The world’s most famous car manufacturer in terms of safety recently announced that they have recalled a number of their vehicles. The recall covers different models in Volvo’s lineup. The reason behind the recall is the discovered defect on the vehicles’ cooling unit which can cause fire in the engine […]
Volvo Trucks is looking to increase their presence at the Russian truck market as the demand for trucks in the said country continue to increase. Recently, the Swedish truck manufacturer received an order for 300 trucks from the Russian logistics company Sunflower. The agreement between the two companies includes the […]
Child-safety seats earn high recommendation
Since its introduction in 1997, the Volvo XC70 station wagon has always doubled as a family hauler and mud-and-gravel crawler, albeit a crawler with very modest off-road capabilities.
It was the perfect compromise between a family sedan and a sport-utility vehicle. It remains so today with some notable upgrades in styling and […]
PGR Recycling Limited, a part of the PGR Construction Group, based in Oundle, Northamptonshire, located close to Peterborough, has taken delivery of two Euro 4 Volvo FM 32-tonne eight-wheelers - the first Volvo trucks into their expanding fleet.
The specification of the two 400hp 8×4 FM’s includes a Day cab, alloy wheels and a reversing camera […]
Allied Transport Establishment has contracted FAMCO (Al-Futtaim Auto and Machinery Company) to supply 30 Volvo trucks for its operations in the United Arab Emirates.
The company, which selected the Volvo FH400 model with I-shift transmission technology, received the first vehicles from the order during a recent ceremony at the FAMCO headquarters in Dubai.
“Our fleet currently includes […]
Volvo Bus Corporation India expects a 30 per cent jump in the net sales volume in this calendar year.
The company is estimated to have sold around 250 buses in the previous year, which includes inter-city and intra-city buses.
Volvo has already started manufacturing buses locally, which it expects will accelerate sales.
“Our Rs 100-crore plant — a […]
VOLVO will fix a curtain airbag fault in its new V70 wagon before it arrives here early in 2008.
Euro NCAP tests found a delay in the deployment of curtain airbags in the side pole test.
Volvo agreed to modify production cars, so it was re-tested but failed again.
However, Australian models should not have the problem, according […]
Complaints: None at this writing. This is one of the best wagons available in a market that has few wagons.
Ride, acceleration and handling: Excellent in all three categories for Point A-to-Point B drivers, people who want pleasurable motoring rather than racetrack fantasies.
Head-turning quotient: Luxurious without being over the top, and sexy without being trashy.
Body […]
Swedish truck maker Volvo has recalled 125,000 trucks in North America due to the danger of short circuits in the lighting system.
Because of the fire danger, all the trucks produced in North America since 2003 are being recalled.
The company has described the fault in the lighting system as a heating problem which could cause a […]
According to APA-Economics, Aztol Motors, the exclusive importer of Volvo cars to Azerbaijan, has unveiled Volvo C30 coupe model in Baku.
The C30 is offered with a wide variety of petrol and diesel engines. Petrol engines include a 100 hp 1.6 litre I4, a 125 hp 1.8 litre I4, a 145 hp 2.0 litre I4, a […]