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Kelley Blue Book Names 2016 Best Buy Award Finalists

Kelley Blue Book Names 2016 Best Buy Award Finalists

Premier Awards Honor Best Vehicle Choices Available in U.S. Market, Recognizing 49 Finalists Consisting of 18 Vehicle Makes in 12 Vehicle Categories Kelley Blue Book today announces the Finalists for the 2016 Kelley Blue Book Best Buy Awards, which will honor the top new model-year vehicle choices available in the U.S. ... Continue reading

Volvo Uses the World's Most Advanced Chassis Simulator to Develop the Next Generation of its Cars

Volvo Uses the World's Most Advanced Chassis Simulator to Develop the Next Generation of its Cars

Volvo Cars has become the first premium car maker to purchase the world’s most advanced Vi-Grade chassis simulator – the same equipment used by Ferrari and Porsche – to develop next generation Volvos. The simulator offers exciting virtual environments including Germany’s renowned Nürburgring as w ... Continue reading

Volvo Reveals Safe and Seamless User Interface for Self-Driving Cars +VIDEO

Volvo Reveals Safe and Seamless User Interface for Self-Driving Cars +VIDEO

Volvo Cars has revealed one of the industry’s most advanced and easy-to-use interfaces to oversee how drivers will transfer control to a car’s autonomous driving (AD) mode in its forthcoming cars. The advent of autonomous driving technology means that the relationship between a driver and a car’s user in ... Continue reading

Volvo Cars' Global Sales Up 2.4%, Continued Growth in US and Europe

Volvo Cars' Global Sales Up 2.4%, Continued Growth in US and Europe

Volvo Cars posted a 2.4 per cent increase in retail sales for the month of September, selling 45,539 cars globally. Europe and the US market were the growth drivers, driven by continued high demand for Volvo’s XC60 and XC90 models. ... Continue reading

2016 Volvo XC90 First Drive - It Rocks The Luxury SUV World +VIDEO

2016 Volvo XC90 First Drive - It Rocks The Luxury SUV World +VIDEO

First Drive New 2016 Volvo XC90 Rocks The Luxury SUV World ... Continue reading

Volvo: Zara Larsson Performs New Song in a Video Recorded on Gothenburg's Electric Bus Route

Volvo: Zara Larsson Performs New Song in a Video Recorded on Gothenburg's Electric Bus Route

“It was a very special recording session, partly because of performing “Better You” Unsuspecting passengers could hardly believe their eyes when they boarded the bus on 7 September and stepped right into a Zara Larsson concert. During the Silent Bus Sessions, the Swedish artist performed unique versions ... Continue reading

Volvo: Electric Buses Can Save Millions of Kronor for Society and the Environment

Volvo: Electric Buses Can Save Millions of Kronor for Society and the Environment

On September 26, 2015, the Volvo Group together with the audit and advisory firm KPMG will present their joint analysis of electric buses. The analysis illustrates the monetary value of an electric bus line given a number of factors that impact society and the environment, and which standard investment appraisals do no ... Continue reading

Volvo: One of Sweden's Hottest Artists Performs Surprise Gig to Promote New Electric Bus Route +VIDEO

Volvo: One of Sweden's Hottest Artists Performs Surprise Gig to Promote New Electric Bus Route +VIDEO

At the initiative of Volvo, the City of Gothenburg and others, Seinabo Sey – one of Sweden’s most popular artists – recently performed onboard one Gothenburg's new electric buses. Two music videos are being released today. They were recorded during a surprise concert for unsuspecting passengers. The purp ... Continue reading

The Volvo Group Qualifies for the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI)

The Volvo Group Qualifies for the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI)

The Volvo Group is among the top 300 companies included in the DJSI World. Volvo Group receives particularly good ratings for antitrust policy, climate strategy and corporate citizenship program. GÖTEBORG, SWEDEN -- Sept. 11, 2015: The Index ranks the world’s leading companies in terms of their sustainability e ... Continue reading

Volvo XC90 Receives Top Five Star Rating in Euro NCAP Assessment

Volvo XC90 Receives Top Five Star Rating in Euro NCAP Assessment

The Volvo XC90 has been awarded five stars and achieved top ratings in its 2015 Euro NCAP tests. The XC90 with standard City Safety technology stood out as the first car from any manufacturer to score full points in Euro NCAP Autonomous Emergency Braking Car to Car rear-end tests (AEB City & AEB Interurban). “This ... Continue reading

Volvo Announces August Sales

Volvo Announces August Sales

Continuing demand for XC60, XC90 lead to 18.3 percent increase ROCKLEIGH, N.J. (Sept. 1, 2015) - Volvo Cars of North America, LLC, (VCNA) reported U.S. sales of 5,869 units, an 18.3 percent increase versus August 2014. Year-to-date sales are up 4.3 percent over the first eight months of 2014. The top seller for the mon ... Continue reading

NHTSA RECALL NOTICE AUGUST 24, 2015: Chevrolet, Honda, Volvo, Harley, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, RAM, Cadillac, Kenworth, Peterbilt

NHTSA RECALL NOTICE AUGUST 24, 2015: Chevrolet, Honda, Volvo, Harley, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, RAM, Cadillac, Kenworth, Peterbilt

NHTSA RECALL NOTICE AUGUST 24, 2015: Chevrolet, Honda, Volvo, Harley, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, RAM, Cadillac, Kenworth, Peterbilt ... Continue reading

Volvo Car Group Reports SEK1.66bn Profit for H1 2015

Volvo Car Group Reports SEK1.66bn Profit for H1 2015

Volvo Car Group, the premium car maker, has reported an operating profit of SEK1,660m for the first half of 2015, compared to SEK968m* for the same period in 2014. Revenue for the first half was SEK75,215m, up from SEK66,982m* in the first half of 2014. The full Interim Report First Half Year 2015 can be downloaded her ... Continue reading

Volvo Cars Acquires Control of its China joint Ventures

Volvo Cars Acquires Control of its China joint Ventures

Volvo Cars has taken control of its three joint venture operations in China for SEK2.2bn in order to more accurately reflect its growing presence in the world’s largest car market. Volvo Cars now owns 50 per cent of its China joint ventures alongside Geely Holdings. These joint ventures include its car manufacturi ... Continue reading

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