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GET A GRIP WITH VOLVO'S WINTER WONDERLAND
With the cold months not far away, forward planning is essential to ensure drivers can get to their destination safely. With Sweden being famous for its cold climate and harsh winters, Volvo is in an ideal position to draw from its extreme testing and homeland experience to ensure its customers in the UK are prepared to face what Mother Nature has in store for them. Volvo Car UK has launched its 2011/2012 Winter Programme - a complete offerin... [more]
Volvo XC90 with the latest refinements available to order from October 2011
Volvo's XC90 was launched in 2002 and offered a unique blend of attractive styling, practicality and seven-seat versatility that saw it become an overnight hit. Since then, the XC range has grown with the XC70 and the introduction of the award winning XC60. I Volvo have announced further refinements to the exterior and interior of the Volvo XC90. Now in its ninth year of production, the XC90 continues to be a great sales success, having its ... [more]
Diesel fuel can be made from virtually any organic material
One might say that diesel is somewhat misunderstood and has received more than its fair share of criticism from an environmental perspective. The fuels powering the diesel engine have undergone considerable development during its 119-year long history. Originally the term had nothing to do with any particular type of fuel, just a particular type of engine. For example, Rudolf Diesel, the inventor of the diesel engine, ran his first engines on... [more]
Volvo's improved D5 diesel engine has increased power and better fuel economy
Volvo's latest D5 diesel range provides a number of models with impressive fuel economy and CO2 emissions. The upgraded versions of the Volvo V70, XC70 and S80 are the first in the model range to feature sharpened versions of the five-cylinder D5 turbo-diesels which boost performance and torque from 205 hp/420 Nm to 215 hp/440 Nm while at the same time reducing fuel consumption by as much as eight percent. "We have made these vehicles more enj... [more]
Great value for soft-tops this summer
Despite record temperatures and the driest April in years, prices on soft tops have remained cool in recent weeks. The sunshine usually sees the price of convertibles soar, along with the temperatures - but not this year, according to British Car Auctions (BCA). This means anyone thinking of buying a convertible could still get a great deal, says Tim Naylor from BCA. “Despite the record temperatures and dry, sunny days in April, convertible va... [more]
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Volvo Holds Steady Course as Earnings Rise
Volvo AB, the world’s second-largest truckmaker, stuck to its estimates for the North American and European heavy-vehicle markets this year as sales growth helped fourth-quarter operating profit increase 26 percent.
Volvo Earnings Miss Estimates on Slower European Sales
Volvo AB, the world’s second-largest truckmaker, reported fourth-quarter operating profit that missed analysts’ estimates because of slowing sales growth in western Europe and China.
Truck maker Volvo's Q4 profit rockets
Swedish truck maker AB Volvo recorded a 46 percent rise in fourth-quarter profits after a surge in sales it described as the best it has seen in more than two decades.
Volvo Quarterly Earnings Miss Estimates on Slower European Sales
Volvo AB, the world’s second-largest truckmaker, reported fourth-quarter operating profit that missed analysts’ estimates because of slowing growth in western Europe.
Volvo IT Sends Chinese Talent to an IT mission at the Volvo Ocean Race Stop in China
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Volvo planning to launch a CNG bus soon
This year the bus segment will some heated competition and now it has been reported that Volvo Buses India...
Volvo to launch CNG bus soon
Volvo Buses India Private Ltd (VBIPL), a subsidiary of Swedish bus maker Volvo Bus Corporation, is set to launch Volvo 8400 low-floor CNG city bus in India during July-August this year. The trials of CNG bus are presently going on in Delhi and Mumbai.
Volvo Group – Report on the Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2011
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Volvo Quarterly Earnings Miss Estimates on Slowing European Sales Growth
Earnings before interest and taxes rose to 6.96 billion kronor ($1.03 billion) from 5.52 billion kronor a year earlier, Gothenburg, Sweden-based Volvo said today in a statement.
Volvo group announces record sales for 2011
Volvo group, the world's second-largest truck maker, posted a 63-percent hike in its 2011 net profit on Friday, boosted by record sales, as well as a 43-percent hike in the fourth quarter.
