Volvo News

IRVINE, Calif. (June 1, 2007) - Volvo Cars of North America, LLC reports May sales of 9,208 units in the United States, which represents a 9.2 percent decrease compared to the same period last year. Overall, Volvo sales for North America (United States, including Puerto Rico, Canada and Mexico) were ...    Read more

Irvine, Ca (June 4, 2007) - Volvo Cars of North America, LLC (VCNA) announced pricing for its 2008 model year lineup today. The announcement continues to illustrate the tremendous value across the Swedish automotive manufacturer's entire line of cars, wagons and SUVs.The 2008 Volvo vehicle line has undergone enhancements to ...    Read more

It is almost like it was just after the Watergate Scandal. Back then every journalist wanted to find the next Watergate Scandal after Nixon resigned the presidency. Now, since the sale of Chrysler to Cerberus by DaimlerChrysler, every auto journalist wants to find the next big sell off in the ...    Read more

(IRVINE, Calif.) May 31, 2007. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety recently conducted its first crash tests of several convertibles and has awarded the Volvo C70 as one of their 'Top Safety Picks'."For more than 80 years, Volvo has built cars with Safety in mind," states Anne B?lec, President and ...    Read more

(IRVINE, Calif.) May 29, 2007--Superheroes are popping up everywhere with Spiderman 3, Fantastic Four and the Heroes TV season finale hitting screens large and small this summer, but Volvo Cars of North America wants you to know -- you don't have to have superhuman powers to be a hero. ...    Read more

IRVINE, Calif. (May 23, 2007) - Can't wait another minute for Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: At World' End? Craving the chance to get in on some real pirate action? Check out volvocars.us/thehunt, Volvo Car Corporation's global online hunt to find real-life treasure --a sunken chest filled with $50,000 in ...    Read more

IRVINE, Calif. (May 21, 2007) - You may not recognize this man, but to thousands of treasure hunters tired of staring at his semi-naked body, he's standing in the way of $50,000 and a key to a new Volvo."Tattoo Man" holds the answer to puzzle number four in Volvo's online ...    Read more

IRVINE, Calif. (May 17, 2007) - Caaaaaaarrrrrrr! Join the global treasure hunting adventure more than 11,000 "pirates" are enjoying. Over the past two weeks participants in Volvo's online, global hunt for a sunken treasure chest filled with $50,000 in gold and a key to a new Volvo XC90 have 'visited' ...    Read more

(IRVINE, Calif.) May 10, 2007 - Where in the world did Volvo sink its treasure? That's today's hottest mystery of the deep as tens of thousands of online treasure hunters across the globe vie to find a chest filled with $50,000 in gold doubloons and a key to a new ...    Read more

(IRVINE, Calif. May 7, 2007) -- Avast, scallywags! Just days after launching its online treasure hunt to find a sunken chest containing $50,000 in gold doubloons and a key to a brand new Volvo XC90 "Somewhere in the World," Volvo Car Corporation is leaking valuable clues for treasure hunters around ...    Read more

The acclaimed all-new Volvo S80 will soon be available with a new six-cylinder, 285 bhp T6 performance engine with All Wheel Drive "The T6 engine adds an extra dimension to the S80 engine range," says Hans Wikman, Vice President Vehicle Line Large Cars at Volvo Cars. "The engine has been ...    Read more

(IRVINE, Calif., May 3, 2007) - Volvo Car Corporation calls all pirates, rogues and scallywags to join The Hunt ! It's time to stop speculating and start searching as Volvo launches its worldwide hunt for real-life sunken treasure, May 4 at volvocars.us/thehunt.Volvo literally has gone overboard in the second ...    Read more

(IRVINE, Calif., April 25, 2007) - Ahoy, raise the main sail, maties!"Somewhere in the World," Volvo Car Corporation has sunk real-life treasure - a chest filled with $50,000s worth of gold doubloons plus a key to a brand new Volvo XC90 - and will soon be taking would-be pirates on ...    Read more

New York, NY (April 4, 2007) - When the first XC model from Swedish auto marque Volvo took to the American roads in 1997, sales success and an entirely new Cross Country segment soon followed.Ten year later, the third-generation XC70 makes its North American debut by rolling into the spotlight ...    Read more

New York (April 4, 2007) - Anticipation is growing as Volvo Cars of North America, LLC (VCNA) today announced pricing of the exciting new Volvo C30. With a starting price of just $22,700* for the well-equipped C30 Version 1.0 and $25,700* for the C30 Version 2.0, buyers will have plenty ...    Read more

New York (April 2, 2007) - This month, Volvo celebrates eight decades of safety consciousness and care for the environment. Volvo core values are very much in evidence with its latest product introduction at the New York Auto Show - the all-new Volvo XC70. Since the first Volvo car - ...    Read more

Irvine, Calif. (March 22, 2007) - AutoMundo, the nation's premier Spanish-language automotive enthusiast publication, today named the all-new Volvo S80 as its 2007 Car of the Year. The prestigious accolade which appears in the magazine's April issue, follows the S80's recent debut in the U.S. marketplace and echoes what others ...    Read more

When the first XC model from Volvo Cars took to the roads in 1996, it was not only an immediate sales success; it also carved out an entirely new Cross Country segment. Now the third generation of the Volvo XC70 steps into the spotlight at the Geneva Motor Show. With ...    Read more

An informal alliance of consumer, health, medical, and safety organizations have teamed up with such government officials as House Representative Janice Schakowsky (D-Ill.) and Senators Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) and John Sununu (R-N.H.) to push for a major child safety bill. The bill would require to the federal Department ...    Read more

Though we normally cover passenger cars, SUVs, trucks, vans, and wagons, here's some news on how hybrids are impacting other types of vehicles as well. According to the automotive site, DueMotori, the Swedish Energy Agency is funding Volvo to perform the project using two garbage trucks in the cities of ...    Read more

NEW YORK CITY (February 15, 2007) –– Move over American Idol, results are in from an America votes tally that really counts. For the past six months the American public has been voting to decide the country’s favorite hometown heroes in the 5th Annual Volvo for life Awards. Now, after ...    Read more

Q: What can turn a 60 pound child into a 2,700 pound elephant? A: A 30-mph crash. Irvine, CA – February 12, 2007 – Force = Mass x Acceleration. While that maybe an oversimplification, the fact is the laws of physics are unyielding. Imagine this: A 60 pound ...    Read more

Germany's Autobild magazine is reporting that Volvo is developing a hybrid version of its upcoming C30 small coupe hatchback. What makes this report different than “yet another automaker is working on a hybrid” is that it reportedly will be a diesel engine that will be recharging the battery pack that ...    Read more

Cologne, Germany. The new Volvo C30 continues a series of successes: In the readers’ choice feature “Die besten Autos 2007” (“The best cars of 2007”) of the renowned German trade journal “auto motor und sport”, the Swedish manufacturer’s first compact model came way out on top in the lower medium ...    Read more

Want to flummox a car enthusiast? After they had rattled off engine make, type, horsepower, acceleration speed, and driving characteristics of the latest sports-car-in-sedan-clothing, ask him or her what is the safest car. Specifically, have them tell you the latest advancements in seat belt, airbag, and, if you have children, ...    Read more