Volvo cars across Europe will be connected to warn each other about upcoming road hazards and slippery road surfaces to help cut accidents. It’s no secret that Volvo is on a mission to end all fatalities in cars and make driving as safe as possible, although the recent announcement about Volvos limited to 112mph from […]
Volvo XC40 to be built in CHINA to help meet demand
The Volvo XC40, Volvo’s smallest SUV, is in such demand that Volvo will start production in China of the XC40 to help meet that demand. The Volvo XC40 is not just a cracking little SUV, it’s arguably the default choice in its sector, offering the most appealing combination of abilities, with its style, practicality and […]
New Volvo S60 gets best in class RESIDUAL values
The new Volvo S60 – Volvo’s new sibling for the V60 estate – comes with residual values equal to the best-in-class. So leasing should be good value. It’s 10 months since the new Volvo S60 was revealed, but it’s only now starting to appear in the UK. And if you fancy one then there’s good […]
Volvo UK posts best EVER Q1 sales (up 39%) driven by the XC40
Volvo has posted its best ever first quarter sales in the UK, up an impressive 39 per cent in a new car market which actually fell. We’ve said it before when reporting Volvo’s impressive growth since Geely took control, but it’s hard not to reflect on the how different Volvo’s path now is from that […]
ELECTRIC Volvo XC40 will arrive THIS year
Volvo has confirmed that a fully electric version of the XC40 will arrive in 2019, joining the two plug-in hybrid XC40 versions also due. Volvo, just like almost every other car maker, is on a mission to electrify their cars to cut average emissions, and that means stuff like KERS-style B-badged hybrids for the XC90, […]
Join a RECORD-BREAKING Parade of Volvos in the UK at Volvo 600
A record-breaking parade of Volvos past and present is planned at the Bruntingthorpe Proving Ground to raise funds for Breast Cancer Care UK. Car parades of the ‘Most Of’ type are quite common (we blame Guinness World Records), with events like the Jaguar E-Type 50th Anniversary parade and a Ferrari F40 parade. getting as many one-model […]
Volvo Plug-in Hybrid models will be 25% of Volvo’s sales by the end of 2019
Volvo’s plug-in hybrid models in the 60 and 90 Series cars already account for 10-15% of sales, but that will rise to 25% by year end, says Volvo boss Hakan Samuelsson. Car makers with plug-in hybrid models took a hit in the run-up – and aftermath – of the new WLTP emission regulations last year, but […]
Volvo In-Car Cameras and Speed Limiting Keys add another layer of safety
Volvo are introducing in-car cameras and keys which limit top speed in an effort to get to the point of no serious injuries in a Volvo. You have to admire Volvo’s obsession with safety in cars, but they’re not sitting on their laurels and are pushing forward with more ways to keep you safe behind […]
Volvo S60 R-Design Edition kicks off Volvo’s new S60 sales in the UK
The new Volvo S60 saloon goes on sale in the UK, starting with a high spec S60 R-Design Edition costing from £37,920. The new Volvo S60 was officially revealed nine months ago in Inscription and R-Design versions (and Polestar too), but despite that you’ve still not been able to buy a new S60 in the […]
Volvo sales UP 11.3% – driven by the XC40 and XC60
Volvo sales continue to grow, with an 11.3 per cent rise in sales in the first two months of 2019, driven by strong XC40 and XC60 sales. It’s hard not to look at the woes of Jaguar Land Rover when you see how well Volvo are doing; after all, it’s not long since both were […]