Fuyao Glass, the world's second-largest auto glass maker by sales, expects to see strong overseas sales growth in the years ahead with Europe and South America leading the way, according to its corporate chairman. "The European debt ...
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Chinese carmaker Zhejiang Geely is planning to invest about $398m to build a new powertrain manufacturing facility in the coastal city of Ningbo in Eastern China's Zhejiang province. The investment is part of an agreement signed between ...
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The 2013 BMW X3 has received a host of extra features that see the value of the premium SUV range increase by up to $8000. The entry-level BMW X3 xDrive20i and xDrive20d variants upgrade to 18-inch alloy wheels and gain an automatic ...
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Each year, the most popular report in the Consumer Reports Annual Auto Issue is Top Picks, which spotlights the 10 best cars of the year. In a previous blog, we looked at which brands perennially make the list, but what about those brands ...
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A dual-clutch transmission will be added to the Volvo V40 line-up in 2014 as the Swedish manufacturer looks to improve the performance and efficiency of its recently released small car. Volvo vehicle line director Hakan Abrahamsson told ...
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Buried deep inside the all-new Volvo V40′s mind-bogglingly comprehensive list of active and passive safety systems is a feature called Road Sign Information. The potentially licence-saving technology uses a forward-looking camera to ...
Automobile manufacturer Volvo has collaborated with China-based Geely to set up a research and development (R&D) Centre in Gothenburg, Sweden. The R&D Centre will be located in Lindholmen Science Park and will develop designs and parts ...
Volvo has removed the virtual cover from its 2014 S60 sedan and XC60 SUV, revealing numerous interior and exterior updates. Volvo refers to this midlife freshening as the most extensive in its company history, although it is well within ...
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Volvo has announced significant updates for its mid-sized family, with the Volvo S60 sedan, Volvo V60 wagon and Volvo XC60 SUV all featuring revised styling, interior upgrades and fuel economy improvements. The most obvious changes are ...
The all-new Volvo V40 is charged with the unique and unenviable task of filling the shoes of three now-extinct Volvo models: the S40, V50 and C30 models. It’s the Swedish brand’s first five-door hatchback since the 440 of the ...
Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo has unveiled its Dynamic Steering for trucks that reduces the effort applied to steer the vehicle with electric motor fitted to the steering gear. The electric motor that generates 25nm of torque is ...
The all-new Volvo V40 hatch has arrived in Australia with the world’s first pedestrian airbag. Sensors located in the front bumper register contact between the car and a person (including a child) before a pyrotechnic charge blows ...
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The eagerly awaited all-new Volvo V40 has arrived in Australia promising class-leading dynamics and styling, along with state-of-the-art features and the world’s first pedestrian airbag. The Volvo V40 is effectively the replacement ...
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Nova Bus, a subsidiary of Volvo Buses, has won a contract to supply 475 hybrid buses from Association du transport urbain du Québec (ATUQ), a consortium of the Quebec's nine transit authorities in Canada. The order also includes ...
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Volvo Trucks has decreased its deliveries by 8% to 105,888 trucks for the full year 2012, compared to 115,346 units for the same period in 2011. The company decreased its deliveries by 18% to 9,798 vehicles in December 2012, when compared ...
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