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
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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