Volvo Car UK Offers The Ultimate Peace Of Mind In Troubled Economic Times
Apr 3, 2009
It is commonly believed that one of the biggest barriers to a customer purchasing a new car in the economic downturn is the fear of redundancy. In line with Volvo's traditional focus on customer needs, Volvo Car UK has decided to provide free-of-charge unemployment protection. Available on new C30, S40 and V50 models, ... Continue reading
Volvo's City Safety named "Genius" innovation of the year by Allianz
Apr 3, 2009
April 2, 2009; Volvo Car Corporation has received the prestigous award "Genius 2009" by the insurance company Allianz. The Allianz Centre for Technology has been testing cars for traffic safety purposes since 1971. And the "Genius"award was given to Volvo Cars for the development and implementation of the Volvo City Sa ... Continue reading
Horbury To Lead Design at Volvo Cars; Callum Will Head Ford Americs Design
Apr 3, 2009
DEARBORN, Mich., April 1, 2009; Ford Motor Company today announced key changes to bolster vehicle design leadership at both Volvo Cars and Fordâs Americas operations. Peter Horbury executive director, Ford Americas design, will return to Volvo as vice president, design, based in Gothenburg, Sweden. Horbury will re ... Continue reading
Volvo's City Safety Named "Genius" Innovation Of The Year By Allianz
Apr 2, 2009
Volvo Car Corporation has received the prestigous award "Genius 2009" by the insurance company Allianz. The Allianz Centre for Technology has been testing cars for traffic safety purposes since 1971. And the "Genius"award was given to Volvo Cars for the development and implementation of the Volvo City Safety system. ... Continue reading
Peter Horbury New Head of Design at Volvo Car Corportation
Apr 2, 2009
Volvo Car Corporation has appointed Peter Horbury as new Vice President of Design. He replaces Steve Mattin, who has elected to leave the company. Effective May 1, Peter Horbury, will assume responsibility for the division of Product Design within Volvo Cars. He will lead the next stage of the development of Volvo Cars ... Continue reading
Volvo: Volvo's Technology Award Presented to Team behind Fuel-Efficient Hybr'id Solution
Apr 1, 2009
STOCKHOLM--Regulatory News: Volvo (STO:VOLVA)(STO:VOLVB): Six engineers have been named the winners of Volvoâs 2009 Technology Award for their development of the worldâs first commercially viable hybrid solution for heavy vehicles. The award was presented by Leif Johansson, President and CEO of Volvo, at the ... Continue reading
Last Volvo S60 Rolls off the Assembly Line in Ghent
Apr 1, 2009
At 4.15am on Tuesday morning March 31, the last Volvo S60 rolled off the assembly line at Volvo Cars Ghent. The historic car - a Sapphire Black model with a five cylinder gasoline engine - is destined for a customer in Taiwan. ... Continue reading
Volvo City Safety named All-Wheel Drive Innovation of the Year
Mar 27, 2009
Volvo cars' low speed collision prevention system, City Safety, has been awarded "innovation of the Year" by the German based magazine "Auto Bild Allrad" - Volvo is hereby the first car manufacturer to win the award twice. ... Continue reading
China's Geely among Volvo Suitors, Ford confirms talks
Mar 27, 2009
Geely among Volvo suitors, Ford confirms talks http://www.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1009776/Geely-among-Volvo-suitors-Ford- confi rms-talks.html Shanghai, March 27 (Gasgoo.com) Ford Motor has held talks with several potential buyers interested in its money-losing Swedish unit Volvo Cars, China Business News said today. Amon ... Continue reading
Volvo Cars Wins Two Awards from Spanish Safety Institute
Mar 20, 2009
The Volvo XC60 and XC90 received Spanish safety institute Centro Zaragoza's "best safety choice" award in the categories for small and large four-wheel drive cars respectively. The decision took into consideration whether various safety systems were fitted as standard in the car models. In the XC60, Volvo's breakthroug ... Continue reading
Two New Chassis Offer Improved Ride and Handling in the New Volvo S80
Mar 18, 2009
The driving dynamics and ride of the new Volvo S80 have been updated and improved by the introduction of two new chassis - the Lowered Dynamic Chassis and the Comfort Chassis. ... Continue reading
BorgWarner's R2S Turbochargers Boost Performance and Fuel Economy for New Volvo D5 Diesel Engine
Mar 17, 2009
For Volvo's S80 Luxury Sedan, BorgWarner's Turbo Technology Creates a Dynamic Driving Experience with the Added Pleasure of Passing the Pump AUBURN HILLS, Mich., March 17 -- BorgWarner's regulated two-stage (R2S(R)) turbocharging system enhances performance and improves the fuel economy of Volvo's new 2.4-liter D5 dies ... Continue reading
Sixes from Volvo - A Smooth 80 Year Affair
Mar 17, 2009
The four-cylinder 2 litre engine of the first Volvo series of cars had just about started to rev up when it was replaced with a bigger, smoother and more powerful six-cylinder engine, just like those that many of Volvo's American competitors were beginning to introduce. 2009 marks the 80th anniversary of the DB engine ... Continue reading
Mar 16, 2009
By Carey Russ Besides "safety", "Volvo" is nearly synonymous with "wagon". Alas, wagons are but a minor blip in American car sales statistics. Here, the wagon niche goes to crossovers. So, in order to increase its market share, Volvo has announced its newest crossover, the 2010 XC60. Joining the existing XC90 and XC70, ... Continue reading
All New Volvo S80L - launch and start of production
Mar 13, 2009
On March 12th, Volvo Car Corporation launched the all-new Volvo S80L in Beijing, China. The prices and specifications of the 5 variants were presented. S80L is one of the safest premium cars tailor-made for China and will mark the arrival of Volvo in the centre of the Chinese premium car market. ... Continue reading
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