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November, 2007
Volvo recalls 18,000 vehicles worldwide due to faulty airbags
- November
- 23
Ford Motor Co unit Volvo Cars said it has recalled 18,000 vehicles worldwide, including 4,980 in Sweden, because of problems with their airbags.
Volvo Cars spokeswoman Maria Bohlin told Agence France-Presse that there was a problem with the software in the lateral systems of the airbags. The company had discovered that in the event of a […]
Volvo recalls 56,000 cars over faulty airbags, engine problems
- November
- 23
The Swedish automaker Volvo, a subsidiary of Ford Motor Company, said Thursday it had recalled a total of 56,000 cars worldwide due to two separate problems linked to airbags and engines.
Some 18,000 Volvo V70 and XC70 models from 2008 would be recalled due to faulty airbags, as well as 38,000 2006 diesel models sold across […]
Hybrid Vehicles 6% of U.S. Car Market by 2013
- November
- 22
Market share to rise from just 1.25% in 2005 to at least 6% in 2013
Hybrid vehicles have been a niche market at best since their first introductions in the late 1990s. First developed by Toyota and Honda, the early systems were examined in detail by their competitors and the conclusion was that the added complexity […]
Volvo Amps up With ReCharge Plug-in Hybrid
- November
- 22
Volvo showcases a new C30-based concept car
The plug-in hybrid bug is spreading across the automotive landscape. Volvo is the latest to hop on the bandwagon with its new ReCharge concept car.
The ReCharge is basically a Volvo C30 hatchback that has been outfitted with electric hub motors in each of the vehicles four wheels and a […]
Moscow invites Porsche to work with ZIL auto plant
- November
- 22
Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov has invited Porsche to help develop production at the city’s ZIL automobile plant.
The mayor met with Porsche president Wendelin Wiedeking and former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder on Friday.
The city has two Automobile plants, one of which now produces about 130,000 Renault cars per year and plans to expand output to 250,000 […]
Truck drivers continue Trans-Caucasus motorway blockade
- November
- 22
The about 70 Heavy Haulers carrying tangerines, that reached Nizhny Zaramag checkpoint in late December, remain there, a source in North Ossetia’s law enforcement services told Interfax.
Most of the drivers are from North Ossetia. They are transporting tangerines from Georgia to Russia, but their journey was cut short by Russia’s Veterinary and Phytosanitary Oversight Service […]
Volvo CE increases equipment sales in Russia 80% in 2006
- November
- 22
Volvo Construction Equipment, or Volvo CE, increased sales of specialized equipment in Russia by roughly 80% in 2006, and the company is planning to expand further on the Russian market, Volvo CE general manager Tomas Kuta told Interfax.
About 500 pieces of construction equipment were sold in Russia in 2006 compared to 280 pieces a year […]
First Volvo Truck to roll off Kaluga plant’s assembly line in Q1 2009
- November
- 22
The first Volvo Truck will be assembled at the company’s plant in Kaluga in the first quarter of 2009, Lars Himmer, deputy general director of Volvo Vostok, said at an investment forum in Kaluga on Thursday.
“Less than three weeks ago, we made our choice for Kaluga, which appealed to us not just because of its […]
