Volvo News
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Volvo unveiled a fully electric C30 compact hatch in 2009 that it used for research purposes and even loaned out to customers to learn more about how people use electric cars on a daily basis. The electric C30, dubbed the C30 BEV, proved popular as Volvo soon after became one of the first automakers with a plug-in hybrid in its lineup and later this decade will also have a fully electric car in its lineup too. Volvo today confirmed that its fully electric car would arrive no later than 2019. Unfortunately, no further details were released by Volvo but Autocar is reporting that the car is...
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First Of Volvo’s Next-Generation Compact Cars Arriving In 2017
Just as it has the SPA platform for its larger models, Volvo is working on another modular platform just like SPA that it will use for its range of next-generation compact cars. This second modular platform is called the Compact Modular Architecture, or CMA for short, and the first model to be...
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Volvo, Mercedes And Google Accept Liability For Autonomous Cars
Advancements in the development of fully autonomous cars are accelerating at a rapid pace, but while the technology may be ready in the not too distant future it’s uncertain whether the regulatory and legal framework will have enough time to catch up. Based on independent statistics, over 90...
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New Video Shows What It Will Be Like Owning A Volvo Autonomous Car
Continuing its reputation for stellar safety, Swedish automaker Volvo is committed to developing cars that that are crash-proof in an attempt to completely eliminate vehicle-related deaths and injuries for its customers. Volvo has set a target date of 2020 for reaching this momentous goal and to...
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Automotive Safety Giant Autoliv To Help Develop Autonomous Systems With Volvo
Automotive safety systems giant Autoliv has joined Volvo in the Swedish automaker’s Drive Me autonomous car research project. The two companies will share their findings in order to accelerate efforts to get the active safety systems fundamental to autonomous driving into production. ALSO...
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Polestar Racing To Become Cyan Racing
We're in love with the Polestar offerings from Volvo. The automaker loves them too, which is why it purchased Polestar earlier this year. The plan is to roll out more high-performance variants of vehicles offered in the Volvo lineup. That acquisition didn't cover everything that Polestar did...
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Volvo’s next all-new car will be a mid-size sedan reviving the automaker’s S90 nameplate, and a prototype for it has just been spotted. The car will replace the aging S80 in Volvo’s lineup and should make its debut late this year or early next. It’s due in showrooms around the middle of 2016, meaning it will likely arrive as a 2017 model. Like the 2016 XC90 already in showrooms, the 2017 S90 will ride on Volvo’s new SPA platform. The modular platform will eventually underpin every Volvo from the next-generation S60 up and will be joined by a second modular...
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Three Quarters Of Volvo XC90 Buyers Opt For Range-Topping Inscription Trim
When it first unveiled its second-generation XC90 a year ago, Volvo said it would be going after premium buyers, those that normally shopped at brands like Audi and BMW. This was made clear when Volvo announced at the market debut that prices would start just under $50k, close to where similar...
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Notes From The Driveway: 2016 Volvo XC90
My colleague Bengt Halvorson calls the 2016 Volvo XC90 one of the most important production introductions of the year. Let me clarify that for you. To the industry, the second-generation XC90 is just another luxury three-row crossover SUV. But to Volvo, it's the vehicle that could make or break its...
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Volvo Buys Polestar, Confirms High-Performance Hybrids
Volvo hasn't been shy about its performance intentions, and now it’s made a significant move by buying Polestar, the Swedish motorsports and engineering firm that in recent years has developed go-fast versions of select Volvo road cars. In the future, the Polestar name will signify the...
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Volvo Offering Lifetime Parts And Labor Warranty
Volvo is now offering a special lifetime parts and labor warranty, effective as long as the work involves genuine Volvo parts originally bought and installed at one of the automaker’s dealerships. Offered only in the United States at present, the special warranty means Volvo owners here can...
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Volvo Bringing A Few More Polestar Sedans & Wagons Stateside For 2016
The Volvo S60 and V60 Polestar cars are simply wonderful driving machines. These cars boast a 345-horsepower turbocharged inline six-cylinder engine that sends power out to all four wheels. The 0-60 run happens in under five seconds. Additionally, the Polestar sedans and wagons featured nearly...
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Volvo has a problem on its hands. Its new XC90 SUV, which starts at $49,895 (with shipping), is generating plenty of excitement from buyers, but with wait times of up to three months, the Swedish automaker is in danger of losing them to competitors with vehicles ready to roll. To insure these customers don't jump ship, Volvo has partnered with Enterprise Rent-A-Car to offer a subsidized rental program which allows buyers to drive the smaller XC60 while waiting for their new XC90. According to Automotive News (subscription required), it's unclear exactly how much of the tab the automaker will...
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Volvo Safety Demonstration Goes Horribly Wrong: Video
Volvo has a bit of a bad track record with its automatic assistance systems and demonstrations for the press and public. The latest demonstration, involving an XC60 and its city safety pedestrian-avoidance feature, ended up with two men getting run over. ALSO SEE: Audi R8 Speeder Fined $17k...
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Volvo Prices 2016 S60 Inscription From $39,695, S60 Cross Country From $44,495
Volvo is expanding its S60 range with two new additions for the 2016 model year. One is the long-wheelbase S60 Inscription that’s sourced from China and the other is the unique S60 Cross Country soft-road sedan. The 2016 S60 Inscription is the less expensive of the two, with its pricing...
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Volvo picks South Carolina for US plant
Volvo has confirmed plans for a new vehicle assembly plant just outside of Charleston, South Carolina. The Swedish automaker, whose parent company is Chinese firm Geely, is committed to spending up to $500 million to establish the new plant, which is scheduled to come online in 2018 and initially...
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Volvo Tuner Polestar Now Offering Dealer-Fitted Drivetrain Mods
Volvo’s official motorsport arm and burgeoning tuning division Polestar has come up with a new assortment of dealer-fitted upgrades designed to make your standard Volvo quicker and more fun behind the wheel. Best of all, the upgrades are made with certified emissions and fuel consumption and...
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2016 Volvo XC90 T8 ‘Twin Engine’ Priced From $69,095
Volvo's uber-luxurious XC90 Excellence debuted at the 2015 Shanghai Auto Show last week, but at this point there's no information available regarding pricing for the Swedish marque's forthcoming flagship. MUST SEE: Road Rage Camaro A-Hole Wrecks Himself Into Big Rig: Video That said, we have...
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Volvo’s latest XC90 SUV is based on a modular platform called SPA (short for “Scalable Platform Architecture”) that will eventually underpin all of the automaker’s models sized from the S60 up. For everything smaller, Volvo teamed up with its Chinese parent company Geely to develop a second modular platform, this time called CMA (short for “Compact Modular Architecture"). ALSO SEE: Mazdaspeed 3 Concept Coming To 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show: Report Volvo CEO Håkan Samuelsson has now confirmed to Reuters that cars based on the CMA platform will be built at the...
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Volvo Lounge Console Lets Compact Car Owners Join The Chauffeur-Driven Class: Video
Volvo is attempting to rebrand itself as a luxury marque, but in this industry you have to do a lot more than simply state that your products are premium if you have any hope of drawing customers away from the German triumvirate. That’s why at the 2015 Shanghai Auto Show this week, Volvo...
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Volvo S60L T6 Twin Engine Revealed Ahead Of 2015 Shanghai Auto Show
Volvo will use next week’s 2015 Shanghai Auto Show to launch a new plug-in hybrid sedan based on the long-wheelbase version of the S60, the S60L, which is on sale here as the S60 Inscription. The sedan is called the “S60L T6 Twin Engine”, and while we’re unlikely to see the...
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Volvo Rolls Out XC90 Excellence Flagship For 2015 Shanghai Auto Show
With the launch of its all-new XC90, Volvo is hoping to convince new car buyers that it can build an SUV that’s just as dynamic, high-tech and luxurious as the Germans, albeit it with a Scandinavian twist. To really send the message home, the automaker at next week’s 2015 Shanghai Auto...
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Volvo To Build Cars In U.S.
Volvo has confirmed plans for a new vehicle assembly plant in the U.S. The Swedish automaker, owned by Chinese automaker Geely as well as the Chinese government, is committed to spending $500 million in the plant, which is expected to come online around 2018. A location is yet to be confirmed, with...
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Why Volvo Is Going Touch-Screen, But Skipping Capacitive Tech Entirely
Volvo’s new Sensus Connect Touch system in the 2016 Volvo XC90 is one of this year’s great breakthroughs in vehicle interfaces. While it borrows much of the look and feel of its menus from tablets—especially Apple’s iOS in its iPhone and iPad—it’s definitely not...
Bengt Halvorson