Volvo News Archives

“The Government presented the changes as a means of influencing people's purchasing decisions, but it turns out that they are also penalising hard-pressed families who have been running the same car for a number of years.”

Comments Tens of thousands of families will have to pay up to 245 a year extra under new road tax charges which were buried in smallprint of last month's Budget. via Daily Mail

“Now, we will send letters to all the owners of the affected cars and tell them to take the car to a mechanic to get this upgrade.”

STOCKHOLM, Sweden : Ford-owned Volvo Cars on Monday said it will recall 65,000 V70 and XC70 cars to adjust the software that triggers the release of side-impact air bags. via International Herald Tribune

How do you feel about letting your car take over full control of its brakes and throttle? We recently took a ride in a Volvo 850 GLT sedan in which all on-highway braking and acceleration was handled by a small ... via Motor Trend

“It is a lot of interpretation and understanding what the customer is looking for”

Remember the old Volvos? Loaded with safety features, but boxy and bland? As competitors began equipping their easier-on-the-eye cars with the latest in auto-safety technology to lure Volvo's customers, the ... via Forbes.com

If you potential Volvo 240 racers want to see a good reason for relocating the fuel filler on your cars, just take a look at the photo above. via Jalopnik

One of this season's classiest debutantes was introduced to the Asian automotive world on April 20 in Beijing by Volvo Cars CEO and President Fredrik Arp when he unveiled the new XC60 at center stage of 2008 ... via People's Daily Online

I have written before about the tragic bloke-schism that divides car enthusiasts and football fans. via The Independent

Czech giant Skoda is set to join the space race with an eagerly anticipated estate based on the huge Superb. via Auto Express Car News

Spy photographers have captured the first images of a Saab 9-4X prototype while undergoing testing. via Left Lane News

“And with multi-fuel vehicles already available in many European markets Volvo is well on its way to meeting the regulations for the middle of the next decade.”

Larger engined cars need not be polluting monsters. All Volvo six and eight cylinder cars sold in New Zealand already comply with Euro5 emission controls, which do not take effect in Europe until September 2009 ... via Scoop

“This test phase is the last stage in the evaluation of our hybrid solution ahead of production launch”

Volvo Trucks announced that it is launching two hybrid refuse trucks that will be tested in regular daily operations in Sweden by refuse collection firms Renova and Ragn-Sells . "This test phase is the last ... via PowerPulse

“It was above and beyond what we expected”

Jake Mahathy needed a sweet ride for his and his girlfriend's senior prom. Unfortunately, there was nothing sweet about his boxy 1995 Volvo 850 with a loose front grill and dilapidated interior. via Alabama Live

“I salute our award-winning dealers for their performance, but more importantly for their dedication to their customers.”

MacKay's Volvo Truck Centre, Truro, N.S. was named Canadian Dealer of the Year for 2007 by the truckmaker. via Today's Trucking

Volkswagen's on-again, off-again love affair with Volkswagen is on again, as the German automaker's Eos convertible took the top honors int he latest Consumer Reports comparo of seven convertibles. via The Car Connection

“Hybrid technology will play a major role in the future as the climate issue and oil dependency come into ever-sharper focus”

Yet again it falls to industry, rather than our Government to actually take the initiative on climate change and the adoption of green tech. via Crash

YOU DON'Tneed to wear a size nine hat to know that driving an off-roader on today's roads is a one-way ticket to becoming a social pariah. via Daily Express

Man, you shoulda seen the hate mail after we crowned Honda's Ridgeline our 2006 Truck of the Year. via Motor Trend

“BMTC's decision after two years of testing to now make a larger investment is an important step in our company's development”

Good news for Bengaluru's harried commuters stuck in never-ending traffic jams - the city's traffic woes may ease a little with the news that the Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation has ordered 240 ... via Domain-B