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KUALA LUMPUR: Volvo Car Malaysia has introduced the new Volvo XC90 B5 Inscription Plus, a mild hybrid under the B badge line. This new variant, priced from RM386,842, joins the XC90 Recharge T8 Inscription Plus flagship in the large ...

Volvo Cars and Northvolt pick Gothenburg for new battery plant

STOCKHOLM: Volvo Cars (and battery manufacturer Northvolt will build their joint battery manufacturing plant in Gothenburg, western Sweden, the two companies said today. The new 50-gigawatt-hour (GWh) plant will create up to 3,000 jobs and make battery cells specifically ...

Volvo integrates Spotify into latest models

BARCELONA: Volvo Cars is the first car maker to integrate the popular Spotify music streaming service globally in its new cars, starting with the new XC90, S90 and V90 this spring, it was announced at the 2016 Mobile World ...

Volvo plans to test self-driving cars in China using local drivers

IntelliSafe Auto Pilot interface BEIJING: Volvo aims to launch an experiment involving self-driving cars in China in which up to 100 such cars could be deployed, the Swedish automaker said today. The planned experiment will see local drivers test ...

Volvo targets sales of one million electrified cars by 2025

GOTHENBURG: Volvo Cars aims to sell one million electrified cars by 2025. The Swedish company plans to achieve this aim by offering at least two hybrid versions of every model in its range and releasing the first all-electric car ...

Revised and more powerful Volvo S60 arrives

KUALA LUMPUR: The facelifted Volvo S60 T6 sedan has a revised front facade, and a new Drive-E powertrain, paddle shifters and safety features. It is priced at RM280,888 (on-the-road, without insurance, inclusive of GST). Limited units are available at ...

Polestar performance package available for Volvo S90 and V90

GOTHENBURG: Polestar has launched the new generation of its performance package for the new Volvo S90 and V90. Known as Polestar Performance Optimisation, the package upgrades the entire drivetrain and further improves driving dynamics. The S90 and V90 are ...

Volvo and Uber form driverless car venture

GOTHENBURG: Sweden-based manufacturer Volvo Cars said on Thursday it would team up with ride-sharing service Uber in a US$300 million joint venture to develop driverless automobiles. ”Both Uber and Volvo will use the same base vehicle for the next ...

Volvo Retail Experience debuts at new showroom

KUALA LUMPUR: Volvo Car Malaysia and Federal Auto Holdings Berhad have launched their new showroom in Menara MBMR, replacing the iconic Volvo showroom located along Federal Highway. The showroom, opened on Thursday, will be the first to implement the ...

Volvo truck beat two world speed records - VIDEO

GOTHENBURG: Volvo Trucks’ The Iron Knight, driven by Boije Ovebrink, now holds the official speed records for the 500- and-1000 metre distances. The record-breaker is custom-built apart from the engine and the series-manufactured I-Shift Dual Clutch transmission. With an ...

Volvo V90 Cross Country gets Polestar upgrades

GOTHENBURG: Volvo’s dedicated tuning and racing arm, Polestar, has decided that the new V90 Cross Country station wagon cum SUV is in need of a performance boost. Rather than a dedicated “hot” variant, when you go to specify a ...

Volvo Car and Trucks join KidZania Kuala Lumpur

KUALA LUMPUR: Volvo Car Malaysia and Volvo Malaysia has joined indoor family education and entertainment centre KidZania Kuala Lumpur as its latest partners to provide life learning skills. The partnership sees a Volvo Car Malaysia “dealership” set up in ...

Volvo bakes Skype for Business into its cars

GOTHENBURG: Volvo has announced that it is installing Microsoft’s Skype for Business into its new 90 Series cars. While it may sound like a recipe for disaster, Volvo says that the option will actually improve safety on the road. ...

Volvo S90 and V90 get top safety ratings from Euro NCAP

BRUSSELS: Volvo Cars has cemented its position amongst the leaders of automotive safety innovation with its new S90 sedan and V90 wagon by being the first car maker to score a full six points in the Autonomous Emergency Braking ...

Volvo 262 Coupé turns 40

GOTHENBURG: Once upon a time, Volvo turned to Italians to design ’em a coupe. The Volvo 262C was the result. The Volvo 262 Coupé sold significantly better than expected, despite costing more than twice as much as the basic ...

If you are studying in the US, Volvo wants to lease you a car

NEW YORK: Volvo is targeting foreign students studying in the United States with an offer of a new car under its international student programme. Under the programme, students or rather their parents or sponsors need only come up with ...

2017 Volvo S90 T5 sedan and V90 T5 estate: RM388,888 and RM393,888

KUALA LUMPUR: Volvo Car Malaysia has launched the 2017 S90 T5 premium sedan and its estate sibling, the V90 T5. The S90 T5 is priced at RM388,888 while the V90 T5 is tagged at RM393,888 (both on-the-road without insurance, ...

2017 Volvo S90 and V90 T6 R-Design AWD arrive at RM453,888 and RM458,888

KUALA LUMPUR: Volvo Car Malaysia has launched the more powerful and sporty T6 R-Design all-wheel drive (AWD) variants of the 2017 S90 premium sedan and its estate sibling, the V90. The S90 T6 R-Design is priced at RM453,888 while ...

Volvo believes new generation of diesel engines could be the last

GOTHENBURG: Volvo’s latest generation of diesel engines could be its last as the cost of reducing emissions of nitrogen oxide is becoming too much, chief executive Hakan Samuelsson was quoted as saying today. “From today’s perspective, we will not ...

Volvo rolls out autonomous garbage truck

GOTHENBURG: When it comes to self-driving technology, Volvo is already looking well beyond passenger cars for life-improving applications. So, in partnership with Swedish waste collection firm, Renova, the company is already testing an autonomous garbage truck on the road ...

Volvo Cars now pitching Polestar as standalone electric car brand

GOTHENBURG: Geely-owned automaker Volvo Cars will make its Polestar Performance business a standalone brand within the group, focusing on electric cars, the company said today. Polestar, bought by Volvo in 2015, will produce own-brand vehicles while continuing to deliver ...

Polestar teases performance electric car

STOCKHOLM: Volvo Car’s performance arm, Polestar, will reveal its first model in Shanghai tomorrow. The company will also lay out its future as a standalone electric performance brand. To mark the occasion, Polestar has unveiled a short film hinting ...

Volvo S90 T8 Twin Engine launched

KUALA LUMPUR: Volvo Car Malaysia launched the locally assembled S90 T8 Twin Engine plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) which comes in two variants – Inscription and Inscription Plus – priced at RM368,888 and RM388,888 respectively. However, if you book ...

Volvo and publisher kick off first interior design contest

PETALING JAYA: Volvo Car Malaysia has teamed up with publisher Aurizn to host the first Volvo Aurizn Design Challenge which will see interior design firms submitting their most creative work. Contestants are required to produce work based on a human-centric ...

Volvo wants to get rid of physical car key

GOTHENBURG: In its first appearance at Mobile World Congress, taking place in Barcelona Feb 22-25, Volvo will be attempting to unlock the smartphone’s potential and in doing so, do away with car keys. Bundling an app as part of ...

Polestar readies performance parts for four Volvo models

GOTHENBURG: Volvo’s performance division Polestar has introduced a new line of products in the form of Polestar Performance Parts. Polestar Performance Parts offers a wide range of extensively developed enhancements for the S60, V40, V60 and XC60 models to ...

Special editions for Volvo S60 and V60

GOTHENBURG: Volvo Cars will produce special editions of the S60 premium mid-size four-door sedan and the five-door V60 estate. “The S60 and V60 are drivers’ cars. Our focus with the Model Year 2017 Edition is to take this winning concept ...

Polestar reveals initial markets for new subscription model

GOTHERNBURG (Sweden): A volume carmaker having a performance arm isn’t exactly groundbreaking as we’ve long had the likes of the BMW M Division and Mercedes AMG. But although Volvo now having the Polestar performance brand itself isn’t particularly revolutionary, ...

Volvo to introduce improved child seats

GOTHENBURG: Volvo Cars, the first car maker to actively test child seats in crash tests as far back as the early 1960s, is launching a range of three new child seats with a focus on design, comfort and convenience. ...

Volvo launches locally-assembled XC90 T8 Twin Engine

KUALA LUMPUR: Volvo Car Malaysia, while celebrating its 50th anniversary, launched its locally-assembled XC90 T8 Twin Engine sports utility vehicle (SUV) and became the pioneer car company to roll out the first Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) to be ...

Heico Sportiv helps diesel Volvo S90 and V90 gain peak potential

FRANKFURT: German tuner Heico Sportiv is offering an e.motion performance enhancement for the new Volvo S90 and V90 D5 that promises a boost of 23hp and 40Nm. After its power regimen, the Drive-E diesel engine generates 258hp and 520Nm ...

Volvo Car Malaysia announces zero GST prices

KUALA LUMPUR: Following the Ministry of Finance Malaysia’s announcement that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) is set to be standard-rated 0% from 1 June 2018, Volvo Car Malaysia has updated its model range price list. The prices quoted ...

Volvo Cars launches new S60 sports sedan – the first Volvo car made in US

CHARLESTON: Volvo Cars has revealed the new S60 mid-size premium sports sedan at the company’s first US manufacturing plant in Charleston, South Carolina. The new S60 is the first Volvo car made in the US. The new S60 is ...

China to become global manufacturing and export hub for Volvo

GOTHENBURG: China will become the Volvo hub for global manufacturing and export of its cars to the United States, Europe and Asia Pacific. Volvo Cars said this last week when it unveiled its new manufacturing strategy for China in ...

Sweden's best-selling car is now a VW Golf, not Volvo

STOCKHOLM: For the first time in more than half a century, Sweden’s best-selling car of the year was not a Volvo but the Volkswagen Golf, the Swedish automakers’ association said on Monday. The Golf represented 5.9 percent of the ...

Volvo unveils 360c concept in race to autonomy

GOTHENBURG: Volvo says it’s now imagining a world where driverless vehicles could be used replace short-haul air travel, and to illustrate its vision the Swedish automaker has now unveiled a fully autonomous concept, the 360c. The company has been ...

Volvo to celebrate 90th anniversary at Techno Classica

GOTHENBURG: To mark 90 years since the first car left its facility here on April 14, 1927, Volvo has decided to create a special stand for Techno Classica, the largest classic car show in the world, set to take ...

Volvo FH Series launched

SHAH ALAM: Volvo Malaysia has unveiled the flagship FH Series trucks which promise best-in-class fuel efficiency, reliability and safety. The FH Series trucks are targeted at heavy and long-distance haulage operators who are planning to upgrade their fleets to ...

Volvo and Google to build Android into future connected cars

GOTHENBURG: Volvo Cars is teaming up with Google to develop in-car infotainment and connectivity solution based on Android, offering access to a wide array of apps and services. It will launch on new Volvo models within two years. The ...

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