Archive for the ‘Volvo’ Category

Volvo delivers high performance and minimal fuel consumption with new GTDi Engines

Volvo's engine range is now being expanded with the T3 and T4, two four-cylinder 1.6-litre petrol engines featuring the very latest direct injection technology. The GTDi (Gasoline Turbocharged Direct Injection) concept was developed to offer really low fuel consumption without compromising on performance...

August 30th, 2010 | Volvo | Read More

Volvo Announces July Sales

Volvo Cars of North America, LLC, (VCNA) reported U.S. sales of 4,319 units, a 32.9 percent decrease from July 2009. Year-to-date sales are down 10.1 percent over the first seven months of 2010. In Canada, Volvo sales were up 20.5 percent in July with a total of 712 vehicles sold. Year-to-date sales...

August 3rd, 2010 | Auto Sales, Volvo | Read More

Zhejiang Geely Completes Acquisition of Volvo Car Corporation

Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd. ("Geely Holding Group"), one of the fastest-growing car manufacturers in China, today announced it has completed the acquisition of 100 per cent of Volvo Car Corporation ("Volvo Cars") from Ford Motor Company. Geely also announced that Stefan Jacoby, the Chief...

August 2nd, 2010 | Volvo | Read More

Volvo onCall celebrates ten years with a wider offer

Volvo Cars' emergency assistance system Volvo onCall is celebrating ten years with a relaunch and several new features. The offer has been simplified and the price reduced significantly. Volvo Car Corporation was the first car manufacturer to offer customers a GPS-based communication system that permitted...

July 17th, 2010 | Volvo | Read More

Volvo Announces June 2010 Sales

Volvo Cars of North America, LLC, (VCNA) reported U.S. sales of 4,995 units, a 29.1 percent decrease from June 2009. Year-to-date sales are down 5.2 percent over the first six months of 2010. In Canada, Volvo sales were down 20.5 percent in June with a total of 716 vehicles sold. Year-to-date sales...

July 1st, 2010 | Volvo | Read More

Top VW exec Jacoby may jump to Volvo

Stefan Jacoby, the head of Volkswagen AG's North American operations, is going to work for a Chinese car company at an awkward time for VW. Jacoby, 52, has been tapped to run Volvo Cars when Zhejiang Geely Holding Co. completes the acquisition of the Swedish carmaker later in the summer, sources familiar...

June 25th, 2010 | VolksWagen, Volvo | Read More

J.D. Power and Associates Names Volvo C70 Top-Ranked Model in its Class

In its 2010 Initial Quality Study (IQS), released June 17, J.D. Power and Associates names Volvo C70 the top compact premium sporty car and ranks the Volvo nameplate as number 10 among automakers. The leading research company's 2010 Initial Quality Study also names three Volvo models - S80, XC70, XC60...

June 22nd, 2010 | Volvo | Read More

Volvo Polestar won in Gothenburg

Overlooking the sea and the Opera House, Gothenburg City Race Arena is a spectacular experience. And it was also spectacular when Volvo Polestar clashed with the rest of the STCC field in front of 13 000 spectators. Robert Dahlgren continues to lead the driver's championship after a win and one fifth...

June 7th, 2010 | Swedish Touring Car Championship, Volvo | Read More

Plus X Award for new Volvo S60

Cologne. A safety innovation from Volvo Car Corporation has once again won a prestigious award: pedestrian detection with full auto brake, first used in the new Volvo S60, receives the Plus X Award in the Innovation category and can now call itself "Best Product of the Year 2010". This system, unique...

May 28th, 2010 | Volvo | Read More

Two second places for Volvo in this weekend’s STCC

It was a good weekend for Volvo Polestar and driver Robert Dahlgren, who took many important points by claiming two second places in this weekend's Swedish Touring Car Championship (STCC) round at Ring Knutstorp. Continued top spot in both driver's and team championships bodes well for the rest of the...

May 10th, 2010 | Swedish Touring Car Championship, Volvo | Read More