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Volvo Appoints Former Saab Man
The gentleman now in charge of leading all alliance projects for Volvo Cars Corporation goes by the name Mats Fägerhag and he’s no stranger to the ways of the Swedish automobile. At the ripe young age of 50, Fägerhag has spent the majority of his life inside the automotive industry, most recently serving as lead product developer [...]
Volvo and China Development Bank Partner Up
Volvo Car Corporation is currently under the watchful eye of the Chinese company, Geely. Because of this, the Swedish cars are finding their way on driveways in China more and more. To make sure that Volvo’s hold on global market stays secure, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was recently signed with the China Development Bank Corporation for a “strategic partnership”. Not [...]
Volvo Fights Toward 200,000 in China
At the close of 2011, Volvo Car Corporation managed to sell 55 percent more vehicles in China then it did the year past. That number came to 47,000: impressive but not enough to satisfy the Swedish automaker. With a goal set in mind, the company is currently fighting hard to reach their annual target of [...]
Volvo’s Stefan Jacoby Named “Influencer of The Year”
While manufactures and individual vehicles receive accolades daily and nightly, it’s a rare occasion when the folks behind these award-winning cars and trucks get their own recognition. Every once in a while however, they do get the credit they deserve: case in point Volvo’s own CEO Stefan Jacoby. The man behind numerous innovative and unique models such [...]
New CO2 Initiatives Shape Volvo
Even though the automotive industry seems to have a concentration on electric vehicle technology, Volvo is putting effort into the more conventional vehicle. For the 2013 model year, the Swedish automaker has reinforced its fuel efficiency strong points by implementing new initiatives to further lower their overall carbon footprint. In the European market where the [...]
Volvo: Virtual Visit 2012 NYIAS
Volvo has set up a large booth this year at the New York show, with multiple models to see. One of the most important of the booth is the new Volvo XC60 Plug-in Hybrid. The model here at the show is a white model on a rotating display. In addition Volvo also arrived with a [...]
Volvo Recalls
A rather strange issue has infected certain Volvo vehicles so much so that the automaker will be issuing a voluntary recall. On certain S60 sedans and XC60 SUVs, the underbody could be at a higher risk to damage due to a manufacturing flaw. The coating that is sprayed along the undercarriage may have been mix incorrectly and over-applied, which would [...]
Volvo and Geely Expand
In 2010, Volvo Car Corporation was sold by Ford Motor Company to the Chinese holding group, Geely. Since then, the two brands have worked rather independently of each other but that might soon change. Recently, an official Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the companies to further vehicle development. The main folks in charge of Geely and [...]
Packing for Geneva: Volvo Edition
With the Geneva Motor Show just around the corner, automakers are preparing to swarm Switzerland with all kinds of new sheet metal. Volvo is one of the many companies going, and they have decided to use Geneva as the stage to showcase their commitment to efficiency and dynamics. Let us start with a statistic, 13-percent. [...]
Volvo Furthers EV Charging Technology
A collection of institutions and companies, including Volvo Car Corporation, have collaborated together to create what they call project ELVIIS (Electric Vehicle Intelligent Infra Structure). The fruit of their labor will be a device that is fitted on-board to electric vehicles in which a driver can control, measure and pay for the electricity used to charge their engine-less [...]
