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SPA platform will not support such a small car

Volvo is pushing off plans to build a compact crossover because its upcoming SPA modular platform is too large to support such a small car. The SPA platform will debut in 2014 with the new XC90 and eventually underpin most Volvos from the S60 and ...

It requires sensors in the cars and parking spot

Volvo is showing technology that allows cars to park themselves without drivers even being present, but the technology is still some ways away from being implemented because it involves specific sensors in the car and parking spot. The technology ...

It has been engineered to work with safety systems

Volvo is promising that its new Scalable Product Architecture (SPA) platform will be its safest ever when it debuts on the next generation XC90 in 2014. The modular platform has been engineered to work with the car’s safety and assistance sy...

It uses super capacitors sandwiched between the body panels

Volvo is participating in a research project that has the potential of revolutionizing hybrid cars. It is developing a lightweight structural material that can store energy like a battery. In theory, it would mean that hybrids would no longer need...

Volvo is already giving its first steps towards the next-generation electric car technology. With the collaboration of the Swedish Energy Agency the brand is now starting to develop a fuel cell that will extend the electric car's operating ran...

It will be available on cars by the end of the year

Volvo has created a new, adaptable fuel injector for diesel engines that it able to adjust fuel pressure for each cylinder. Volvo promises that this technology will be available in some of its cars in the fall.  Volvo calls the new techno...

At this year’s North American International Auto Show Volvo is focusing on the importance of electric car safety. To do so, the brand is showcasing a crashed C30 Electric. The electric vehicle in Volvo’s stand was tested in a front...

It hopes to sell 10,000 plug-in hybrids a year by 2014

Volvo's V60 Plug-in Hybrid was a huge success, but the one problem was that Volvo only build 1,000 units for the first year. They sold out in the first month. It has finally found capacity to increase production, and Volvo is finally building ...

The engine family attempts to provide V6 and V8 power with turbo four engines

Volvo sees its Drive-E engine family as the future of the brand. By offering the diesel and petrol engines in turbocharged and hybrid versions, it believes that it completely replace six- and eight-cylinder engines from its lineup with significant...

The cold weather and months of darkness have given the Swedes a funny sense of humor.  Volvo won the Customer Satisfaction Award from J.D. Power in the German market beating all other automakers.  To celebrate the win, Volvo made a video ...