As families get bigger most people decided to drop the cool factor of their vehicle and purchase a minivan. Minivans are hard to beat when you consider a minivan’s height and sliding doors, spacious interiors and the ability to fit six or seven people plus luggage. continue reading...
Here is a list of the vehicles that were stolen least throughout the year: continue reading...
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September was a very slow month for automakers, thanks to the slow down (grinding halt?) in the US economy. In fact, for the first time in 15 years, auto sales for the month of September fell below 1 million. Check it out: continue reading...
Volvo is unveiling its new hybrid bus at the IAA bus and truck show in Hanover Germany. Volvo’s hybrid technology produces a 30 per cent savings in fuel. This bus even sits more people than the standard diesel bus. This is the first hybri bus on the market that is actually commercially viable. Read more… continue reading...
Volvo’s plug-in hybrid concept heralds a wheel-motor revolution.
Volvo’s ReCharge features a lithium-polymer battery and four electric motors, one in each wheel. A small flex-fuel engine serves as a backup generator. continue reading...
BOSTON, Nov. 27 /PRNewswire/ — Announced today at the Boston International Auto Show, Volvo will be the first automotive manufactures in the U.S. to offer innovative digital HD Radio technology on almost all models. Equipped with the HD Radio system, Volvo owners will enjoy a higher-quality AM/FM radio system that features more channel choices, crystal-clear sound and new data services. Volvo Cars of North America, LLC will be offering factory installed HD Radio receivers as standard and optional equipment.
“We believe Volvo will have the largest standard equipped HD Radio technology fleet in the world. Our drivers expect the highest quality in every aspect of their vehicles,” Dirk Bott, Vice President Brand, Business & Product, Volvo Cars of North America, LLC. “Adding HD Radio capability to our S40 T5, V50 T5, C30, C70, S80, V70, XC70 and XC90 models truly makes our audio systems state of the art, giving Volvo drivers an even more enjoyable driving experience.” Introduction is scheduled for Fall of 2008. continue reading...
IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 18 /PRNewswire/ — The clock is ticking and Volvo’s search for America’s hometown heroes is nearing an end. Only one month remains to nominate your hometown hero in the 6th Annual Volvo for life Awards — the nation’s largest annual search for and celebration of everyday heroes. If you know someone in your community doing extraordinary things for others, nominate him or her at http://www.volvoforlifeawards.com. The deadline for nominations is Oct. 15.
This year’s nominees include a young cancer patient who bakes cupcakes to raise money for arts and crafts programs in children’s hospitals, a woman who created an international missing persons organization and a man who has made it his mission to protect West Virginia rivers. continue reading...
IRVINE, Calif., May 29 /PRNewswire/ — Superheroes are popping up everywhere with Spiderman 3, Fantastic Four and the Heroes TV season finale hitting screens large and small this summer, but Volvo Cars of North America wants you to know — you don’t have to have superhuman powers to be a hero.
Since 2002, Volvo Cars of North America has discovered and celebrated more than 17,000 everyday heroes in its annual Volvo for life Awards. Heroes like this year’s Grand Award Winner, Rose Mapendo, who, after suffering incredible adversity, went on to help bring thousands of African refugees to safety, or finalist Paula Lucas who helps overseas victims of spousal abuse find support, or Eli Kahn, a fifteen-year-old cancer survivor who, through his organization Cartridges for a Cure, is raising money for cancer research while helping protect the earth. continue reading...
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