September 5, 2008
AUBURN HILLS, MI – Stopping, starting, and accelerating your car or SUV can burn unnecessary amounts of fuel while driving. To combat this challenge, two new technologies have recently come out to provide a greener driving experience.
Tags: Audi, Eco Pedal, IIHS, Nissan, Travolution, Volvo, Volvo City Safety
August 29, 2008
IRVINE, CA – The interior environment in a Volvo should also be safe for hypersensitive people. Three Volvo models, the S80, V70, and XC70, are now recommended by the Swedish Asthma and Allergy Association.
Tags: Swedish Asthma and Allergy Association, Volvo
July 28, 2008
IRVINE, CA – Nothing passes the time during a long car trip like cranking up the stereo with timeless tunes, so Volvo has assembled a list of the all-time greatest summer road trip songs.
Tags: Music, Road Trip Songs, Volvo
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
GERMANY – This year, Germany holds the position of third-largest market in the world for Volvo Car Corporation, following the United States and Sweden, Volvo Cars’ home market.
Tags: Anniversary, Volvo
GÖTEBORG, SWEDEN – Volvo Cars has published its seventh Sustainability Report. The report describes activities and improvements within the sustainability area for year 2007.
Tags: Sustainability Report 2007, 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
GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN - Volvo Cars has expanded its Web site, and the independent research company Bytelevel has placed Volvo Car Corporation’s Web site in fourth place.
Tags: Bytelevel, Volvo, Web sites
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 29, 2008
IRVINE, Calif. --- With the arrival of the summer vacation season, Volvo Cars of North America is offering parents tips to pass along to their most precious cargo: their kids.
Tags: vacation driving tips, Volvo
May 21, 2008
IRVINE, Calif. --- Pioneered by laws in New York and Texas in 1985, safety belts are now a requirement in all states. What many motorists don't know, however, is the role that Volvo played in developing seat belts.
Tags: Doug Speck, Nils Bohlin, seat belts, Volvo
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
March 10, 2008
IRVINE, CA – The new Volvo XC60 has its unveiling at the Geneva Motor Show in March, with the first cars reaching dealers in Europe in fall 2008.
Tags: Volvo, XC60
GÖTEBORG, SWEDEN – Volvo Cars is starting the countdown to the Volvo Ocean Race by launching a series of specially designed cars. The new Volvo Ocean Race Edition encompasses three models: the Volvo V70, Volvo XC70, and Volvo XC90.
Tags: Ocean Race, Volvo, Volvo V70, Volvo XC70, Volvo XC90
March 7, 2008
GÖTEBORG, SWEDEN – The new Volvo XC60 features City Safety, which can help the driver avoid or reduce the effects of the type of low-speed impacts that are common in city traffic and traffic tailbacks.
Tags: City Safety System, Geneva Auto Show, Volvo, XC60
March 6, 2008
IRVINE, Calif. --- Volvo is calling its all-new 2009 Volvo XC60 crossover, which made its debut at the Geneva Motor Show on March 4, the "safest Volvo ever."
Tags: collision avoidance, safety technology, 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
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By Mike Antich On Aug. 27, the Securities and Exchange Commission raised the possibility that approximately 110 U.S. publicly traded companies will be able to use international accounting standards (IAS) next year and may require all U.S. companies to switch to IAS between 2014-2016. There is a 60-day comment period about the SEC proposal. Fleet leasing will be impacted by the adoption of IAS. It is probable that all fleet leases in the U.S. will need to be capitalized sometime in the 2011-2016 timeframe.
By Mike Antich With fuel prices remaining elevated, many companies are wondering whether they are charging enough for personal use. At some companies, this discussion is long overdue. When re-evaluating personal use charges, a common mistake is to focus solely on the cost of fuel, which is understandable because, after all, fuel is the catalyst for these discussions. However, doing so ignores the other “hidden” costs of personal use, which have also risen.
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