Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Green light to Polestar for 2011 WTCC with Volvo C30 DRIVe

Green light to Polestar for 2011 WTCC with Volvo C30 DRIVe: "Robert Dahlgren will pilot Volvo Cars' Swedish Touring Car Chaimpionship-winner in the World Touring Car Championship in evaluation for an official Volvo entry from 2012."

Monday, September 27, 2010

Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12 - Official Game set to be a winner

Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12 - Official Game set to be a winner: "Alicante, Spain - 27 September 2010 - The wait is over for the fans of the Volvo Ocean Race Game. The extremely popular online game will be back for the next edition of the race, as the contract has now been signed between Volvo Ocean Race S.L.U and UnitedGames, the designers of the Official Game. The game is set to be bigger and better than before with new features being tested already, to improve the technical and tactical elements for the players."

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Volvo Cars Body Components plant in Olofström celebrates 275th jubilee

Volvo Cars Body Components plant in Olofström celebrates 275th jubilee: "A highly modern, environmentally optimised and high-tech factory celebrates its 275th jubilee tomorrow - the Volvo Cars Body Components factory in Olofström truly goes back a long way. On September 24 this historic day will be celebrated and at the same time mark the kick-off for the next 275 years."

Volvo S40 and V50 - now also with CO2 emissions of 99 g/km

Volvo S40 and V50 - now also with CO2 emissions of 99 g/km: "The environmentally conscientious Volvo customer can now buy a Volvo S40 or V50 with CO2 emissions as low as 99 g/km - corresponding to fuel consumption of 3.8 l/100 km.This means the Volvo C30, which was already previously available in a 99 gram variant, is now being joined in the sub-one hundred club by another two models."

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

S60 and V60 R-Design - an even sharper and more exciting Volvo drive

S60 and V60 R-Design - an even sharper and more exciting Volvo drive: "Following in the tracks of the all-new Volvo S60 and V60, Volvo Cars' chassis experts are now taking the next step on the road to car enthusiast paradise.The result is the Volvo S60 and V60 R-Design - even sportier, even more dynamic and even more exciting."

Monday, September 20, 2010

Scandinavian Champions!

Scandinavian Champions!: "Volvo Polestar secured another title this weekend by spurring Robert Dahlgren to victory in the Scandinavian Touringcar Cup."

Friday, September 17, 2010

140 new permanent positions in Volvo Cars' Torslanda Plant

140 new permanent positions in Volvo Cars' Torslanda Plant: "140 persons will be offered permanent jobs at Volvo Cars' Torslanda plant. This coincides with the increased production rate from 45 to 48 cars per hour.'This is a positive and concrete demonstration that Volvo Cars is heading in the right direction,' says Magnus Hellsten, Senior Vice President Manufacturing, Volvo Cars."

Friday, September 10, 2010

2011 Volvo C30 makes the ranks of Safe Family Cars.

According to familycarguide.com the 2011 Volvo C30 offers a safe alternative to sedans or wagons.

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Double podiums for Volvo Polestar at Jyllandsringen

Double podiums for Volvo Polestar at Jyllandsringen: "The seventh round in this year's STCC took place this weekend at Jyllandsringen in Denmark. The track, one of the shortest and tightest in the series, is well known for punishing front wheel drive cars with excessive tire wear."

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Safe Driving: Emergency Items to Keep Handy.

Safe Driving: Emergency Items to Keep in the TrunkRead

Friday, September 3, 2010

The Color of your car says alot about your personality.

When you purchase a car...why do you choose the color that you do?

The colors tend to match the personality of the primary driver. For instance if you drive a black car, the driver would be more aggressive, even dangerous. Studies have show that black cars are involved in more collisions. On the opposite end of the spectrum the Silver cars drivers are more cool, calm, and collected. Silver still is the most popular color car purchased.

To read more about the color choices and what they mean: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1692049/what_your_car_color_says_about_your.html