Volvo News

Volvo is introducing the striking R-DESIGN Sport as the new entry level specification on the Volvo C30 SportsCoupe. From just £14,995 OTR for the 1.6 petrol R-DESIGN Sport, this desirable model is now within the reach of many more aspiring Volvo owners and is available to order now.

Together with electricity provider Vattenfall, Saab Automobile, ETC and the Swedish state, Volvo Car Corporation is launching a joint broad-based research venture to develop spearhead technology in the area of plug-in hybrid cars. Sweden will be the arena for the field tests.

The Volvo V50 sportswagon is Volvo’s best selling model in the UK with more than 23,000 taking to British roads since its launch in 2004 – and now it’s even more appealing.

On 14 April 1927, the very first series-produced Volvo car, the ÖV4 nicknamed the Jakob, left the factory. Fast forward to 2005 and in a rural area south of Sweden, Leif Tufvesson and his company Caresto start work on injecting modern craftsmanship and design into the car and the result is the Hot Rod Jakob.

The new Volvo XC60 is being launched with City Safety – Volvo Cars’ in-house developed unique technology for avoiding low-speed collisions in city traffic and tailbacks.

Ask Steve Mattin to describe the new Volvo XC60 and the Volvo Cars Design Director will unhesitatingly deliver a distinctive answer. “The boldest crossover so far. This car is charged with more emotive form and far more energy than any previous Volvo model,” he says.

With the new Volvo XC60, Volvo Cars takes yet another step in offering cars that are fun to drive yet comfortable to ride in. The compact format and the precise road attributes mean the new Volvo XC60 can make its way equally elegantly both on city Tarmac and along country lanes.

The new Volvo XC60 is stepping boldly into what is currently the automotive world's fastest-growing segment – dressed in a thrilling blend of muscular XC capability and the sporty charisma of a coupe.

Volvo is launching the Volvo Eco Challenge at the 2008 Dinghy Sailing Show with the help of the scheme’s ambassador Chris Packham, television presenter, wildlife photographer and author.

Thatcham, the UK’s insurance organisation renowned for conducting research and development to promote safer cars, recently invited media, insurance companies and government agencies to a demonstration of three selected new technologies that can mitigate or prevent low-speed accidents.