.J., June 12 -- For the second consecutive year, Volvo Cars of North America will provide an opportunity for customers to save money on their next service visit, w ... Continue reading
Sweden Seeks Investment and Collaboration on Vehicle and Energy Storage Batteries
Jun 8, 2009
STOCKHOLM, June 8 -- Sweden hosts a world class automotive cluster with brands such as SAAB Automobile, Scania, Volvo Cars and Volvo Group, some 1,000 suppliers and ABB, a global leader in power and automation technology. Sweden now looks to expand its development of green energy infrastructure for plug-in hybrid and e ... Continue reading
Interactive Volvo City Safety Demonstration at 2009 London Motorexpo
Jun 3, 2009
Visitors to the 2009 London Motorexpo at Canary Wharf can join in an interactive experience and demonstration of Volvo's pioneering City Safety technology, which actively prevents vehicle collisions at low speeds. ... Continue reading
Volvo Cars Aims to be Market Leader in Plug-in Hybrid Technology
Jun 2, 2009
Volvo Cars continues to focus heavily on advanced green technology and is now taking yet another major step forward in keeping with the company's over-riding vision - DRIVe Towards Zero. ... Continue reading
Volvo and Vattenfall to Develop New Plug-In Hybrids - VIDEO STORY
Jun 1, 2009
A Volvo that can be fuelled with electricity from a standard wall socket will be a reality in 2012. Swedish energy company Vattenfall and the Volvo Car Corporation are launching an industrial joint venture partnership to introduce plug-in hybrids on the market. The ground-breaking technology will considerably lower the ... Continue reading
Volvo: UAW Members Approve New Agreement with Mack Trucks
May 31, 2009
STOCKHOLM, Sweden--Regulatory News: Members of the U.S. trade union, the United Auto Workers, have approved the new 40-month Master Agreement with the Volvo Groupâs subsidiary Mack Trucks. The agreement includes the establishment of an independent trust that will completely eliminate Mackâs commitments for pr ... Continue reading
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