Volvo Car Corporation Avoids Notices By Reducing Personnel Costs
Mar 13, 2009
Volvo Car Corporation has today signed a unique agreement with the local unions which most probably means that the company can avoid further employee separations. The agreement means that all employees - both white collars and blue collars - will contribute to lowering personnel costs in the company during 2009 through ... Continue reading
2010-2012 Volvo's Refreshed and Greener
Mar 11, 2009
By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor MONACO, March 11, Last year at the Paris auto show, Volvo presented its DRIVe versions of the C30, S40 and V50. DRIVe (say: drive-e) stands for the Swedish car manufacturerâs âgreen labelâ. Since then the above mentioned versions have been further improved, resultin ... Continue reading
Mar 11, 2009
By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor MONACO, March 11, Last year at the Paris auto show, Volvo presented its DRIVe versions of the C30, S40 and V50. DRIVe (say: drive-e) stands for the Swedish car manufacturerâs âgreen labelâ. Since then the abovementioned versions have been further improved, resulting ... Continue reading
Geely Seeking Advice On Possible Bid For Volvo
Mar 10, 2009
Geely seeking advice on possible bid for Volvo http://www.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1009591/Geely-seeking-advice-on-possibl e-bid -for-Volvo.html Shanghai, March 10 (Gasgoo.com) China's largest private automaker Geely Holding Group Co. is once again rumored to buy Swedish carmaker Volvo, a unit of Ford Motor, Oriental Morni ... Continue reading
Volvo Launches 'Ice White' C70 Coupé-Convertible
Mar 9, 2009
Volvo's striking four-seater C70 Coupé-Convertible packs some extra appeal this spring with the introduction of the 'Ice White'. Priced at an attractive £24,495 OTR and available to order now, the C70 Ice White features £2,350 worth of extra equipment over the standard 2.0D S model on which it is based which retails ... Continue reading
Chinese Car Maker Likely to Bid for Volvo
Mar 3, 2009
BEIJING March 3, 2009; The AIADA newsletter reported that Geely Holding Group is likely to bid to acquire Ford Motor Co.'s Volvo unit, people familiar with the situation said, in what would be a bold attempt by a Chinese auto maker to expand internationally amid the global downturn. The Wall Street Journal reports that ... Continue reading
Why The Auto Channel's Press Pass Coverage of the 2009 Geneva Motor Show is So Important?
Mar 1, 2009
This may be the last great international auto show GENEVA - February 28, 2009: One of most visible effects of the current economic depression on the automotive world is what has happened to the once fabulous new car expositions. Not only have important shows in Los Angeles, Detroit and Chicago been neutered by the abse ... Continue reading
Mar 1, 2009
IIHS Top Crash Test Results - 72 winners of 2009 Top Safety Pick awards; almost every category from minicar to large pickup has a winner ARLINGTON, VA - Seventy-two vehicles earn the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's Top Safety Pick award for 2009. This is more than double the number of 2008 recipients and more ... Continue reading
2009 Geneva Motor Show: Volvo Presents Seven New Cars with Green DRIVe Badge - VIDEO ENHANCED
Feb 28, 2009
All with Best-in-Class CO2 Levels GOTHENBURG - February 28, 2009: At next week's Geneva Motor Show, Volvo Cars is presenting no less than seven fuel-efficient DRIVe models. All with best-in-class CO2 emission levels. The extremely low figures for the C30, S40 and V50 have been achieved thanks to an advanced Start/Stop ... Continue reading
Did You Miss the 2008 Auto Shows? We Didn't! Experience Them Here! - EXCLUSIVE VIDEO COVERAGE
Feb 28, 2009
Even if you were at the 2008 Auto Shows in Los Angeles, London, Geneva and Detroit there was so much to see and the media introduction schedules were so hectic that chances are you would have missed something. And you may have missed some of the best. But don't worry, because we have it all on TheAutoChannel.com. In ad ... Continue reading
Dongfeng, Changan May Bid For Volvo In Apr
Feb 27, 2009
Dongfeng, Changan may bid for Volvo in Apr http://www.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1009488/Dongfeng-Changan-may-bid-for-Vo lvo-i n-Apr.html Shanghai, February 27 (Gasgoo.com) Three interested companies may place indicative bids for Ford's up-for-sale Swedish brand Volvo Cars in April, according to Swedish newspaper Dagens Indu ... Continue reading
Sports Chassis Gives Enhanced Driving Pleasure In The Volvo S80 And Customers More Freedom Of Choice
Feb 26, 2009
Volvo Cars is introducing a sports chassis that is a more dynamic alternative for the refreshed Volvo S80. It offers both increased driving pleasure and crisper response. ... Continue reading
Try out City Safety at Geneva Motor Show
Feb 25, 2009
The world-first safety system City Safety is a standard feature in the all-new Volvo XC60 - and during the 79th Geneva Motor Show media and visitors will be able to test how City Safety works on a special outdoor test track. ... Continue reading
Volvo DRIVe With Start/Stop Technology, Class Leading Co2 Emissions And Over 70 MPG
Feb 24, 2009
Volvo is extending its green DRIVe range after dramatically reducing CO2 levels and increasing fuel efficiency in seven models. The full DRIVe range will be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show on 3 March 2009 and will now include the XC60 crossover, V70 and XC70 premium estates and S80 executive saloon. The current DRIVe ... Continue reading
Sales of Used Luxury Cars on the Rise
Feb 23, 2009
Washington DC February 23, 2009; The AIADA newsletter reported that although times are hard, but lots of Americans still have good jobs, and still want to drive around in style. The result: Demand for lightly-used luxury cars is booming even as new vehicle sales sag. According to the Wall Street Journal, a second-hand ... Continue reading
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