Tagged “Volvo”
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Ford considering Volvo sale, joins GM to ask Sweden for aid
General Motors has disavowed selling any of its brands but Hummer, but tough financial and market situations are bringing serious pressure to bear. Just this morning, Ford has announced it is opening...
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Volvo's upmarket plans hindered by brand image, poor CO2 emissions
Volvo's plans to move upmarket have been known for some time now, but the carmaker's new European boss Stuart Kerr has said that a couple of important factors are holding back the brand from reaching...
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Volvo previews S60 Concept ahead of 2009 NAIAS debut
Volvo has confirmed plans to unveil a concept vehicle for its next-generation S60 saloon at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show, releasing today the second teaser image in as many months. The carmaker has also...
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Volvo debuts S80L long-wheelbase saloon in China
Late yesterday we saw Audi release details for a stretched version of its A4 sedan built exclusively for the Chinese market. Today, Swedish carmaker Volvo has taken the wraps off its new long-wheelbas...
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Report: BMW and Ford discussing Volvo sale
A report over the weekend has linked talks between BMW and Ford to a potential sale of the Volvo brand. Despite consistent denials by Ford that it is shopping Volvo around, the rumors of such talks co...
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Review: 2009 Volvo XC70 T6
Downsizing. This euphemistic term for laying off workers, cutting out features and doing away with entire businesses as industries ‘rationalize’ hardly carries the potency necessary to convey the...
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Volvo XC90 and S60 redesigns postponed
Volvo has been forced to postpone redesigning two of its vehicles due to a lack of funds and increasing focus on new technology and vehicle segments. Originally, Volvo's XC90 SUV was scheduled to be r...
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Volvo's green future to be driven by hybrids, turbos
The flotilla of cars and concepts unleashed at the Paris Motor Show this week has largely been about vehicles that we'd seen coming for some time or design concepts that won't be seen for years, if at...
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Lexmaul tunes the Volvo C30 T5
Lexmaul is a German tuner that specialises in modifying vehicles from General Motors, specifically those wearing Opel badges. The latest project from Lexmaul, however, hails from Sweden and is based o...
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Volvo DRIVe low-emissions range to debut at Paris
Mercedes-Benz has its BlueEfficiency line, BMW has EfficientDynamics, and now Volvo will be unveiling its DRIVe package of efficiency-enhancing technologies. A multi-faceted approach at optimizing veh...
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Volvo gets new CEO amid rumors of sale and multi-million dollar losses
Ford has appointed a new CEO for its Volvo subsidiary amid rumors that the Swedish carmaker could be up for sale and reports that it lost more than $151 million in the first quarter of the year alone.
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Update: Volvo rumored to be working on V30 crossover for 2010
Update: Despite previous reports claiming the global downturn has caused Volvo to nix future variants of the C30, the Swedish carmaker is now rumored to be working on a new crossover variant of the st...
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Report: Volvo considering cheaper cars, higher volumes
Volvo executives have stated as recently as last month that the carmaker is looking to position its future vehicles further upmarket and into segments dominated by the likes of Germany’s luxury marq...
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Report: Volvo develops 350HP C30 R prototype
The C30 has been a hit with hatch fans since its introduction thanks to strong proportions and unique design cues, but something that has always been missing is a super-high performance variant. Like...
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Update: Volvo denies plans to cut 30% of U.S. dealerships over 2009
Update: Volvo today denied reports it was looking to cut 30% of its dealerships in the U.S. as weak sales push volumes further downward. Instead, the company says it is planning to 'persuade' some str...
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Volvo could be sold to Chery Auto
Despite constant denials from Ford that its Volvo subsidiary is not up for sale comes new reports that China’s Chery Auto is considering bidding for the carmaker. Chery now joins a handful of other...
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Sweden and the U.S. working together on plug-in hybrid tech
A joint effort between the energy departments of the United States and Sweden, through the Argonne National Laboratory in Chicago and the Lindholmen Science Park in Gothenburg, will see the two countr...
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Volvo looking to add more diesel and compact cars
As Volvo attempts to cope with tough new emissions regulations and its dire financial position, the carmaker’s chairman has revealed some of the strategies to help end the slump. Volvo has confirmed...
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Report: Ford held talks with Renault to sell Volvo
Following the news that Ford has been in talks with a number of firms from China and Russia about a possible sale of its Volvo subsidiary comes new reports claiming that Renault was one of the initial...
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Update: SAIC not in talks with Ford over Volvo sale
Updated: China’s Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. (SAIC) has denied claims it was in negotiations with Ford over a possible sale of Volvo, with an inside source revealing there were no talks betwe...
Dec 01 2008 to Jun 27 2008
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