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The XC60 may also get a version

Volvo has not been in the best financial shape recently, but it is committing itself to performance models. In addition to entering the Australian V8 Supercars series next season, it says that more Polestar models are on the way. The next car to g...

The 2011 Geneva Motor Show will see Volvo unveiling of the V60 Plug-in Hybrid, a model that is virtually production-ready and that will produce CO2 emissions below 50 g/km and deliver fuel consumption of 1.9 l/100 km. Thanks to the close cooperation...

It received a five-star score

The Volvo V60 Plug-In Hybrid has received a five-star Euro NCAP safety rating, which makes it the safest plug-in hybrid ever tested by the safety agency. The standard version has the same five-star rating.  To aid the car's safety rat...

It will have three engine options at launch, including most powerful Volvo wagon ever

Volvo's product range in the US has been has been shrinking quickly since the S40, C30 and C70 all ended production. The US will finally get a new car next year when the V60 Sportswagon goes on sale in January.  The V60 Sportswagon wi...

Volvo is mad at the EU. Volvo, at least outwardly, wants to cut CO2 emissions in Europe by 60% by 2050, and it feels that the EU is not doing enough to incentivize buying green cars. It also wants larger EU grants to study electricmobility for car...

Updated version of the C30 will be presented at the Detroit Motor Show

Volvo Cars will show at the Detroit Motor Show an updated version of the electric C30. Presented as a prototype in September, the electric vehicle with a range of 150km goes to Detroit further ahead in its development, with Volvo already thinking ...

Volvo was taken by surprise by the popularity of the V60 Plug-in Hybrid. It built just 1,000 of them for the 2013 model year, and all of them sold out via pre-orders before they even hit showrooms. The company says that it has learned its lesson f...

Volvo's SARTE program allowed trains of vehicles traveling close together at up to 90km/h. This technology will see it first availability to consumer vehicles in 2014 when Volvo offers automatic vehicle following at up to 50km/h. Volvo calls t...

It says that it is checking the pulse of the WTCC

Volvo is tipping its toe back into international racing by having Volvo Polestar Racing enter a C30 1.6T in the World Touring Car Championship race at the Shanghai International Circuit on November 3. The car will be driven by 2013 Swedish Touring...

Volvo does not believe it can compete against German executive cars

Volvo does not believe that it can keep competing against German executive sedans like the A8, S-Class and 7 Series. Instead, it will put its focus on the next generation XC90 that is currently in testing. Volvo has not cancelled plans to buil...