Volvo News

Volvo recently gave U.S. customers a taste of what’s to come from the automaker in terms of green technology with the unveiling of the XC60 Plug-In Hybrid concept vehicle at the recent 2012 Detroit Auto Show. The eco-friendly vehicle, the first to feature plug-in hybrid technology in a...

For the uninitiated, Polestar is a Swedish firm whose core business is focused on research and development through motorsport. In the past, Polestar has successfully raced a range of Volvo models in various competitions, the most recent being the C30, which it currently uses to compete in the...

More than five years after first introducing the stylish C30 three-door hatch, Volvo is finally preparing for the launch of a more practical five-door model as confirmed by these latest spy shots. Already announced for the 2012 Geneva Motor Show this March, the new Volvo five-door will go by the...

Remember the ultra-efficient, albeit somewhat pricey, diesel-electric V60 Plug-In Hybrid wagon Volvo unveiled for the European market last month? Well here is a preview of the version we’ll get in the U.S., and as previously confirmed it will feature a gasoline-electric setup. The fact that...

Volvo's recently teased V40 hatchback, set to be revealed at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, won't be coming to the United States.

Volvo has finally released details on its new V60 Plug-In Hybrid, the world’s first ever diesel-electric plug-in hybrid. The ultra-frugal wagon is set to go on sale in Europe next year, priced at approximately $70,000. In the U.S., Volvo has confirmed that a plug-in hybrid will be launched...

Chris Benjamin, Volvo's chief designer at its Monitoring and Concept Center (VMCC), has put pen to digital paper to re-interpret the iconic P1800 in celebration of its 50th anniversary. The images show what might have happened if the funky little coupe had survived into the modern era...

Just weeks after launching performance software for its five-cylinder models, Volvo has announced a similar upgrade for its T6 six-cylinder models.

Volvo's XC90 is now nine years old, and a replacement is in the works for 2014. Design sketches seem to indicate that the car will be far less conservative than its predecessor.

An harmless-looking 1967 Volvo Amazon manages to spank a Ferrari 458 Italia during an impromptu drag race.

Volvo's tuning partner, Polestar, is launching a line of performance software for Volvo C30, C70 and S40 models.

Volvo has issued a recall on certain C70 and S60 models due to an incorrectly labeled sticker attached to the affected vehicles’ optional accessory spare tire kit. The affected vehicles are 2006 to 2012 model-year Volvo C70 convertibles built from November 15, 2005, through July 31, 2011, and...

Volvo has already confirmed that its upcoming V60 Plug-In Hybrid will be sold in the U.S., albeit in gasoline-electric form whereas the rest of the world will get diesel-electric versions, but now the automaker has given us a rough timeline of when it might finally appear in showrooms. Volvo has...

You’ve seen the spy shots. Now here’s a spy video of Volvo’s new five-door C30, which was spotted recently in a car park in Europe. The new model is scheduled to make its official world debut at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show next March before going on sale shortly after as a 2013...

The current generation Volvo C70 has been with us since 2006, having been most recently updated last year. But the car’s future is not looking so bright, with news from the automaker confirming that production at its dedicated plant in Uddevalla, Sweden, will come to an end in 2013 and no...

Billed as an evolution of the Concept Universe, the latest forward-looking design out of Volvo is the Concept You, unveiled today in Frankfurt. Taking the full-size sedan conceptualization to the next level might hint that plans for a futuristic Volvo flagship might not be as dead as previously...

Volvo is planning a new concept for next week’s 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show and we now have an official video teaser showing off some of its details. Dubbed the Concept You, the new concept car is a showcase of Volvo’s upcoming Scalable Platform Architecture (SPA) and downsized engine...

Having first been launched back in 2002, the Volvo XC90 is now one of the oldest models currently in production. Nevertheless, the mid-size luxury crossover will have to soldier on for at least another year, possibly more, though at least it’s receiving some updates along the way. The changes...

With the support of cash-rich parent Geely, Volvo is about to embark on a radical platform shakeup that will see the automaker introduce a range of new ‘downsized’ four-cylinder gasoline and diesel engines. Its cars, also, will switch to a new modular platform that the automaker likes...

Volvo has shown a number of ecological concepts and prototypes in the recent past, with everything from biofuels to battery powered electrics and fuel cell range-extenders, and even flywheel technology coming under the spotlight. The last we heard Volvo was about to start leases of its C30 Electric...