Volvo Lifts the Lid on the New C70
Sep 1, 2009
Volvo has released images of its new C70 ahead of its debut at Frankfurt motor show later this month. ... Continue reading
The New Volvo C70 Rewards the Owner with Extra Self-Assured Elegance
Sep 1, 2009
The new Volvo C70 launched at the Frankfurt Motor Show in mid-September has the same smart three-piece steel roof, practical seating for four adults and world-leading convertible safety as before. With an updated design and elevated premium feel, the C70 also delivers an "I want" aura of absolute world class. ... Continue reading
Volvo XC60 Gets the R-Design Treatment
Aug 26, 2009
Volvo has announced first details of the latest car in the R-DESIGN stable - the XC60 R-DESIGN. Showcasing a series of sporty visual features, the R-DESIGN package also adds a specially tuned sports chassis and sharper driving characteristics, enabling customers to enjoy the XC60's practicality together with more dynam ... Continue reading
Volvo City Safety Names Best Car Safety Device by Businesscar
Aug 25, 2009
Volvo's pioneering City Safety technology has been named winner of the Best Car Safety Device at the new BusinessCar Techies awards. City Safety is designed to minimise the risk of collisions at low-speeds and is fitted as standard to all Volvo XC60 models. ... Continue reading
Million Pound Makeover As Volvo Cars London Invests in The Future
Aug 24, 2009
Following a recent GBP 1.3m investment in refurbishing its North London dealership, Volvo Cars London has also been appointed as the UK's sole International Customer Sales Division. It's just seven months since the management buy-out that created Volvo Cars London - creating a new identity for Volvo in the Capital. ... Continue reading
Volvo S60 Concept On Display At Europe's Largest Games Fair
Aug 20, 2009
GamesCom, Europe's largest trade fair for interactive games, opens today in Cologne, Germany, for the first time. More than 400 exhibitors will present the latest within the area of interactive entertainment electronics. Also present is Volvo S60 Concept - the star of Volvo's popular computer racing game "Volvo The Gam ... Continue reading
Semcon Cooperating with Volvo Cars to Develop Plug-in Hybrid Technology
Aug 20, 2009
Over the past year, Semcon has been working with Volvo Cars' development of 3 demo plug-in hybrids in a cooperation project between Volvo Cars, Vattenfall, ETC and Energimyndigheten (The Swedish Energy Agency). Semcon has worked on converting a vehicle with a conventional combustion engine to a plug-in. ... Continue reading
Purolator Goes Pure Edgy in New Video Campaign - VIDEO ENHANCED
Aug 19, 2009
Purolator Auto Filters has gone off in a hilarious new marketing direction with a series of short video commercials. The spots, which are slightly reminiscent of the Denis Leary MTV promos from nearly two decades ago, featured an unnamed actor gripping about life's little everyday rants, like "What the F-ck is a Labrad ... Continue reading
Volvo to Celebrate 50th Anniversary of Three-Point Safety Belt - VIDEO STORY
Aug 13, 2009
GOTHENBURG - August 4, 2009: On August 13, 2009, Volvo Cars will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the standard-fit three point safety belts, which appeared for the first time on a Volvo PV544 delivered Thursday August 13, 1959 to a Volvo dealer in the Swedish town of Kristianstad. Over the next 50 years, the V-shaped ... Continue reading
Aug 12, 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 companyâs vision to design cars that should not crash. ... Continue reading
The World's Most Expensive Dummies Save Lives
Aug 11, 2009
The Crash-Test Dummy family does invaluable work in the development of tomorrow's ever-safer cars. The dummies may cost anything up to 1.5 MSEK, and at Volvo Cars there are more than 100 members of this tough family ... Continue reading
Volvo's Three-Point Safety Belt Celebrates 50 Years of Saving Lives
Aug 11, 2009
Thursday 13 August marks the 50th anniversary of the life-saving V-shaped three-point seat belt, invented by Volvo Engineer Nils Bohlin in 1959, and Volvo's visionary open patent which granted free use of the design to all other car manufacturers. ... Continue reading
Good Bye My Old Clunker And Old Friend - RIP
Aug 9, 2009
By Bob Gordon President and Co-publisher The Auto Channel SEE ALSO: Cash for Clunkers Consumer Guide Boy do I feel like a disloyal jerk...my 1992 Volvo with 210,000 miles will be turned in as a clunker against the purchase of a new hybrid SUV (improvement of 11 MPG thank-you). Yeah I know she isnât what she used t ... Continue reading
"Cash For Clunkers" Rewarding Consumers With Up To $4.5k For Turning In Old Vehicles - VIDEO STORY
Aug 6, 2009
DETROIT - August 6, 2009: After more than a year of declining car sales and closing dealerships, the auto industry may be getting a second wind. With the success of "Cash for Clunkers", cars sales are on the rise. Officially known as the Car Allowance Rebate System, the program rewards people for turning in older gas g ... Continue reading
Aug 4, 2009
Ten? Do your really think we could limit the list to just 10? Not TheAutoChannel.com, we always give you more! AUTO CENTRAL - July 28, 2009: Okay, so the Cash For Clunkers program has you dreaming about which new vehicle you'd want. Here's 14 different cars that you might want to test drive. They may not all qualify fo ... Continue reading
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