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It would use the 400hp of Volvo's new Driv-E engine family

Volvo executive were so excited by the reaction to the Volvo Coupe Concept at the Frankfurt Motor Show that the company is considering putting it into limited production to be built by Bertone. The Coupe Concept was designed by Thomas Ing...

It also shows off Volvo's SPA modular platform

Volvo has finally unveiled its Concept XC Coupe that previews the look of the next generation XC90 SUV. It also shows off Volvo’s Scalable Product Architecture modular platform that will be used on its next generation models. “SPA ...

  Volvo's Concept You is a concept for a future luxury car that borrows the double step hood and fastback from Volvo's first post-war models the PV444 and PV544. Volvo Cars CEO Stefan Jacoby said that the Concept You, “gives a good indic...

Volvo is looking for a way to build a smaller car that would compete aginst the Mini Cooper and Audi A1. The problem is that it does not have enough money to develop a chassis for the compact vehicle or an engine that would fit in it. It is lookin...

Volvo introduced a new safety technology at the Geneva Motor Show that allows the company's cars to detect and automatically brake for cyclists in the way of the car. It calls the technology Pedestrian and Cyclist Detection. The technolog...

It predicts that it can improve fuel economy by 25%

Volvo has revealed a new flywheel hybrid for its cars that it claims improves fuel economy by 25%. It tested the system on public roads and confirmed that it is an efficient solution.  "The results show that this technology combined ...

The Volvo V40 will be the first production car in the world equipped with a pedestrian airbag. The system has seven sensors that detect if the car hits someone and deploys an airbag around the windshield for their production protection. The se...

Volvo had its V40 accidentally revealed by a Polish auto magazine earlier this week. It plans to launch the car at the Geneva Motor Show on March 6. To hype the release, Volvo has been producing cute, animated teaser videos for the new wagon. ...

Also adds new, smaller petrol engine

Volvo's new V40 is only a year old, and Volvo is already giving the car some updates. It has cleaned up two engines, added a smaller engine and added all-wheel drive as an option.  Starting in May, buyers will be able to order either ...

It says the cuts are necessary to break even

Volvo has announced that it will let go of 1,000 temporary contract workers and white collar employees in Sweden to save $237 million (€313 million). The announcement comes after sales fell by 2.1% in January globally and fell 14.7% in the EU...