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Li Shufu becomes Volvo Chairman
 Li Shufu, chairman of the board for Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, will become chairman of Volvo Car Corp., in an expected move that follows the Chinese automaker's takeover of the former unit of Ford Motor Co.In a statement, Geely also named Hans-Olov Olsson as vice chairman, who served previously as president and chief executive of the Swedish car maker.In 2009, Li Shufu was ranked the number 44th richest person in Mainland China, with a net worth of US 1.3 billion dollar. On 28 March 2010, Geely signed a deal worth 1.8 billion dollar to buy Volvo Cars from American automobile manufacturer Ford Motor Company. It ...
Tags: li-shufu, becomes, chairman, volvo
New 2.0 liter turbo petrol engine launched by Volvo
 The Volvo XC60 compact SUV, the Volvo S80 sedan and the Volvo V70 station wagon will get another engine to their large range that is already available. More precisely, we are talking about a completely new petrol engine developed by the Swedish automaker. The new engine is a 2.0 liter GTDi unit. I know the name might confuse you into thinking that it is a diesel, but it actually is a petrol unit. The GTDi nametag stands for Gasoline Turbocharged Direct Injection. It is quite possible that the new Volvo engine to be similar to the new 2.0 liter EcoBoost engine developed ...
Tags: s80, xc60, v70, engine, technology, gtdi, turbo, petrol, liter, launched, volvo
First driving footage of 2011 Volvo S60
 The 2010 Geneva Motor Show will most likely be the most important event of the year for the auto industry. A lot of automakers are planning to publicly present their latest models there, as all the eyes of the press will be looking very closely at the event that will take place in March. The Swedish automaker Volvo is no exception, as they plan to make the world debut of the all new Volvo S60 sedan during the Swiss auto event. Still, the Geneva Motor Show is about one month away, so until then the Swedish automaker has launched a video in which we ...
Tags: s60, 2011, driving, footage, driving-footage, first, volvo
Volvo S80, V70 reached under 120-gram km level
 Today Volvo made an announcement concerning the availability of its new variants of the Volvo S80 or V70 diesel-powered, releasing less than 120g CO2 for every kilometer, eating abound 4.5l fuel (for 100). These 2 all-new units managing the feat bring all those Volvos, the Swedish builder made, that release so little CO2 emissions figure to just 5. Volvo CEO - Stephen Odell stated for the press that there has been a development swift pace since the debut in Paris of the 1st 119-gram cars in 2008, autumn. The company presents 2 of the bigger vehicles in the range under the 120 gram (magical ...
Tags: s80, v70, co2, emission, volvo, record, 120g, fuel-consumption
Volvo chooses its new Board Chairman
 Before the projected Volvo (Swedish brand) sale to Geely (Chinese firm), Finn Johnsson - chairman of board at Volvo, decided on resigning, pursue his personal interests. Louis Schweitzer (member of board ever since 2001) will replace him. Finn Johnsson said about the departure 'I have worked on various Volvo Boards since 1989, in particular the Board of AB Volvo, of which I have been a member since 1998 and Chairman since 2004, but I need to free up time for a growing number of increasingly comprehensive assignments, which is why I am now leaving the Board'. 'I could have left the Board of Directors at ...
Tags: chairman, board, volvo, swedish, geely
Audi gets overthrown by police Volvo XC70
 Being a cop is an extremely dangerous job nowadays. You get to come in contact with a lot of felons that think they can outsmart you. Sometimes, you are obliged to do extreme things in order to stop the law offenders. This seems to be the case of the story told by the pictures below. You will get to see how a Swedish police car, a Volvo XC70, overthrows a German car, which is either an Audi A6 or an Audi 100. The images are quite extreme, as at some point the police Volvo XC70 managed to literally climb over the Audi. These ...
Tags: xc70, police, overthrow, crash, accident, audi, volvo
Volvo is testing the C30 BEV viability
 Volvo – the Swedish automaker is evaluating at the moment if it's viable to launch a whole electric-powered vehicle - BEV (Battery Electric Vehicle), after just announcing the 2012 plug-in hybrid. In 2009, a few C30 BEV prototype variants have been made, tested by Volvo (internally).Lennart Stegland, Volvo Cars Special Vehicles' Director affirmed 'The Volvo C30 is the first model we will try out with electric power. This car's excellent properties in city traffic and its relatively low weight make it particularly suitable, since electric cars are primarily expected to be used in and around cities and for daily commuting'.Volvo C30 BEV runs with a ...
Tags: c30, c30-bev, viability, volvo, electric-vehicle, e.v., test, iaa, naias
The New Volvo S60 - first car on Youtube in 2010
 First car on YouTube in 2010 - the official new Volvo S60 video to be released on New Year`s EveThe very first video footage of the all-new Volvo S60 will be released exclusively in social media. Volvo`s Facebook fans were the first to see it exclusively already in 2009. The video will then be released to the general public on YouTube as soon as the new year begins."We will ensure that this is the first car video on YouTube in 2010. It will be released on Volvo Car`s channel on YouTube a few seconds after we have entered the new year," says Olle Axelson, Senior ...
Tags: s60, youtube, video, volvo, 2010-new-year, volvo-s60, facebook
Painting of 2011 Volvo S60 made by blind turkish artist to be auctioned on eBay
 Some gestures can just make the difference between an average company and highly rated one. Some very kind gestures can change the opinion that people have about a certain company, including an automaker. The communication and media guys working for Volvo surely deserve the money the Swedish automaker is paying them. Esref Armagan, a blind Turkish artist, was invited by Volvo to their headquarters in Sweden some months ago to paint the 2011 Volvo S60 executive sedan, yet unseen by the public. Now, Volvo has decided to put up for auction on eBay the painting created by Esref Armagan, the blind Turkish ...
Tags: s60, 2011, blind, turkish, painting, auction, ebay, volvo
Ford signs the Geely contract, Volvo will be sold next year
 As you know, Ford – the US maker announced officially it has all the future contract terms with Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (Chinese firm) for the Volvo sale (brand from Sweden). The contract will be signed next year, in the 1st quarter; its sale will be complete in the 2nd quarter of 2010.The official announcement of Ford says 'Ford Motor confirmed today that all substantive commercial terms relating to the potential sale of Volvo Car Corporation have been settled between Ford and Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Company Limited'. 'While some work still remains to be completed before signing – including final documentation, financing and government ...
Tags: geely, buy, volvo, contract, ford
- july 2007
Volvo C30
3-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: diesel
Topspeed: 174 km/h- november 2003
Volvo C70
3-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 185 km/h- april 2003
Volvo S40
3-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 245 km/h- november 2006
Volvo S60
5-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 205 km/h- november 2003
Volvo S80
5-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: diesel
Topspeed: 175 km/h- march 2006
Volvo V50
5-doors, mpv
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 205 km/h- october 2007
Volvo V70
5-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 220 km/h- december 2008
Volvo XC60
5-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 225 km/h- february 2006
Volvo XC70
5-doors, stationwagon
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 181 km/h- february 2006
Volvo XC90
5-doors, stationwagon
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 180 km/h- august 1999
Volvo 240
5-doors, stationwagon
- Fuel: diesel
Topspeed: 200 km/h- january 2003
Volvo 240 Estate
5-doors, stationwagon
- Fuel: diesel
Topspeed: 205 km/h- february 2006
Volvo 244
5-doors, mpv
- Fuel: diesel
Topspeed: 173 km/h- february 2006
Volvo 245
5-doors, mpv
- Fuel: diesel
Topspeed: 179 km/h- january 2003
Volvo 264
5-doors, mpv
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 178 km/h- october 2004
Volvo 265
5-doors, mpv
- Fuel: diesel
Topspeed: 174 km/h- september 2002
Volvo 340
5-doors, mpv
- Fuel: diesel
Topspeed: 174 km/h- january 1986
Volvo 343
4-doors, sedan
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 163 km/h- june 1987
Volvo 345
4-doors, sedan
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 175 km/h- november 1985
Volvo 360
4-doors, sedan
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: - km/h- june 1987
Volvo 440
4-doors, sedan
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 240 km/h- january 1993
Volvo 460
3-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 145 km/h- january 1996
Volvo 480
3-doors, wagon
- Fuel: diesel
Topspeed: 137 km/h- january 1991
Volvo 66
5-doors, wagon
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 144 km/h- january 1996
Volvo 740
5-doors, wagon
- Fuel: diesel
Topspeed: 137 km/h- april 1994
Volvo 740 Estate
3-doors, wagon
- Fuel: diesel
Topspeed: 146 km/h- september 1996
Volvo 760
5-doors, wagon
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 170 km/h- april 1994
Volvo 760 Estate
5-doors, wagon
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 170 km/h- april 1994
Volvo 780
5-doors, wagon
- Fuel: diesel
Topspeed: 146 km/h- april 1994
Volvo 850
5-doors, wagon
- Fuel: diesel
Topspeed: 145 km/h- october 2002
Volvo 850 Estate
5-doors, wagon
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 170 km/h- july 2002
Volvo 940
3-doors, wagon
- Fuel: diesel
Topspeed: 164 km/h- november 2005
Volvo 940 Estate
3-doors, wagon
- Fuel: diesel
Topspeed: 161 km/h- july 2002
Volvo 960
5-doors, wagon
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 170 km/h- october 2003
Volvo 960 Estate
5-doors, wagon
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 170 km/h- january 2004
Volvo C70 Convertible
5-doors, wagon
- Fuel: diesel
Topspeed: 161 km/h- february 1998
Volvo S70
3-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 170 km/h- august 1985
Volvo S90
5-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 148 km/h- august 1987
Volvo V40
5-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 167 km/h- may 2005
Volvo V70 Cross Country
5-doors, mpv
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 182 km/h- october 1985
Volvo V90
5-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 183 km/h
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