Volvo News

Rockleigh, NJ (January 11, 2010) - Offering the best of both worlds: open air freedom or beautifully sculpted coupe, the 2011 Volvo C70 is offered at a starting price of just $39,950*. The price is inclusive of several standard features that were previously optional and represent an approximate $4,000 savings ...    Read more

One motive for a foreign car company to buy another company is to use the acquired company to enter markets it had not been able to penetrate. No doubt, that was part of the incentive for Geely of China to bid for Volvo. It would be able to sell Geely ...    Read more

Did you see the all-new Volvo S60? Well, if you missed it in the latest magazine or Internet shot, you're not allow. Per Volvo press release: The very first video footage of the all-new Volvo S60 will be released exclusively in social media. Volvo's Facebook fans were the first ...    Read more

With the current history of auto deals going sour, one cannot count their chickens concerning the sale of Volvo to Zhejiang Geely Holding Group until it is actually finalized.Still, it is very close to conclusion. Both Ford and Geely announced that they have reached agreement concerning all major commercial terms, ...    Read more

Rockleigh, NJ (December 23, 2009) - Volvo Cars of North America, LLC (VCNA) today announced pricing of the exciting XC60 R-Design with an MSRP of $41,550*. The introduction of the XC60 R-Design makes the premium crossover Volvo's sixth vehicle to offer the dynamic visual appeal and exceptional driving experience afforded ...    Read more

At the Detroit Motor Show, Volvo Cars is presenting a complete battery electric Volvo C30 with a range of 150 km. The next step forward is to build a test fleet of at least 50 electric Volvo C30s, which will be used in real-life traffic from 2011.Volvo presented a driveable ...    Read more

The Volvo XC60 took first prize in the "Family Car of the Year" category in the first-ever Women's World Car of the Year competition. All told, 21 cars competed in four categories when eight female motoring journalists from seven countries voted for their favourite cars."It is naturally immensely gratifying that ...    Read more

It appears that deals between auto makers for the purchase of a brand is not always assured no matter what the parties say. Witness what happen to General Motors when the Penske Group bowed out of its deal to buy Saturn and General Motors nixed the deal with Magna International ...    Read more

Volvo - The Game was launched on May 26. By December 1, it had already been played on more than 850,000 computers the world over. About 20,000 new players take up the challenge every week."Interest in Volvo - The Game has surpassed all expectations. Using this communication channel, we have ...    Read more

Rockleigh, NJ (December, 2009) - Volvo Cars of North America, LLC (VCNA) announced pricing of its exciting C30 T5 and C30 T5 R-Design. The C30 T5 has a MSRP of just $24,600* while the sporty C50 T5 R-Design starts at just $26,950*. Both cars come standard with a powerful turbocharged ...    Read more

The Twilight Saga: New Moon comes alive for winners of Volvo Cars' What Drives Edward online contest when they drive off in shiny new Volvo's, just like what Edward drives in the Twilight movies, courtesy of Volvo Cars. The winners were the first eligible entrants to complete all the puzzles ...    Read more

The new Volvo C30 1.6D DRIVe with Start/Stop has been awarded TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk's Green Car of the Year 2009. The Volvo C30 DRIVe stormed ahead in the online poll beating rivals such as the Toyota Prius and BMW 316d to receive the accolade.Emitting only 99g/km of CO2, the new Volvo C30 ...    Read more

Are the Chinese ready to fight for Volvo? Despite the fact that Geely, a Chinese manufacturer, has already been picked by Ford as the “preferred bidder” for Volvo, a consortium of Swedish groups wants to submit a cash bid for the Swedish company. The group, called Konsortium Jakob AB, was ...    Read more

The Volvo XC60 was named 2010 International Truck of the Year by the International Car of the Year (ICOTY) jury on December 2. The award was given to Doug Speck, President and CEO of Volvo Cars of North America, LLC at the Volvo display at the 2009 Los Angeles ...    Read more

The remarkable blind Turkish artist Esref Armagan was invited to Volvo Car Corporation in Sweden to paint the as yet unseen all-new Volvo S60. His work was documented on film - Volvo S60 Blind Preview. The film was featured on blogs, YouTube, Facebook and other media and became a ...    Read more

Ford’s sale of Volvo is moving on now that it has been decided that Zhejang Geely Holding Company of China is the “preferred bidder.” Automobile Magazine recently posted some of the Chinese tentative plans. For example, the company hopes to increase global sales of Volvos to ...    Read more

How well connected are you? With the contest "DRIVe around The World" Volvo Cars takes another step towards harnessing the power of social networking. The contest challenges people to virtually drive a Volvo C30 around the world in 80 days, using only their Facebook friends. Volvo Cars will donate 15,000 ...    Read more

It has become trendy to drive Volvo cars economically. The company's many DRIVe models are being used in a variety of challenges and driver expectations are continuously being surpassed.Three Volvo V50 DRIVe models were driven by three teams consisting of two drivers each. One male team, one female ...    Read more

Safety has been a calling card for Swedish carmaker, Ford-owned Volvo. The company, well known for its safety innovations, is now working on technology that is meant to save pedestrians.The new technology automatically stops a car from hitting a pedestrian at speeds of up to 16 miles per hour. It ...    Read more

Here are the first official pictures of the all-new Volvo S60 - sportier and more dynamic than any previous Volvo model."The all-new Volvo S60 is sculpted to move you. It looks and drives like no other Volvo before and the car's technology will help you to be safer and more ...    Read more

Know what Edward Cullen drives? Volvo is putting a challenge out to all Twilight fans by launching a new global online promotion in conjunction with the release of The Twilight Saga: New Moon film.Visit http://www.whatdrivesedward.com/ and enter to compete in the game and get the opportunity to win ...    Read more

A new EU project SARTRE is being launched to develop and test technology for vehicles that can drive themselves in long road trains on motorways. This technology has the potential to improve traffic flow and journey times, offer greater comfort to drivers, reduce accidents, and improve fuel consumption and hence ...    Read more

Volvo Cars received two prestigious prizes at the annual Swedish Publishing Award ceremony in Stockholm earlier this month. Volvo Cars' Corporate Report with Sustainability was rated as the top report in its category and Agenda Magazine was awarded the best in-house magazine in Sweden.Volvo Cars' sustainability report was one ...    Read more

Recently, sharp-eyed citizens in Copenhagen have had the opportunity to get a sneak preview of the upcoming, sporty Volvo S60 - which won't be introduced to the world until next year.A disguised prototype of the new sedan model has been rolling through the streets of the Danish capital in order ...    Read more

In case you haven't heard, Volvo is going green. ...    Read more