Volvo Working to Cut the Cord for Electric Vehicles
Volvo is part of an advanced research project that’s exploring inductive charging for electric vehicles. What does that mean? One word: wireless.
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Volvo Reveals Body Panels That Act as a Battery
In development for three and a half years Volvo has today announced what could be a revolutionary new technology for the auto industry, incorporating batteries into a car’s body panels.
Top 10 Craziest Paint Colors Available Today
Automakers have come a long way from the days of Henry Ford’s Model T. While many colors were available over the “Tin Lizzy’s” long production run, this rugged and bare-bones vehicle was only offered in black for many years. Talk about choice! Today, car manufacturers offer more hues than there are colors of the rainbow....
Volvo V60 Polestar Spied Testing
Starting early next year, Volvo will be selling its V60 model in North America and those hoping for more power from the Euro wagon can look forward to a hopped-up Polestar variant.
Top 10 Cars That Should Come With a Stick But Don’t
If it’s not a diesel-powered, rear-wheel-drive station wagon with a manual transmission, it’s not worth considering, let alone buying.
Volvo P1800 to Drive Three-Millionth Mile Today
The story of Irv Gordon and his three-million mile Volvo P1800 journey will come to a peak today as Gordon will reach the milestone while driving on the Seward Highway in Alaska.
Volvo, Geely Begin Work on New Modular Platform
Volvo and Geely announced today that a new research and development center is operating and has begun work on developing a new modular architecture to be shared between the companies.
Volvo Prices to Increase as Brand Moves Upmarket
Get off the fence soon if you’ve been thinking about buying a new Volvo. Prices are about to take a hike.
2015 Volvo V60 Heading to America in January
The Volvo V60 will finally be on sale in North America as a 2015 model year starting in January 2014.
Volvo Concept Coupe Video, First Look
After several years of rolling our impressive, but hardly sexy, new safety technology, Volvo is looking to change its perception.
Volvo Concept Coupe Makes Official Debut at 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show
The Volvo Concept Coupe has made its official public debut at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show today.
Volvo Recalling Vehicles over Computer Glitch
Attention Volvo drivers, your shiny new 2014 model car or crossover may have an electrical glitch. The automaker is recalling nearly 8,000 vehicles to correct a computer-related problem.
August 2013 New-Vehicle Sales Surge 17 Percent
Both General Motors and Subaru posted banner sales last month but the industry as a whole did very well in August. Across the board deliveries were up 17 percent in the U.S.
Volvo Concept Coupe Previews Brand’s Future Style, New Models
Ahead of its official debut at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show, Volvo has revealed its Concept Coupe that shows off the design direction of Thomas Ingenlath, Senior Vice President Design at Volvo Car Group.
Volvo Concept C Teased Again in Two New Videos
Asking the question, “Is This Volvo?” the Swedish automaker has released two more videos teasing its concept vehicle that will debut at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show.
Volvo V40 May be Headed to America After All
Think the Volvo V40 belongs in the U.S. market? Tassos Panas, the head of marketing and product development at Volvo Cars of North America, agrees with you.
Volvo Teasing New Concept Before Frankfurt Debut
Trying to shed its image of boring ‘vanilla’ styled cars, Volvo is going to debut a new concept car at the Frankfurt Motor Show that is a major departure from the current lineup of Volvos.
China’s Geely to Export Volvo-Developed Models to U.S., Europe
Geely aims to become China’s largest vehicle exporter this year, with as many as 180,000 units shipped overseas.
Government Regulators to Study Crash Avoidance Tech
The stepping stones towards fully autonomous vehicles are already in place on our roads in the form of lane keep assist, automated braking and other forms of crash avoidance technology; but the question remains, do they work in the real world?
Volvo Announces Pricing for 2014 Models
Volvo has announced pricing for its 2014 model lineup, which delivers the biggest renewal of existing models in the Swedish automaker’s history.
2013 Sports Sedan Comparison: BMW 335 vs Audi S4 vs Mercedes C350 vs Cadillac ATS vs Volvo S60
The compact luxury sedan market is an interesting place. When designing a new entry, manufacturers are constantly trying to find the perfect balance between sport and luxury. Although most cars end up skewed one way than the other, these vehicles typically offer a plethora of trims and options that allow potential customers to tailor their...
Top 10 Least Stolen Cars
Car thefts have dropped an average 13 percent each year since 2006 according to the latest data from the government safety regulators.
Volvo Counts 1M Vehicles Sold With Auto Brake
Volvo has announced that the sales of its vehicles equipped with systems for automatic braking passed the one-million mark, with more than 130,000 sold in the U.S.
Volvo Researching Electric In-Road Charging Technology
One of the biggest complaints with electric vehicles today is range anxiety, or the lack of being able to charge your vehicle on a long trip.
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