July 14, 2008
FINLAND – Volvo Cars’ Finnish subsidiary is celebrating its 80th birthday. The company named OY Volvo Auto AB was first registered on July 10, 1928
Tags: OY Volvo, Volvo
July 7, 2008
GÖTEBORG, SWEDEN – In search of the ideal vehicle, AutoPacific asked owners to rate their model-year 2008 cars and trucks using a measurement of 15 key vehicle attributes.
Tags: AutoPacific , Award, C30, Image Concept Car, s40, Volvo, Volvo 70
June 30, 2008
IRVINE, CA – Volvo Cars of North America, LLC (VCNA) has announced pricing for its 2009 model-year lineup.
Tags: 2009-MY Pricing, Volvo
June 27, 2008
ROCKLEIGH, NJ – Volvo's 2009 Model-Year Commercial Fleet Incentive Program for eligible Fleet Accounts is available online.
Tags: 2009-MY Incentives, Volvo
June 16, 2008
GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN - Ward’s AutoWorld magazine has acknowledged Volvo for superior car interior design.
Tags: Award, C30, Interior, Volvo, Ward's
May 19, 2008
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Volvo V70 and S80 are now also available with a five-cylinder, 2.5L turbocharged Flexifuel engine with a power output of 200 hp and 300 Nm of torque.
Tags: S80, V70, Volvo
May 12, 2008
GÖTEBORG, SWEDEN – The best-selling Volvo V70 becomes the fifth Volvo model to be offered with the sporty factory-fitted R-Design option pack.
Tags: R-Design option pack, Volvo, Volvo V70
SAN DIEGO, CA – Paul and Aimee Kay bought a piece of Volvo history when they took delivery of their 2008 Volvo C70. This special vehicle had traveled more than 5,000 miles from its factory birthplace in Uddevalla, Sweden, to reach its new home.
Tags: 15 millionth vehicle, Volvo
April 4, 2008
NEW YORK – Volvo Cars’ in-house developed technology for avoiding low-speed collisions — is receiving the American “Traffic Safety Achievement Award” at this year’s World Traffic Safety Symposium in New York.
Tags: City Safety, Volvo, XC60
March 17, 2008
GÖTEBORG, SWEDEN – Volvo Car Corporation is launching a joint broad-based research venture to develop spearhead technology in the area of plug-in hybrid cars.
Tags: Plug-in Hybrid, Volvo
February 25, 2008
GENEVA – The new Volvo XC60 has its premiere showing at the international car show in Geneva on Mar. 4, and the first cars will reach dealers in Europe in autumn 2008.
Tags: Geneva Auto Show, Volvo, Volvo XC60
IRVINE, CA – The very first Volvo car, called the ÖV4, left the factory on Apr. 14, 1927. On Feb. 20, 2008, car number 15,000,000, a convertible Volvo C70, left the factory in Uddevalla.
Tags: ÖV4, Volvo, Volvo C70