Volvo... Saab... IKEA - What an Idea!
Dec 18, 2009
By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher What to do with Volvo? Hmm, too good of a car and carmakers to lose. What to do with Saab? Also a good car with plenty of positive aspects. Whatâs the hottest name in Swedish and Scandinavian brands: IKEA What could bring these two Swedish carmakers together and k ... Continue reading
2010 North American Car Of The Year Nominees
Dec 17, 2009
NORTH AMERICAN CAR AND TRUCK OF THE YEAR NOMINEES By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Good news for GM and Ford came out of a press conference at the Automotive Press Association in Detroit yesterday as four of the six finalist were from the Detroit manufacturers. An exceptionally large group of journalist ... Continue reading
Volvo Builds an Electric Test Fleet
Dec 17, 2009
Volvo Cars will unveil the next-generation battery electric powered Volvo C30 at the Detroit Motor Show in January 2010. The C30 on display will present a step further in the development process from the driveable electric prototype which was presented in September 2009. The new battery electric C30 features a complete ... Continue reading
Volvo Building Electric Car Test Fleet - VIDEO STORY
Dec 16, 2009
GOTHENBURG - December 16, 2009: Volvo Cars presented a driveable electric car prototype in September 2009. The C30 now being shown in Detroit takes the company one step further in the development process. It features both a complete interior and full instrumentation, as well as enhanced battery packaging. The next step ... Continue reading
Volvo Car UK Calls on The Mayor of London to Announce Findings of the Congestion Charge Review
Dec 16, 2009
Volvo Car UK has today written to The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, asking him to publish the findings of the review of the Congestion Charge exemptions that he promised to deliver before the end of 2009 ... Continue reading
Dec 9, 2009
His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent has awarded Volvo Cars a special international award(1) to mark the 50th Anniversary of the invention of the three-point safety belt and in acknowledgement of the company's vision to design cars that should not crash. ... Continue reading
Volvo Drives Climate Meeting in Copenhagen
Dec 7, 2009
Volvo's most fuel efficient models will be used to chauffeur heads of state and other VIPs around Copenhagen for the COP15 Climate Conference, which starts today ... Continue reading
Volvo XC60 and its City Safety Technology Awarded at Drive Car of the Year
Nov 27, 2009
The Volvo XC60 D5 has been voted the best SUV over $40,000 ahead of the Audi Q5 TFSI and Lexus RX 350 Sports Luxury with its standard City Safety feature taking out the Safety Innovation award. ... Continue reading
Volvo Group is Launching an Online Service for Green Commuting - VIDEO ENHANCED
Nov 24, 2009
The Volvo Group is launching Commute Greener, a new online service which helps commuters become more environmentally aware. The service is accessed through a mobile phone or a web site on the internet, enabling a commuter quickly to see by how much carbon dioxide emissions are reduced, for example by car pooling. Volvo ... Continue reading
WAKE UP AMERICA: New Plant for 2nd Generation of Straw-Based Bioethanol Inaugurated in Denmark
Nov 22, 2009
EDITOR'S NOTE: It's feared that at next month's environmental conference in Copenhagen that Barak Obama will sign away America's sovereignty and embroil us in a "new world order" from which we will never extract ourselves. This may be true, and we must certainly make it known to the commies and pabulum-puking knee-jerk ... Continue reading
Volvo and Mack Engines First to Be Certified for Near-Zero Emissions of EPA 2010
Nov 20, 2009
STOCKHOLM--Regulatory News: Volvo (STO:VOLVA) (STO:VOLVB) and Mack are the first truck manufacturers to have their engines certified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the California Air Resources Board as meeting upcoming 2010 diesel emissions standards, the most stringent in the world. Volvo and Mack are ... Continue reading
IIHS 2010 Top Safety Picks - VIDEO ENHANCED
Nov 18, 2009
27 winners of 2010 Top Safety Pick award; new requirement to win is good rating for protection in rollovers ARLINGTON, VA â Nineteen cars and 8 SUVs earn the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's Top Safety Pick award for 2010 For the first time, good performance in a roof strength test to measure protection in ... Continue reading
Volvo's Apprentices Graduate With a Secure Future
Nov 17, 2009
On Thursday 19 November, the five apprentices of Volvo Car Australia's inaugural Apprenticeship Program will graduate as technicians securing ongoing employment within the Volvo dealer network. ... Continue reading
Geely will get right to use Volvo licensed technology
Nov 17, 2009
Geely will get right to use Volvo licensed technology http://autonews.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1012990/Geely-will-get-right-to-us e-Vol vo-licensed-technology.html Shanghai, November 17 (Gasgoo.com) Ford Motor's Volvo car division will retain the rights for its licensed technologies, and its Chinese bidder Geely will get t ... Continue reading
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