Green Car Congress (Free subscription) | yesterday
Volvo Trucks North America’s D11 and D13 engines have been certified by the US Environmental Protection Agency and the California Air Resources Board as meeting upcoming 2010 diesel emissions standards, the most stringent in the world. Volvo is the first...
The Truth About Cars (Free subscription) | yesterday
Sweden’s unions are on a hot trail. They think that –ohmygod- the Chinese government could be pulling the strings with Geely and Volvo. China’s Geely won’t say where they get the money for buying Volvo from Ford . Geely says its backers include Chinese banks. Sweden’s union leaders are concerned that the Chinese government may [...]
eGMCarTech (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
China based Zhejiang Geely Holding Group has made it known that they intend to keep Volvo production a European affair should it purchase the Swedish automaker. The Wall Street Journal reported earlier in the month however, that Geely would be building a new Volvo plant in China with the ability to put out 300,000 vehicles per [...]
Cars and Motorbikes - Mirror.co.uk (Free subscription) | yesterday
We've had about 50 teaser pictures tempting us with the new Volvo S60 over the last year or so but, at last, here is the real deal. The car is being unveiled officially during next year's Geneva motor show...
AdverBox (Free subscription) | yesterday
No one will have seen the all-new S60, Volvos most exciting car to date, until it is launched next year. But this autumn Volvo offers an exclusive preview of the car to a blind artist with remarkable skills: Esref Armagan. He will feel the car with his hands and then make a painting of it. http://www.facebook.com/volvo
Just Auto (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Volvo and Mack are the first truck manufacturers to have their engines certified by the US Environmental Protection Agency and the California Air Resources Board as meeting upcoming 2010 diesel emissions standards, the most stringent in the world.
AutoMotoPortal.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
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Autosnewspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday
2010 HEICO SPORTIV Volvo C30 1.6D DRIVe - Duo ViewVolvo tuner HEICO SPORTIV has unveiled the new tuning program for the new 2010 Volvo C30 1.6D DRIVe Facelift. The reprogramming of the original engine control unit generates a maximum power of 92 kW/125 bhp (for the ... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Environmental Leader (Free subscription) | yesterday
With heavy truck engines facing a 2010 deadline for new emissions standards from EPA and the California Air Resources Board, engines from Volvo and Mack claim to be the first to meet both certifications. Heavy duty 11- and 13-liter diesel engines from Volvo and Mack recently passed emissions tests that show them to be compliant with [...]
Car News (Free subscription) | yesterday
The new Volvo C30 stands for individualism and ecologi-cally friendly driving. Volvo tuner HEICO SPORTIV is sharpening this profile... in every respect. "The future of our business model lies in the intelligent combination of performance-oriented products and ecological sustainability," explains HEICO SPORTIV general manager, Holger Hedtke. A philosophy that accompanies every step of the...
WorldCarFans.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Heico Sportiv offers owners of the facelift Volvo C30 1.6D DRIVe a new power and exterior kit.
Gasgoo.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
China's Zhejiang Geely Holding Group wouldn't say where it's getting financial backing for a bid to buy Volvo Cars from Ford Motor Co., unions said today. Geely Chairman Li Shufu, the billionaire founder of Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd.
Just Auto (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Executives from Geely, the prospective new owner for Volvo Cars, have met with representatives from the firm's labour unions.
Leftlane (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Ford has long said that selling off Volvo would be difficult given the way the Swedish automaker and its technologies are so integrated into the Blue Oval’s product development and marketing programs. Earlier this month, Ford announced that Chinese automaker Geely was its preferred bidder for Volvo, and now the three entities are meeting together [...]
Green Car Congress (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Updated Volvo hybrid refuse truck in London. Click to enlarge. After a year and a half of initial field testing, Volvo Trucks is releasing an upgraded hybrid refuse truck (earlier post) with new components and software. The new refuse truck...
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traimi | 29/09/2009
Despite a report by Wall Street Journal that Ford Motor Co. is currently analyzing Geely Automotive’s bid to purchase Volvo, CEO Alan Mulally would only state that Ford’s plans for the sale of Volvo are “progressing.” Last Friday, Mulally was in Chongqing, China, at a ground-breaking ceremony for a new 150,000-unit factory that will increase Ford’s production capacity in the country to 600,000 by 2012.
traimi | 27/09/2009
Chinese manufacturer Geely is inching its way to take over Volvo from Ford and a report in the Wall Street Journal is saying that in fact, it has emerged as the leading contender. Geely’s bid is estimated to be worth $2.5 billion, a bid that Ford and outsiders consider much higher than was expected for Volvo.
traimi | 27/09/2009
Volvo is coming up with new ways to improve the safety in its electric cars by taking into account the situations that are unique to this type of car. These safety systems will be incorporated in the new cars produced by Volvo. For instance, Volvo seeks to reduce the effects of a collision.
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