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Volvo recalls 65,000 cars because of airbag problem

Attitude — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:29:17 +0000

There is not much to say about this other than the fact that these kinds of things happen once in a blue moon in every major company and the graceful thing to do is accept that there is a mistake and that is being rectified. Volvo has done exactly that...

New Volvo cars to be 85% recyclable and 95% recoverable

Attitude — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:14:21 +0000

The automobile industry is probably the one big community that has been really putting in commendable efforts to clean itself up in the last decade or so. While the detractors will argue that it also is an industry that causes the most amount of...

Volvo Fined $19.6M in Oil-For-Food Case

AP — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:31:39 +0000

AB Volvo will pay back the profits that two of its subsidiaries made under the oil-for-food program in Iraq _ plus a fine of $19.6 million _ to avoid prosecution, the Swedish truck maker said Thursday.

VOLVO BUSES_OVERHYPED POLLUTING BADLY DRIVEN RASH NOISY GIANTS

Jayaprashanth — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 06:03:37 +0000

YEAH you heard it right.Though it sounds a little harsh,thats the way volvo buses,especially the older ones -the Volvo B7R’s are on bangalore’s traffic jam infested roads.Being a biker,i have had the hellish nauseating experience of riding behind these...

Caresto Hot Rod Jakob: A classy tribute to tradition with a modern touch

Attitude — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:53:28 +0000

â€˜Hot Rodâ€™- I canâ€™t but talk about Rowdy Rowdy Piper the moment you mention that. But we wonâ€™t discuss about that further. There is something about antique stuff that has great appeal to all of us. But then if you do not know about the value...

15 millionth Volvo rolls off the assembly line

Asmita — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 07:35:18 +0000

Volvo touched the coveted 15 million car mark on Wednesday when a shiny celestial blue pearl C70 rolled off the assembly line in the companyâ€™s Uddevalla factory, 60% of which belongs to the Italian Pininfarina. Though the company is not willing to...

Crash-proof cars with Laser sensors to slam on the brakes

Attitude — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 06:02:21 +0000

Cars that donâ€™t crash are finally here! That is quite a relief for some of us, especially the ones who have their girl friends pestering them to allow them a little stint behind the wheel. I mean, it has gotten annoyingly painful to entirely deny...

Volvo XC60 likely to debut at Geneva Motor Show

Harsh — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 12:15:44 +0000

The crossover vehiclesâ€™ market has been selling well, and
Volvo has done good business in this segment. Such success should naturally
prompt the automaker to introduce new vehicles into the segment. This apparently,
is what Volvo has in mind. The...

Volvo XC90 gets a new look from R-Design

Arpita Mukherjee — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 14:05:54 +0000

Volvo XC90 will arrive with its new R-Design, look at the forthcoming North American International Auto Show. The new car is nothing, but a redesigned Volvo XC90 Sports model that was introduced in 2006. There has been no technical up-gradation with...

Volvo introduces Powershift gearbox

Harsh — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 11:27:27 +0000

Volvo has joined the ranks of automakers offering twin-clutch gearboxes with Volvo Powershift. Developed in partnership with Getrag, powershift is a six-speed unit featuring twin wet clutches. One of these clutches works on the odd numbered gears and...