Many carmakers have ventured into the field of video games, from the Gran Turismo and Need for Speed series to one-off games made for the iPhone and other platforms. Volvo is now joining those ranks with a new game to promote the S60 Concept as well as its racing efforts. Some of the other vehicles...
Late last week Steve Mattin decided to leave his job as Volvo's design guru, and already the company has found a replacement in the form of Peter Horbury. The new design... April 1, 2009 by Nelson Ireson
Specialist Volvo tuner Heico Sportiv has just come out with what it’s claiming is the world's first complete upgrade program for the Volvo XC60. The program alters both... March 29, 2009 by Alex Kaufmann 1
Swedish media are reporting today that Steve Mattin, Volvo's design director, is leaving the company. The departure marks the end of a four-year tenure during which time... March 27, 2009 by Nelson Ireson 1
Production of the Volvo S60 is coming to an end as the current model will soon be phased out in the lead up to an all-new model due next year. Production of the car at... March 25, 2009 by Kenneth Hall
We all know carmakers are downsizing their engines and embracing efficient technologies, but one company is going further than just offering a few hybrid models in their... March 18, 2009 by Jeremy Weber 7
Last November Volvo announced it would release a long-wheelbase version of the S80 sedan for the Chinese market, and today that car has begun sales. There are no expectations... March 13, 2009 by Jeremy Weber
With the Geneva Motor Show just past it seems like the market experiencing a glut of special-edition cars at the moment, but Volvo has decided to add another to heap: the... March 9, 2009 by Kenneth Hall
Ford is having trouble offloading its failing Volvo subsidiary but the company is determined to sell it and has already started approaching potential buyers in spite of the... March 7, 2009 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran 7
Swedish carmakers Saab and Volvo are in a similar predicament. One is owned by struggling Detroit carmaker General Motors and the other by Ford, and both are being spun-off... March 5, 2009 by Ralph Hanson 9
The second-generation Volvo S80 saloon was first introduced for sale back in 2006 and hasn’t seen many major alterations since then except for the introduction of a... February 26, 2009 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
The solipsism of American media has a way of quietly filtering out much of the rest of the world, but the car industry is in a pinch just about everywhere. Nowhere is that... February 24, 2009 by Nelson Ireson 3
Slashing the cost of ownership is a good strategy in today's car market, especially in Europe where emissions taxes are a large part of the yearly expense. Volvo's DRIVe line... February 24, 2009 by Nelson Ireson 1
Diesel is the way of the present in Europe, and to hear some tell it, it's the future for the U.S. as well. Either way, Volvo will be prepared with two new diesels announced... February 17, 2009 by Kenneth Hall 1
Tough times are a unifying theme of the economic and sales reports of the last six months, especially in the car industry. Finding ways to pull itself up by the bootstraps is... February 13, 2009 by Ralph Hanson
America's car-market troubles are well-known and much belabored of late, but China's automotive industry isn't facing such a dire situation. In January, China's total car... February 13, 2009 by Nelson Ireson