Volvo News

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 between the two carmakers altogether. The speculation first arose when a Swedish newspaper reported...

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 deadline of 2012. Europe is looking to force carmakers to maintain a fleet-average CO2 emissions...

Volvo’s sales slump of the past several months has led to a pretax loss of $151 million for the first quarter of the year, and with no sign of turnaround in sight parent company Ford plans to cut production in the hope that it will reduce costs. Latest reports claim Ford is hoping to improve...

As Europe's emissions restrictions tighten and pollution awareness climbs even higher, many customers are eager to adopt alternative fuel platforms. Ethanol - or at least E85 - is one such fuel, and Volvo has been among the leaders in offering a full line of flex-fuel engines. The new engine for...

Volvo has revealed the latest addition to its sporty R-Design line-up with the introduction of the all-new V70 R-Design wagon. Set to go on sale in Europe in August, the regular V70 estate has been spruced up with a specially tuned lowered sports chassis and a distinctive bodykit. The sports...

Updated with new video. Volvo has a well-established reputation of building the safest passenger vehicles in the industry but the carmaker believes it can improve on its own standards by reaching the ultimate goal of avoiding car accidents all together and reducing the road death toll to zero...

Volvo is known today for its image as a manufacturer of safe and reliable cars, a focus it's had from the outset of its inception back in 1927 when its first ever car, the ÖV 4 (pictured), rolled off the line. Since then the carmaker has been renowned for pioneering several new safety systems and...

Swedish carmakers Volvo and Saab have joined forces with local power company Vattenfall, battery technology consortium ETC and a government environment agency to help bring to market a new range of plug-in hybrid vehicles. Volvo has already shown us a plug-in hybrid concept based on its C30...

Volvo has always been regarded as a leader in automotive safety technology and with new features such as the latest CitySafe system, a device that can detect other vehicles and automatically apply the brakes if it predicts a collision could occur, the carmaker is only set to improve upon that...

First Volvo unveiled a new driver-distraction warning system, now the company is presenting a fully integrated in-car alcolock system called Alcoguard. Scheduled to be introduced as an option for the XC60 to begin with, and then the S80, V70 and XC70 models early next year, the new system will...

This month Volvo will be unveiling a hand-built hot-rod at the Volvo Museum in Göteborg before the car makes its way to the home of the hot-rods, the USA, on a tour. While most hot-rods are built off old Fords or other American makes, this one is based on the first ever Volvo to roll off the...

Wagons and crossover SUVs accounted for almost half of Volvo’s sales in the United States last year, so it comes as little surprise the carmaker will be adding even more of these models to its lineup in the near future. With the all-new XC60 crossover debuting at the 2008 Geneva auto show...

Volvo has released an updated version of its R-Design performance accessories line for the C30 hatch range, which will only be offered to a maximum of 400 customers. Like all R-Design packs, the latest kit doesn’t offer any performance upgrades, which means top end models still get a 227hp...

In what seems to be a growing trend, Volvo cars was found guilty of manslaughter in a 1999 accident. Just a few weeks ago, a former Mitsubishi Motors head and several other executives were found guilty in the death of a man driving a defective truck that went out of control and hit a wall. The...

There are plenty of rumors claiming Ford could sell Volvo, just as it has with Jaguar and Land Rover, but new reports give a clear hint Volvo won’t be leaving the Ford group anytime soon. Executives see a future where both carmakers would work much closer together and possibly even share...

Volvo’s new sports inspired R-Design package is now available on the Volvo XC90 and will be on display at this week’s Detroit Auto Show. The R-design kits essentially replace Volvo’s current Sport trim levels and are similar to the S-line packs offered by Audi in that they offer...

Twin-clutch transmissions are finding their way into many cars these days, from Volkswagens to Mitsubishis to Nissans. Volvo, like other makers that have made the switch to twin-clutch gearboxes, sees benefits to performance, fuel consumption and power handling capability - even in comparison to...

Volvo announced today at the Boston International Auto Show it will be the first carmaker in the U.S. to offer digital HD Radio technology on almost all its models. HD Radio is a higher-quality AM/FM system with more channels, clearer sound and new data services. It will be available as standard on...

Volvo’s R-Design performance styling packs are now available for the C30, S40 and V50 models, although the range will be limited in some markets. Before you get all excited with the return of the ‘R’ title, note that the latest designation represents just a bunch of add-on styling...

With Jaguar and Land Rover half way out the door Volvo is poised to become the sole remaining brand in Ford’s crumbling Premier Auto Group. It’s also the only brand within Ford that could potentially cover the gaping hole left by the premium British marques. Officials are now...