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New Volvo C30, S40 & V50 1.6D DRIVe - with CO2 emissions of 115 & 118 g/km
All three models - the C30, S40 and V50 - are equipped with a special set of efficiency-enhancing features and marked with the DRIVe emblem to signal their uprated environmental properties.
9 Sep, 2008
82
Volvo Cars & SNRA in joint offensive against traffic accidents
The Swedish National Road Administration has worked on its zero-vision approach since 1997, while Volvo Car Corporation presented a vision in 2007 whose aim is to design cars that do not crash. In the shorter term, this means that by the year 2020, nobody ...
8 Sep, 2008
83
Volvo launches luxury Sedan & SUV in Gujarat
Gujarat today witnessed the launch of Swedish vehicle manufacturer Volvo’s luxury sedan S80 and SUV XC90. This launch is in joint effort with city based Euro Cars.
6 Sep, 2008
84
Volvo City Safety cuts insurance premiums
Volvo Cars has attracted considerable attention with its new safety function in which the car brakes automatically - Volvo City Safety.
5 Sep, 2008
85
Volvo Cars North America posts August sales
Overall in North America (United States, Canada and Mexico), Volvo has sold 62,153 units year-to-date, which is 23.5 percent off compared to the same period for 2007.
4 Sep, 2008
86
BMW 135i outpoints its competitors to become CR top-rated sporty car
CR tests BMW coupe against Subaru Impreza WRX STi, Volkswagen R32, Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution and others for October issue.
3 Sep, 2008
87
Stephen Odell appointed President & CEO of Volvo Car
Effective Oct. 1, Odell, 53, will be responsible for Volvo's global operations out of its headquarters in Gothenburg, Sweden, and lead the company's drive toward sustained profitability through continued restructuring and the accelerated development of ...
3 Sep, 2008
88
Volvo produces 4mn cars in Ghent plant
Volvo Cars Ghent has more than 4,000 employees who built about 200,000 cars 2007. The milestone of one million cars was reached in Ghent as recently as 1988, and it was not until 1997 that the two million mark was passed.
28 Aug, 2008
89
Safe Volvo cabin environment for allergy sufferers
The interior environment in a Volvo should also be safe for hypersensitive people; an ambition whose result means that three Volvo models, the S80, V70 and XC70, are now recommended by the Swedish Asthma and Allergy Association.
28 Aug, 2008
90
Volvo Cars to launch more models in India
Volvo Car India is planning to launch 2-3 models in the near future in India. At the same time, it plans to strengthen its dealer network and has targeted to sell 400-500 cars by the end of this fiscal year.
25 Aug, 2008
91
Four million Volvo cars built in Ghent plant
Volvo Cars Gent has more than 4,000 employees who built about 200,000 cars 2007. The milestone of one million cars was reached in Ghent as recently as 1988, and it was not until 1997 that the two million mark was passed.
11 Aug, 2008
92
Volvo Cars North America posts July sales report
Volvo Cars of North America, LLC, reports sales of 5,124 units in the United States for July, representing a 46.2 percent decrease compared to the same period last year.
2 Aug, 2008
93
Irv Gordon suggests nine great towns to drive to this summer
Irv Gordon, Owner of the Record-Breaking 1966 Volvo P1800 and First Person To Drive Two Million Miles, Names His Favorite Small Towns.
31 Jul, 2008
94
50 years ago: the PV444 becomes the 544 in August 1958
On August 25, 1958, Volvo unveiled a thoroughly reworked PV model named the 544.
16 Jul, 2008
95
Volvo Cars aims for zero accidents
Volvo is determined to take lead by using its vision of a collision-free future as a guiding principle.
16 Jul, 2008
96
Volvo Cars publishes its seventh sustainability report
Climate, safety and leadership in focus in Volvo Cars' sustainability report 2007
11 Jul, 2008
97
Volvo celebrates eighty years in Finland
The company named OY Volvo Auto AB was first registered on 10 July 1928. And now, in this anniversary year, the Volvo brand has moved up into third place in the new-car registration rankings with a market share of seven per cent in Finland.
10 Jul, 2008
98
Marie Karlsson wins Volvo C30 of her own design
Volvo CarsSwedish sales company, Volvo Personbilar Sverige,contest "Design your own Volvo C30" attracted a record number of contestants.
9 Jul, 2008
99
50 years of Volvo in Germany - a success story
In 1958 Volvo Cars had two models, today there are ten series and 84 model variants.
9 Jul, 2008
100
Volvo Cars US battles industry slow-down amid declining economy
With the recent downturn in the American economy, Volvo Cars of North America is combating the resulting sales struggle with a tried-and-true method-a promotional partnership with the Costco Auto Program.
3 Jul, 2008