Swedish automotive manufacturer Volvo Group is set to invest $11bn to establish new plants and develop new products with a focus on new line-up of advanced powertrains. The total investment is being funded by the Chinese automaker Geely ...
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The United States just nudged out China to be Volvo Car Group’s (Volvo Cars) number one market last year with 61,233 cars sold. December isolated showed a 20.5 per cent decrease due to extraordinary one-time effects in December ...
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Volvo Cars of North America has recalled 30,929 S60 vehicles of certain model year 2011-2012 in the US, as the vehicle may not alert the driver of a low oil pressure situation. These vehicles were manufactured from 22 June 2010, through ...
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Details of the new additions to Volvo Australia’s showroom in 2014. Volvo S60, V60, XC60 (April) Volvo will introduce two all-new 2.0-litre four-cylinder engines to its S60, V60 and XC60 line-ups from April. Volvo Car Australia ...
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Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo Car Group has reported global sales of 37, 945 vehicles in November 2013, up 5.8%, compared to sales of 35, 864 vehicles during the same period in 2012. In China, the carmaker reported sales of 5,995 ...
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Volvo Car Australia is recalling 474 diesel-powered vehicles over a fault relating to the cars’ auxiliary belt tensioner. Affecting 2011-built Volvo S60, XC70 and XC60 models powered by the 2.4-litre five-cylinder turbo-diesel ...
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Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo Car Group has commenced the production of Volvo S60L vehicles at Chengdu manufacturing plant in China. This move is part of the company's plan to grow its business in China and sell 800,000 cars ...
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China once again became Volvo Car Group's (Volvo Cars) number one market in October with 5,086 retail sold cars, representing an increase of 50.1 per cent. The best-selling model was the Volvo XC60 with 2,321 sold cars. China also was the ...
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Performance, Ride & Handling 3 Comfort & Interior 4 Quality & Design 4 Value & Features 3.5 The Volvo XC60 is the Swedish brand’s top-selling model both in Australia and around the world, and as such its mid-life update is ...
Volvo will introduce two all-new 2.0-litre four-cylinder engines to its S60, V60 and XC60 line-ups from April next year, but all-wheel-drive models won’t get a new engine until 2015. Volvo Car Australia managing director Matt Braid ...
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Fresh exterior styling, revised cabins and the availability of new driver assist technologies headline the enhancements to the updated Volvo XC60. Local customers will have to wait until around April to gain access to Volvo’s new ...
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The updated high-performance Volvo S60 T6 due next year with an all-new twin-charged petrol engine will be faster than the current model as well as almost 40 per cent more fuel efficient. The Swedish car maker says the Volvo S60 equipped ...
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Shimano's 2014 mountain bike shoe line features three models with its Dynalast technology, borrowed from its high-end road racing shoes. The Dynalast XC shoes optimize the toe spring angle and secures the foot in an optimized ergonomic ...
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Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo Car Group has reported sales of 5,719 cars in September in China, up 48.6%, compared to the same period in 2012. Of all the models sold, Volvo XC60 emerged as the top selling model with 2,482 cars ...
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A modular platform designed only for four-cylinder engines will help Volvo liberate the design of its future models, its chief designer claims. Speaking at the Frankfurt motor show, recently-appointed chief designer Thomas Ingenlath ...
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