Volvo News

The world of automotive news isn't quite the same as, say politics. In politics, you usually have a Story of the Week that continues on for most of the week. For example, a politician will say something stupid. Next, you'll have the offended group drum up some (false) umbrage. Then ...    Read more

The current Volvo XC90 premium SUV is in its tenth year. By modern automotive model cycle standards, that's about two generations—or 6-7 years—outdated. But with a new company direction revealed last winter and with the parent company acquisition a year prior to that, Volvo has seemingly placed great interest in ...    Read more

What's more American than a big truck that that goes really fast? A Swedish freight-hauler hybrid capable of going more than 100 mph of course!  In today's installment of Video of the Day, Volvo's Mean Green hybrid tractor-trailer truck attempts to break its own world speed record at the Bonneville ...    Read more

At some point, you probably went to a "Bring your kids to work" day with your mom or dad, getting to check out what your parents did for a living. And you probably shared it in class, too. It seems then that Volvo wanted to give the kids of its employees ...    Read more

With its new Inscription package, the 2013 Volvo XC60 is getting personal. The Inscription version will be available on all Volvo XC60 engine models, allowing the discerning customer to choose how they wish to personalize their ride for some extra special curb appeal. Among the treatments for the Volvo XC60 Inscription ...    Read more

On April 14, 1927, the first Volvo product—the seductively-named ÖV 4, for "Öppen Vagn 4 cylindrar, or "open carriage four cylinders," which like "quattroporte" undoubtedly sounds sexier in its native language—rolled off a production line in Lundby factory in Göteborg, Sweden. Eighty-five years later, the Swedish company is building cars by ...    Read more

Thanks to volatile gas prices that have plagued the global market over the past few years, consumers have shied away from bigger vehicles, such as SUVs. BMW is looking to buck the recent trend without waiting for fuel prices to come back down to earth with the introduction of the ...    Read more

According to a new survey conducted by State Farm insurance, teens are still texting while driving. This is not a shocking revelation, not to anyone who drives public motorways on even a casual basis. But to the folks working hard to reverse this troubling irresponsibility, the survey's statistics are worrisome. The ...    Read more

The NHTSA today announced a new set of public safety announcements aimed toward child passenger safety. The ads focus on helping parents and guardians in choosing the correct method of safety restraint for their children's age and body type, including rear-facing and forward-facing child seats, booster seats, and seat belts. The ...    Read more

Last year, Volvo CEO Stefan Jacoby said the Swedish automaker planned to expand its presence in China, doubling sales by 2021 and securing at least 20 percent of the premium luxury market alone 2015. Jacoby's pronouncement made sense: Volvo is owned by the Chinese automaker Geely. This week, Volvo announced it ...    Read more

While other automakers from all over the world were turning in record sales figures for the month of March, Europe's biggest automotive nameplates were no different. In astonishing fashion, Audi, BMW, Volkswagen, and Mercedes-Benz all turned in record-setting sales figures for March and the first quarter of 2012. Audi rode ...    Read more

Despite perception to the contrary, we really are safer drivers. Either that or we drive safer cars. Whatever the answer, data compiled by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (sourced from US DOT and NHTSA) shows that in 2010, Americans crashed their cars less often, and died in car crashes ...    Read more

Yesterday afternoon, Volvo signed NBA phenom, Jeremy Lin, to a global endorsement contract. Although terms of the deal are not yet known, over the "next two years," Lin is expected to work as "Brand Ambassador" for Volvo's global markets and to "establish the brand with younger and performance-oriented customers." Volvo, which ...    Read more

Volvo is recalling 2742 S60 sedans and XC60 SUVs for an incorrect underbody coating. The improperly sprayed undercoating could form icicle-like structures. While it sounds silly, these "icicles could penetrate fuel lines and cause fuel leakage, increasing the risk of fire." Only the model year 2012 vehicles are effected, and the ...    Read more

Last week, we wrote about the new Volvo V40 , a stylish, powerful, and fuel efficient wagon/hatch that will not be offered in the United States. That car made its debut at the Geneva Auto Show yesterday, and although we've sadly (and finally) accepted that we won't get one here, ...    Read more

There's a wiring harness under the seat of many Volvos that could disconnect if you move the seat back. What's that wiring harness connected to? The side airbags and seat belt pretensioner, and therein lies the importance of Volvo's upcoming recall: the two might not deploy, rendering the Swedish meatball's ...    Read more

While the press keeps hammering how most of Middle America is in the dumps, losing jobs, can't find jobs, grossly obese because they can't find a job, etc., apparently there were just a few still gainfully employed and able to secure their favorite cars and crossovers from ze Germans automakers ...    Read more

Here is the all-new 2013 Volvo V40 that you cannot have. Maybe. Volvo expects to sell 90,000 of the premium, compact hatches worldwide in the first year, and 85-percent of those figure to be European bound. That’s a confident estimation for a brand that has only one vehicle in the ...    Read more

Earlier this week, we reported that Volvo had teased the next V40 on Facebook ahead of its Geneva Auto Show unveil. Of course, you may also notice that Volvo does not sell the wagon/hatch in America. Why then would we bother reporting that images of the V40 leaked online ...    Read more

Volvo continues to tantalize American hatchback 5-door fans with its upcoming V40, scheduled to debut at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show next month. Such fans, of course, will just have to be content with images and reports: The Swedish automaker stubbornly continues to keep the Volvo V40 strictly ...    Read more

As mentioned last week, safety technology trickles down from technological achievement to standard feature in about 30 years, or the amount of time it takes for our children to not know what a Laserdisc is. Collision avoidance systems are ...    Read more

It's no secret that the continued growth of technology has both helped and hurt the automotive industry. With the addition of smartphones, many auto makers have developed apps that are capable of starting a vehicle and checking other vital systems. On the flip side, smartphones are also responsible for countless ...    Read more

Mass amounts of technology have made their way into cars, yet drivers are expected to keep our eyes on the road. It's as though you're taking a child trick-or-treating, yet you tell that child he or she can't have any of the day's candy conquests. But auto suppliers Delphi and Visteon ...    Read more

Volvo threw a curveball here at Automotive.com. As we and other enthusiasts pined away for the Europe-only Volvo V70 diesel plug-in hybrid station wagon—to adamant denials to our repeated "is it coming here" queries—Volvo instead announced it will debut a gasoline-powered plug-in hybrid concept of its XC60 mid-sized crossover at ...    Read more

Santa. Sinterklaas. Kris Kringle. Saint Nicholas. No matter what you call him, most of us imagine him as a jolly bearded man in red velour who delivers presents to all of the good boys and girls. For those who don’t fall under that criterion, sorry, you get coal. Or a ...    Read more