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May
7th

Soon time for the finals in Volvo’s environmental competition for youngsters

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Last year's winners of the Volvo Adventure, Green Sail from Russia, saved an entire park from being turned into a shopping centre in their home town of Nizhny Novgorod. On June 5-10, it is time for this year's finals in the global environmental competition. Will the consequences of the ten finalists' projects be equally dramatic? Full story...
May
6th

Swedish designer dreams-up retro GT

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Take the gorgeous body from a Volvo P1800 Coupe, add a modern turbo-charged V8 and here's what you get...


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Apr
24th

SWEDEN: Volvo Trucks reports sharp Q1 fall

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Volvo Trucks has reported a sharp fall into the red in its first quarter of the year, as sales fell 27% on the same period last year. Full story...
Apr
24th

Ford of Europe, Volvo post Q1 losses

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Ford's European operations and its Swedish unit Volvo both lost money in the first quarter. Ford of Europe reported a pre-tax loss of $550 million for the quarter, compared with a profit of $739 million a year ago. Full story...
Apr
24th

Race Volvo Cars on Internet thanks to SimBin!

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Volvo Car Corporation and multiple award winning Swedish game studio, SimBin Development Team, announces that "Volvo - The Game" will be released at the end of May. The game will be free of charge. Full story...
Apr
21st

SWEDEN: Volvo recalling 20,000 cars in Europe

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Volvo Cars is to recall over 20,000 vehicles across Europe to check for faulty cooling fans. Full story...
Apr
20th

SWEDEN: Chinese OEM ‘to visit Volvo Cars’

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A report in Swedish business daily Dagens Industri says that officials from one of the Chinese vehile makers believed to be interested in buying Volvo Cars from Ford will next week visit Volvo Cars' HQ. Full story...
Apr
11th

The secret designer behind the Volvo P1800

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In the 1960s, a really cool design for a sports car had to be made by an Italian. Or so everyone thought. But when the head of Volvo, Gunnar Engellau, picked his favourite among the anonymously presented suggestions - he was in for a surprise. Full story...
Apr
6th

UK: Volvo finance now covers job loss

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Volvo Car UK is now providing free unemployment protection with new C30, S40 and V50 models financed through Volvo Car Finance which also provides life, accident and sickness cover. Full story...
Apr
6th

Ford eyes 305-hp U.S. Focus

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Ford may add a 300-plus-hp Focus to its U.S. lineup. The Focus RS, a three-door hatchback sold in Europe, is powered by a turbocharged 2.5-liter five-cylinder Volvo engine with 305 hp. Hermann Salenbauch, Ford Motor Co.' Full story...
Apr
2nd

‘I’d hate to know the future,’ Horbury says

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Ford is shuffling its design lineup, naming Moray Callum executive director for its Americas operations, replacing Peter Horbury, who returns to Volvo. Horbury fills the slot vacated by Stephen Mattin, who left the company. Full story...
Apr
1st

‘I’d hate to know the future,’ Horbury says

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Ford is shuffling its design lineup, naming Moray Callum executive director for its Americas operations, replacing Peter Horbury, who returns to Volvo. Horbury fills the slot vacated by Stephen Mattin, who left the company. Full story...
Apr
1st

SWEDEN: Horbury rejoins Volvo Car as design head

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Volvo Car Corporation has today appointed Peter Horbury as new Vice President of Design. He replaces Steve Mattin, who has elected to leave the company. Full story...
Apr
1st

Ford’s design shuffle: Callum takes Americas, Horbury back to Volvo:

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Ford is shuffling its design lineup, naming Moray Callum executive director for its Americas operations, replacing Peter Horbury, who returns to Volvo. Full story...
Apr
1st

Ford’s design shuffle: Callum takes over Americas, Horbury back to Volvo:

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Ford is shuffling its design lineup, naming Moray Callum executive director for its Americas operations, replacing Peter Horbury, who returns to Volvo. Full story...
Apr
1st

Ford shuffles design execs: Callum takes over Americas, Horbury back to Volvo:

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Ford is shuffling its design lineup, naming Moray Callum executive director for its Americas operations, replacing Peter Horbury, who returns to Volvo. Full story...
Apr
1st

Horbury rejoins Volvo; Moray Callum heads Ford U.S. design

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Peter Horbury, the British designer who retired boxy styling at Volvo and made the once staid Swedish brand cool and sporty, is leaving Ford Motor Co.'s North American operations to return to Volvo. Full story...
Apr
1st

Horbury moves to Volvo; Callum to head Ford Americas design

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Peter Horbury, the British designer who retired boxy styling at Volvo and made the once staid Swedish brand cool and sporty, is leaving Ford Motor Co.'s North American operations to return to Volvo. Full story...
Apr
1st

Horbury tapped to lead design at Volvo cars

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Peter Horbury executive director, Ford Americas design, will return to Volvo as vice president, design, based in Gothenburg, Sweden. Horbury will replace Stephen Mattin, who has left Volvo to pursue other opportunities. Moray Callum, currently director of design for cars, Ford Americas, will replace Horbury as executive director, Ford Americas design in Dearborn. Both appointments are effective May 1. Full story...
Mar
31st

INDIA: Volvo Trucks to shut for 30 days

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Volvo Trucks is to temporarily shut down its bus and truck chassis manufacturing plant near Bangalore. Full story...
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