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Once again, we discover a new model thanks to some spy shots. This time however, instead of seeing a prototype being tested on the open road, it’s a scale model that was found by our intrepid photographers! We already knew that Volvo was about to launch a full-size luxury sedan, …

A few months ago, Volvo announced that the company was pulling out of all racing series as soon as its contracts would allow it. The Swedish manufacturer announced that racing was dangerous, and that it therefore conflicted with their new approach toward safety. It seems they changed their minds; the …

After a few very quiet years, Volvo is currently working hard to market a variety of new models, in addition to establishing an electrification plan for its product line-up. More precisely, Volvo will offer a plug-in hybrid version of each of its models in the near future, and by 2019, …

Recently, Volvo’s CEO gave a speech at the Swedish embassy in Washington D.C.; among other things, he spoke about his company’s autonomous vehicles, and more specifically about what would happen if a computer-controlled vehicle screwed up and hit another vehicle. According to Mr. Håkan Samuelsson, Volvo will actually cover the …

After handing out the 2015 World Car of the Year Award to the Mercedes-Benz C-Class earlier this year at the New York Auto Show, it was time to look ahead and start the journey on the road to World Car of the Year for 2016. Once again, the World Car …

We suspected this would happen, but we now have confirmation: Swedish automaker Volvo has just bought 100% of Polestar, the tuner that has been responsible for modifying their high-performance vehicles (and also for managing their racing efforts). So what does this change mean? First of all, Volvo expects sales to …

Volvo fans can expect to see more models wearing the Polestar badge after the Swedish automaker announced it has purchased the performance firm. According to Volvo, it has purchased 100 per cent of Polestar Performance and Polestar Holdings, the latter of which owns the rights to naming rights and trademarks.

Volvo used to be known for cars that were pretty much indestructible: their 240, 740 and V70 had the reputation of being able to rack up an unlimited number of kilometres in the worst conditions (ask me how I know). Today however, that image of invincibility is slowly fading away.

Swedish manufacturer Volvo, one of the world’s leaders in safety, just launched the Excellence Child Seat Concept, which is designed to put your children’s safety ahead of everything else. Fitted on a pedestal that replaces the front passenger seat, the contraption faces backwards. This not only gives the rear passenger …

Volvo will start construction on its first US assembly plant in Berkeley County, South Carolina. This is the first step in a $500,000,000 expansion plan. Construction will begin in September and should be completed sometime in 2018. According to Volvo’s estimates, they will hire around 4,000 workers, and will produce …