Volvo has released UK prices and model details for the 2010 S60, starting at £23,295 and rising to £36,745. First customer cars delivered in August. Volvo has managed to drag the launch of the new S60 out over most of the last eighteen months, from the first teaser pictures of the S60 at the back end of […]
Volvo S60 UK prices & Specifications press release
PRICES AND SPECIFICATIONS ANNOUNCED FOR THE ALL-NEW VOLVO S60 All-new Volvo S60 starts from £23,295 OTR (D3 ES) Three luxury specification levels – ES, SE and SE Lux Ground-breaking Pedestrian Detection technology including ACC with Distance Alert, Queue Assist and Collision Warning with Full Auto Brake available as an option Arriving in UK dealer showrooms […]
Ford sells Volvo to Geely – Official
Ford have finally concluded a deal with China’s Geely for the sale of Volvo for £1.2 billion. The sale will complete in the third quarter of 2010. It was beginning to look like Ford would never divest itself of its foster child Volvo. After all, two of its other troublesome foster children – Aston Martin and Jaguar […]
Volvo XC30 for 2012
Volvo have said they are planning a new Crossover soon, which seems certain to be the long expected Volvo XC30. The rumour mill has been working on a smaller crossover/SUV from Volvo for a long time – since just about the time that the Volvo C30 first hit the road. And it’s a car that […]
Volvo S60 (2010 / 2011) detail Press Release
ALL-NEW VOLVO S60 TO MAKE ITS WORLD DEBUT AT GENEVA MOTOR SHOW All-New Volvo S60 to make its international debut at Geneva Motor Show on 2 March New Dynamic chassis tuned for an active drive Features the ground-breaking Pedestrian Detection with Full Auto Brake technology The all-new Volvo S60 makes its international debut at the […]
Volvo S60 (2010 / 2011) details
Volvo has released details of the 2010 Volvo S60 ahead of its launch at the Geneva Motor Show in March. The new Volvo S60 has been on its way for a very long time. We had the concept S60 at the Detroit Motor Show at the start of 2009 and Volvo teased the 2010 S60 […]
Volvo S60 (2010/2011) – the Video
Volvo has released video of the 2010 / 2011 Volvo S60 ahead of the official launch at the Geneva Motor Show in a few months. We first got the new Volvo S60 tease nearly a year ago, and rather unkindly we speculated that the production car would look nothing like the concept. It looked far […]
Ford and Geely sort out Volvo deal
The sale of Volvo to China’s Geely by Ford has now been confirmed, with the deal to be signed in the New Year and transfer taking place in the 2nd quarter of 2010. The negotiations with Ford’s preferred bidder Geely to sell its Swedish brand Volvo have been going on for months – at least. […]
Volvo C30 Electric (BEV) for Detroit
Volvo are taking the electric Volvo C30 (BEV) to the Detroit Motor Show next month and are planning a trial of 50 cars in 2011. Volvo had a little tease about the electric version of the C30 EV (or Battery Electric Vehicle) back in September. They rolled out a bit of a ‘Wish-List’ of what […]
Geely plan to double Volvo sales
Volvo buyer Geely has plans to double Volvo sales, open production in China and add new models above the current range. Geely – Ford’s preferred bidder for Volvo – has big plans to turn round the Swedish car maker, according to reports. Central to these will be the building of a new plant in China […]