According to a report by Swedish financial daily Dagens Industri, Chinese automaker Geely has reportedly obtained financing for its long-overdue purchase of Volvo from FoMoCo. The report says that financing was concluded in recent days and the...
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The parent of China’s Geely Automobile Holdings said it has yet to sign an agreement in its ongoing bid for Ford Motor Co.’s Volvo unit, but added that its plan to purchase the brand is on track. Zhejiang Geely Holding Group had previously...
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Reuters (which has been all over the Volvo-Geely deal) reports that Zhejiang Geely Holding has money “in the bank account,” to purchase Ford’s Volvo brand, citing Swedish press reports. And yet, despite having reportedly given Ford guarantees...
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Geely Auto has yet to sign an agreement in its deal to acquire Volvo from Ford Motors, but says that its plan to purchase is still on track. Geely had originally planned to complete the purchase by May. “We haven’t reached a final agreement so...
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found 3 days ago by michael.leroy on
CarReview
Eight engine options and new safety tech round out the new S60 Volvo has lifted the veil of secrecy surrounding the new S60 and we how have details on the finalized specs of the car. If you read our last article about the new 2011 S60, there will be...
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The 2011 Volvo S60 was finally unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show. This vehicle marks Volvo’s first step into the CD Premium car segment. Volvo has provided this car with a wide array of the latest features in safety, infotainment and...
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found 5 days ago by Keith Barry on
Autopia
Unless the kids are acting up in the backseat of the XC70, “naughty” is the last word that comes to mind when you think of a Volvo. The folks at Volvo want to change that with a new ad campaign and they’re looking for help from those of us...
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You didn't think that we'd forget to look into the "Naughty Volvos" topic just because we were busy with all those automotive debuts at this week's Geneva Show, did you? Well, in spite of the promising blurry shot of a kitted-out 2011 S60 sedan and...
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Naughty Volvos are coming! This is how Volvo describes its cars which will make their official debut tomorrow, at the Geneva Motor Show. Apparently we will have a sporty S60, maybe even an S60 R…nobody knows this except Volvo, of course! Stay...
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Should you be working at a Renault (or Nissan) outfit that is not directly involved in the making and selling of cars, be on the lookout for people from headquarters. Renault is combing its assets all over the world for “non-strategic” ones that...
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Sometimes you feel like a BMW… and sometimes you don’t. Volvo has caught wind of this, and offers the 2011 S60 in hopes of adding the Bavarian-ambivalent market to its solid Swedophile base. What Volvo seems to have forgotten is that part of the...
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StreetFire member antihero69 made this wicked fake movie trailer with footage of his buddies drifting their beaters in the snow in Sweden. Take a...
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found 7 days ago by Graverobber on
Jalopnik
Kermit the Frog once intoned that it isn't easy being green. As much as Nice Price or Crack Pipe respects the opinion of our friend with a hand up his ass, this bio fuel-ready Volvo wagon could prove him wrong.As expected, yesterday's sheep in...
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found 8 days ago by Noah Joseph on
Autoblog
American automakers are streamlining, big time. But we're looking at a Swedish car. In Switzerland. So what does this have to do with Detroit? Well, a lot. But not for long. Volvo's about to change hands from Ford to China's Geely, and (like fellow...
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Continuing down the course making their cars look less like the crates they’re shipped in, Volvo has rolled out the S60 at this year’s Geneva Motor Show. It’s a good car, it seems, and engineering with all those Volvo safety features we’ve...
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found 8 days ago by Peter Orosz on
Jalopnik
Here’s what you need to know about the all-new Volvo S60 ham sandwich: it’s very safe to eat, the handling is rather crisp (but only on the outside), and it’s more Italian than...
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Ask a non gearhead on the street (or pub, restaurant, clubs, etc) “who builds the most reliable cars?” and names like “Toyota”, “Hyundai”, “Ford” and “Honda” will crop up. Ask who builds the safest cars on the road and almost...
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found 9 days ago by Keith Barry on
Autopia
Don’t let the she-mullet and tie clip fool you: this couple has got style. After all, they’re about to get into one of the most attractive two-doors of the 1980s. This month marks the 25th anniversary of the Volvo 780’s debut at the Geneva...
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Over the bridge and through the woods till mödrars hus vi gor. When Volvo first started their love affair with jacked up wagons equipped with AWD and some extra ride height, they had two groups in mind: The Swedes that live in rural Sweden with...
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Naughty Volvos are coming! This is how Volvo describes its cars which will make their official debut tomorrow, at the Geneva Motor Show. Apparently we will have a sporty S60, maybe even an S60 R…nobody knows this except Volvo, of course! Stay...
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found 10 days ago by Jonathon Ramsey on
Autoblog
March 2, at the Geneva Motor Show, Volvo is promising us "naughty" cars. We have no idea what they have in mind - Sinful sedan? Evil estate? Headstrong hatch? Your guess is as good as ours, but as the video shows, there will be an S60 involved...
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Once a maker of some of the most boring to drive and mundane-looking bricks on wheels cars in the industry, Volvo has managed to turn up some pretty interesting proposals over the past few years - no thanks to FoMoCo's involvement. Their latest and...
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Volvo’s 2011 S60 update is a very expected one, and the Swedish carmaker has released a new video in its opening bid to promote the new sedan. Related Posts2011 Volvo C70 starting at $39.950 The Volvo C70 hard top convertible hasn't been a best...
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Now that Volvo is finally putting some effort into making their their cars more beautiful, tuners too find it worthwhile to work on them! Heico Sportiv has come up with a nice upgrade package for the new 2010 Volvo C70 Convertible which includes...
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found 13 days ago by Chris Shunk on
Autoblog
Click above to watch the video after the jump It has been a very long time since Volvo has introduced an all-new sedan. Actually, the last all-new Volvo sedan was the S80, a model that debuted back in late 2006. That explains why we've been seeing...
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For the first time, HEICO SPORTIV will be exhibiting at the Geneva Motor Show in cooperation with Volvo Automobile (Schweiz) AG, where it will be presenting the new edition of the Volvo C70.The new Volvo is a vehicle of many qualities. An...
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For the first time ever, Heico Sportiv will have a place at Volvo's stand at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show, where the German tuning company will reveal a new range of styling and performance accessories for the recently facelifted 2011 C70...
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By Kevin Miller 02.xx.2010 People who drive appliance-type cars solely to get from point A to point B may not get this, but some of us have a lot of emotion and passion wrapped up in our choice of vehicles. Since I have been old enough to buy nice...
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found 16 days ago by Matt Hardigree on
Jalopnik
The Porsche Panamera has 5,076 fans on Facebook. The Volvo 960 above has 152 fans. The owner of the latter has started a group to answer the question: Can this Volvo 960 get more fans than the Porsche Panamera?We hope so, though we'd have snagged a...
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It appears that Louis Schweitzer is poised to remain as chairman of the board of Volvo Truck Corp. after its election committee had decided unanimously to support him. Schweitzer, former Renault CEO, replaced Finn Johnsson, who resigned recently...
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