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Håkan Samuelsson of Volvo Cars Receives Inaugural World Car Person Of The Year At Geneva International Motor Show

Female Truck Driver Bucks the Trend, Qualifies for Volvo Trucks FuelWatch Finals

Volvo Promises Death-proof Cars By 2020

Northvolt & Volvo to build battery plant in Gothenburg

Volvo Cars and Northvolt have announced the location of their planned joint battery cell factory: it will be built in Gothenburg, Sweden, from 2023 and is expected to be operational in 2025. The factory will have a potential annual ...

Volvo XC40 Facelift (2022) ohne Tarnung erwischt

© Motor1.com Hersteller Volvo XC40 facelift spy photo Die Online-Konfiguratoren von Volvo haben in einigen Märkten bereits das Design des aufgefrischten XC40 verraten, obwohl das Modell noch nicht zum Kauf erhältlich ist. Tatsächlich hat der schwedische Automobilhersteller den überarbeiteten ...

Uber’s Self-Driving Volvo XC90 Troubled By Human Error

Uber’s trial of a fleet of self-driving Volvo XC90 in San Francisco has hit a snag on the first day as California regulators have called for the company to halt the test as some of the autonomous vehicles were ...

Volvo XC40 gets minor facelift for 2022

Volvo’s configurator now shows an updated version of the XC40 SUV Styling tweaks from the C40 Plug-in hybrid and fully electric powertrains available On sale now The Volvo XC40 has been given a minor midlife refresh. Changes are small, but ...

New Volvo Showroom In Kuala Lumpur

The iconic Volvo showroom along the Federal Highway / Jalan Syed Putra has been replaced by a swanky new joint nearby. Located on the Ground floor of Menara MBMR at 1, Jalan Syed Putra, Kuala Lumpur, the new showroom ...

Volvo V40 And XC60 Get EEV Status; Prices Revised

Volvo Car Malaysia has announced that the Volvo V40 T5 Drive-E, XC60 T5 and XC60 T6 have received Energy-Efficient Vehicle (EEV) status leading to a reduction in retail prices due to the accorded government incentives. Below is a comparison ...

Locally Assembled Volvo XC90 T8 Introduced

Volvo Car Malaysia, in conjunction with its 50th anniversary in Malaysia and Sweden’s national day celebration, introduced the Volvo XC90 T8 twin engine plug-in hybrid assembled by Volvo Car Manufacturing in Shah Alam. This represents the first time the ...

All-new Volvo XC90 launched in Malaysia

The second generation of Volvo’s flagship SUV, the XC90, makes its much-awaited arrival in the Malaysian market today, being officially launched as a fully-imported model from Sweden ahead of scheduled commencement of local assembly at Volvo Car Malaysia’s Shah ...

Volvo appoints former Tesla executive to lead battery production

Joint venture's new R&D facility to open ahead of EV battery factory construction in 2023 Volvo is ramping up its electrification plans with new models and partnerships Volvo has appointed former Tesla executive Adrian Clarke to drive forward its battery cell ...

Volvo squeezes extra efficiency from XC90 T8 Twin Engine

Even before the car officially goes on sale, Volvo has announced improved fuel consumption and emission numbers for the much-anticipated T8 Twin Engine variant of its all-new XC90. In an announcement issued from the Volvo Car Group’s Global Newsroom ...

GST – Subaru, Volvo, Mazda announce prices

Our latest round-up of post-GST car prices continues with updates from Subaru, Volvo, and Mazda Subaru Motor Image has raised prices of the XV Sport and Forester 2.0i-L by small margins of RM370 and RM40 respectively, but all other ...

Volvo Cars and Northvolt accelerate shift to electrification with new, 3,000-job battery plant in Gothenburg, Sweden

Volvo Cars and Northvolt have selected Gothenburg, Sweden to establish a new battery manufacturing plant which will commence operations in 2025, create up to 3,000 jobs and complement the planned R&D centre that both companies announced in December as part ...

Volvo Found This Forgotten Concept Car In Its Museum's 'Hiding Spot'

© Motor1.com Copyright 1983 Volvo LCP 2000 concept The Light Component Project 2000 has been unearthed after being dormant for many years. While (probably) doing a bit of spring cleaning in advance, the Volvo Museum stumbled upon a concept ...

Volvo S60 facelift arrives in Malaysia

Volvo Car Malaysia has officially introduced a heavily facelifted version of the S60 sedan sporting a much-changed appearance and further enhancements to its already formidable safety package. Unlike the recently-launched XC60 facelift, there is no transition to Volvo’s new ...

Volvo to commence public trials of autonomous driving by 2017

Volvo has announced unveiled its take on a complete autonomous driving solution which it claims is able to integrate into present-day architecture and ready for public road testing by 2017. Entering its second year of development, Volvo’s Drive Me ...

Volvo expands cloud-based road info sharing system testing

Volvo Cars, in a collaborative project with the Swedish Transport Administration and the Norwegian Public Roads Administration, are working to enable cars to share information with each other on road conditions in real time. Through this approach, information shared ...

Volvo Cars announces new global brand strategy

Volvo Cars has announced a new global marketing strategy that broadly differs from traditional approaches but one which the company believes to be entirely suited to its needs and positioning. Dubbed the ‘Volvo Way to Market’, the new strategy ...

Volvo XC90 T8 Twin Engine promises groundbreaking performance and efficiency

Enough has been written on the upcoming all-new Volvo XC90 that we know its sheer importance to Volvo’s future. Being the first model to sit on the company’s all-new modular in-house platform, the XC90 is set to pave the ...

Volvo XC40 Recharge: Pure clean fun with lots of space in a compact package

XC40 Pure Recharge. Image: Bridie Schmidt The Good: Fun high drive, thoughtful pilot assist, spacious interior in a compact body, familiar yet clean combination of touchscreen and knobs The Bad: Slow charge at home, no spare tyre, only one ...

One in three Volvo sales globally in January were electrified

The C40 Recharge. Source: Volvo Swedish automotive giant Volvo Cars reported this week that of the 47,561 cars the company sold across the globe in January 2022, nearly 32% were electrified to some degree, with sales of fully electric cars ...

More affordable Volvo XC60 launched in South Africa – Pricing and specifications

Volvo South Africa has expanded its XC60 SUV line-up with a new entry-level model starting at R750,094. The new XC60 B5 Momentum Front Wheel Drive (FWD) went on sale in the country at the start of February. Specifications The ...

Volvo XC60 now more accessible in SA thanks to new B5 FWD model

© Provided by Independent Online (IOL) Johannesburg – The midsize Volvo XC60 is the Swedish carmaker’s best-selling vehicle in South Africa and it’s now looking set for further success following the launch of the new B5 FWD (front-wheel drive) ...

Volvo introduces competitively-priced entry-level XC60 B5

XC60 B5 is FWD only and features a 2,0-litre 185 kW/350 N.m MHEV powertrain. The Volvo XC60 B5 has been introduced by Volvo Car South Africa as a more affordable version of their best-selling vehicle, the XC60. ‘Thor’s hammer’ DRL’s ...

Is the 2022 Lexus RX getting three hybrid powertrains? BMW X5, Volvo XC90 SUV rival set to be greener than current model - report

The new-generation RX could adopt some design cues from the 2018 Lexus LF-1 Limitless concept. Lexus looks set to capitalise on the sharp uptick of hybrid sales globally by offering not one but three hybrid powertrain options for the ...

Volvo launches Pure Electric Test Drive Hub at Eden Project

Volvo Car UK has launched its first ever Pure Electric Test Drive Hub at the iconic Eden Project, which attracts more than one million visitors every year. Visitors will be given the opportunity to test drive Volvo’s XC40 Recharge ...

Wacky 1993 Volvo 850 Turbine Hybrid Prototype Being Auctioned at No Reserve

Bonhams Chrysler, General Motors, and Ford all conducted work on turbine technology in the mid-20th century. The allure of smooth, effortless power coming from a simpler source as compared to a piston engine was very attractive, although the idea ...

Volvo shows off Lounge Console for the busy business executives

SHANGHAI: Volvo Cars has unveiled a new concept at the Shanghai Auto Show that takes executive in-car luxury to a new level. Labelled the Lounge Console, the concept offers busy chauffeur-driven business people the ultimate executive accessory – a ...

Volvo Cars to build US plant to spearhead sales recovery

PARIS: Volvo Cars will invest US$500 million in its first US assembly plant under plans announced on Monday, plugging a longstanding gap in the Swedish carmaker’s manufacturing base as it pursues a global comeback under Chinese ownership. Volvo is ...

Volvo's first American factory

Pre production of the all new Volvo XC90 in Torslanda. ROCKLEIGH (New Jersey): Volvo Cars has chosen Berkeley County, South Carolina as the location of its first American factory, investing up to $500 million in a facility with a ...

Volvo to invest $283 mln in Brazil by 2025

Visitors surround a Volvo FH16 truck at the booth of Swedish truck maker Volvo at the IAA truck show in Hanover, September 22, 2016. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer/File Photo SAO PAULO, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Volvo's (VOLVb.ST) Brazilian unit announced on ...

All Volvo owners offered free puncture and windscreen chip repairs

Volvo has announced it will provide an industry first free repair service that covers both tyre and windscreen damage to any of its cars, new and old. No matter how old your Volvo, the firm will now fix the windscreen ...

Volvo buys up Polestar

GOTHENBURG: Volvo Cars has acquired 100 per cent of Polestar, the Swedish high performance car company, including the Polestar brand. Polestar will now be used as the model name for special high performance Volvos. Polestar will also in future ...

Volvo names most fuel-efficient truck driver

SHAH ALAM: Volvo Trucks’ Fuelwatch Challenge has a winner. And he’s Nor Rahmat Abd Talib, who drives for Prifaria Sdn Bhd in Prai. Nor Rahmat will move on to represent Malaysia in Fuelwatch Asia Finals 2015 in Thailand. This ...

Volvo announces free windscreen and tyre repair service

The new scheme involves free while-you-wait repairs for all Volvo drivers Tyre puncture and windscreen chip repair service Available for Volvo models of all ages Service carried out at all Volvo UK retailers Volvo has announced a new free windscreen ...

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