Tagged “Volvo”

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • Volvo continuing with plans to move upmarket

    With Jaguar and Land Rover now sold to Tata, Volvo is the sole remaining brand in Ford’s former Premier Auto Group. The Blue Oval no longer sells any vehicles in the premium segment apart from its L...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • Volvo fearful of tougher emissions regulations

    Just as carmakers in the U.S. are faced with tough new fuel consumption regulations, over in Europe the same companies have to deal with reducing the CO2 emissions of their vehicles by a much earlier...