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Together with the S90, Volvo will launch the estate variant the V90

Volvo is trying to make it strongly into the executive sedan market with the launch of the new S90. The Swedish brand famous for its SUVs and vans is willing thereby to compete directly with the German power in this market segment. Together with t...

Volvo has got a problem. It is popular in North America, especially the US and Canada, but it has to ship all of its cars there. Volvo is not a boutique sports car maker that can get away with charging slightly higher prices to make up for the dif...

Overall sales down but slowly introducing completely new line of cars

Volvo had a very odd year in 2012. Its overall sales fell 6.1%, but the US, its largest market, grew by 1.2%. It blames the downturn both on the weakening of the European market and partially its own poor planning for phasing out the C30, S40 and ...

Auto News Europe reports that Volvo plans to move away from five- and six-cylinder engines over the next decade to cope with stricter emissions standards worldwide. “Before the end of the decade, all Volvo models will have engines with no more...

After numerous leaks, Volvo has finally begun releasing official information about the new, five-door V40.  "The all-new V40 is the first new model that is fully developed according to our human-centric, Designed Around You strategy....

The China-Sweden Research Centre will develop and exchange technology

Volvo has opened a new safety center in Beijing called the China-Sweden Research Centre for Traffic Safety. The center will also be operated by the Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, the Chinese Ministry of Transport&#...

It will present the results in the second half of 2014

Volvo has partnered with Swedish safety accessory maker POC for future design and to share safety information. Volvo and POC have launched a research program to improve the communication between cars and cyclists that they will present in the ...

Volvo is planning to refresh the S60 and S80 in 2013, and there will be a new XC90 coming in the second half of 2014. The vehicle will be the first Volvo vehicle on its new modular platform.  The new S60 and S80 will come on the same plat...

Volvo certainly has a talent for making a model last. It built the 200-series for nearly 20 years. Reports are surfacing that Volvo is planning a second generation XC90 in 2014, which would be 12 years after the SUV's original introduction.&nb...

It is bringing new models, new engines and new advertising

Volvo is coming back from a period of poor global sales and aging products. It hopes to boost global sales to 800,000 units a year by 2020, roughly double from now. Through October, sales are basically flat compared to last year, but it is growing...