$75 grand (at least in UK). For a Volvo wagon. It’s not a joke, the production version of this car was unveiled at the 2011 Geneva Auto Show and will be making its way to the United States in 2013. Volvo even says that many of the cars are spoken for already; which is not [...]
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of its P1800, Volvo’s design director Christopher Benjamin drew up sketches what he things a modern day version of the car might look like. For those unfamiliar with the P1800, you’re probably not as big of a car enthusiast you thought. The Volvo P1800 was a very attractive 2+2 coupe [...]
Volvo’s tuning partner Polestar will be offering some power boosting packages for virtually any five- or six-cylinder Volvos. That pretty much means the C30, C70, S40, and only the T6 version of the S60 and the XC60. Thanks to some ECU work, increased boost, remapped throttle and advanced timing, the T5 is up to 250-hp [...]
According to Volvo CEO Stefan Jacoby, the company will add more than 10,000 employees to reach its goal of selling 800,000 units annually by 2018. “By then, we will have to increase our headcount to 33,000 – 35,000 employees,” Jacoby said in a interview with Automotive News Europe. The company currently employs 24,000 employees worldwide, [...]
Volvo’s Camarillo, California design studio has given out a few teaser sketches for the XC90′s upcoming generation. Each of the four sketches has its own unique character, with variations on elements such as taillights, angles of the body, and C-pillar structure. Every sketch takes a more modern approach to the car’s design, as the current [...]
Volvo has just landed on American shores with their idea of a full-size luxury car. Suicide doors and two rear skylights are uncommon but appropriate for luxury concepts. Volvo has taken it a step further, peppering the car with touchscreens and monitors in place of conventional controls and instruments. The tech upgrades go deeper though, [...]
Volvo really doesn’t have much to show at this year’s LA Auto Show but the Swedish brand will be coming to the Staples Center with something it calls the Volvo C70 Inscription. The special-edition drop-top C70 gets a bunch of unique features including upgraded exterior and interior details. “The C70 is a true icon in [...]
A new tuning package has an upcoming release of for November 14th, but its not for one of the more usual suspects for a kit. Volvo is releasing a $1,295 kit to boost its recognition amongst enthusiasts, which will offer Polestar software on models that come with the T5 engine, including the C30, C70 and [...]
Geely Automobile from China, whose parent company owns Volvo, said that it has no interest in acquiring Saab. The report comes after Dagens Nyheter reported that Geely may be interested in buying Saab for production and development reasons. Saab is currently restructuring under creditor protection as it waits for long-term investment from China’s Zhejiang Youngman [...]
Volvo announced today that it will cease production at its Uddevalla plant in 2013. “The low volumes in the Uddevalla plant do not justify continued production” says Stefan Jacoby, President & CEO of Volvo. The plant builds the Volvo C70 Convertible, which shares its platform with the S40 and V50 – both of which have [...]
