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2009 Frankfurt: Volvo C30 is much sportier than ever before

Posted: Sep 16, 2009

Filed under: 2010 Releases, Auto Shows, Hybrids, Green News, Volvo

- Key Competitor: BMW 1-Series; Audi A3; Mini Cooper.
- Engines: Range consists of four diesel engines and five gasoline engines.
- Gasoline engines: T5 (2.5L) 230-hp – 27 mpg; 2.4i 170-hp – 28 mpg; 2.0 145-hp – 32 mpg; 2.0F (Flexifuel) 145-hp – 30 mpg 1.6L 100-hp – 34 mpg.
- Diesel engines: D5 (2.4L) 180-hp – 38 [...]

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2009 Frankfurt: 2010 Volvo C70, one of the safest convertibles on the market

Posted: Sep 15, 2009

Filed under: 2010 Releases, Auto Shows, Volvo

- Key Competitors: Mercedes-Benz CLK, Audi A5, BMW 3-Series Convertible.
- Engines and Fuel-Economy: 3 gasoline engines and 2 diesel engines.
- Gasoline engines: T5 230 hp – 26 mpg; 2.4i 170 hp – 26 mpg; 2.4 140 hp – 26 mpg.
- Diesel engines: D5 180 hp – 37 mpg; 2.0D 136 hp – 39 mpg.
- Performance: TBA
- Pricing: TBA
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2010 Volvo C30 R-Design to show up in Frankfurt tomorrow

Posted: Sep 14, 2009

Filed under: 2010 Releases, Auto Shows, Hybrids, Green News, Volvo

If the 2010 Volvo C30 wasn’t sporty-looking enough for you, Volvo announced today that it will show the Volvo C30 R-Design at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show alongside the new C30 hatchback. Volvo says that the C30 R-Design is the closest “thing to a dedicated sports car in the Volvo model range” and we have to [...]

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China’s Geely wants Volvo’s car business, not interested in truck business

Posted: Sep 09, 2009

Filed under: Ford, Industry News, Volvo

As reported last month, China’s Geely Automotive seems to be the only company that has submitted a concrete bid for Ford’s Volvo brand. Geely Automotive confirmed that bid today saying that its parent wants to buy Volvo from Ford to give it access to Volvo technology that it needs to upgrade its cars.
Many analysts speculate [...]

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2010 Volvo C30 gets a sporty new face for Frankfurt debut

Posted: Sep 08, 2009

Filed under: 2010 Releases, Auto Shows, Volvo

Volvo is starting to incorporate the front-end design seen on its S60 Concept across most of its vehicle lineup. Joining the 2010 Volvo C70 next week at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show will be the new, facelifted 2010 Volvo C30 hatchback. Like the XC60 and the C70, the C30 gets a new sporty front end [...]

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2010 Volvo C70 drops its top before Frankfurt debut

Posted: Sep 01, 2009

Filed under: 2010 Releases, Auto Shows, Volvo

Volvo has dropped the top on the new Volvo C70 prior to its debut at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show later this month. The hard-top convertible, which features a three-piece steel roof, is Volvo’s first hint at implementing design elements from the S60 Concept that was unveiled in early 2009.
Volvo says that the C70 has [...]

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Report: China’s Geely is the only concrete bidder for Volvo

Posted: Aug 29, 2009

Filed under: Ford, Industry News, Volvo

It’s been a while since we’ve heard anything on Volvo’s bidding process. According to a report by Swedish business daily Dagens Industri, China’s Geely Automotive is the only company that has submitted a concrete bid for FoMoCo owned Volvo.
The publication said that an announcement of which suitor Ford has selected for the final takeover negotiations is [...]

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Volvo working on all-electric C30 concept, no plans for production

Posted: Aug 10, 2009

Filed under: Auto Shows, Hybrids, Green News, Volvo

Volvo has confirmed that it is working on an all electric-version of the C30 hatchback, which will make its debut at the Innovation for Life event held shortly after the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show next month.
“The all-electric C30 is a car we have talked about previously and formed the basis of the Recharge concept shown [...]

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Ford delaying Volvo sale, looking for more money and losing Opel bidders

Posted: Jul 31, 2009

Filed under: Ford, Industry News, Volvo

Just the other day, we were wondering what happened to FoMoCo’s plans to sell Volvo. Last we heard, Chinese automaker Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co. was talking to Ford about buying the company’s Volvo stake.
Well, the Wall Street Journal is now reporting that FoMoCo is slowing down the bidding process for its Volvo brand as its [...]

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2009 Ford Focus and Volvo C30 get IIHS 2009 Top Safety Pick awards

Posted: Jul 21, 2009

Filed under: Ford, Hybrids, Green News, Industry News, Volvo

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has awarded the 2009 Ford Focus and the 2009 Volvo C30 their Top Safety Pick for the coupe segment. The IIHS conducted front, side, and rear tests of 2009 coupes including the Chevrolet Cobalt, Ford Focus, Honda Civic, and Scion tC and the Volvo C30.
The Focus won the Top Safety [...]