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They will develop cloud, infotainment, and communications services

Volvo and Ericsson will work together on creating infotainment, app, communication and cloud services for future vehicles. Volvo will focus on driver behavior and safety, and Ericsson will work on integration. Volvo is not saying when exactly ...

Ford and Volvo just submitted their new vehicles to Euro NCAP for crash testing, and both of them did very well. The Volvo V60 received five star results and was awarded as Best in Class large Family car in the 2011 Euro NCAP rating. The S60 a...

It is slated to debut in 2015 and will be used by both automakers

Geely wants to expand outside of China and into Europe and possibly into the United States. To do so, it is going to work with Volvo to develop a new platform for C-segment compact cars that both companies can sell globally. Volvo will still use i...

Will be staffed by members of both companies

Volvo and its owner Geely will open a new research and development center in Volvo’s historic home of Gothenburg, Sweden. The center will employ 200 total people from both companies who will focus on new, shared technology. The specific ...

Volvo Cars and Polestar are getting ready for the new season of the Swedish Touring Car Championship (STCC) where they will be defending last year’s title. But before they head off to the track they are presenting a street car prototype produce...

In 2010 Volvo is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the PV36, better known as the Carioca. The model, with a design ahead of its time, marks an important chapter of Volvo’s history. The PV36 has been accused by many to be a copy of Chrysler&rs...

Volvo has begun building its new range of electric vehicles called the C30 Electric. The C30 Electric is a fully-electric car which Volvo claim will have an operating range of up to 150 kilometres per charge. A full recharge is said to take 7...

They will be installed in the first cars in the fall

Volvo has begun production of its new VEA family of four-cylinder diesel and petrol engines that will begin being sold in Volvo vehicles in autumn.  Volvo's plan for the new VEA engines is to provide four-cylinder fuel economy with V6...

Volvo has begun testing an electric version of the C30 in Jiading just outside of Shanghai. Volvo aims to test demand for electric cars in China and to test out how Chinese buyers would use electric cars. The Chinese government is building an infa...

Volvo has begun testing is SARTRE vehicle train system on public roads in Spain outside of Barcelona. The SARTRE program is an initiative by Volvo and the European Commission. It stands for Safe Road Trains for the Environment. The initiative want...