Brand: Volvo

  Scott McLaughlin claimed a triple podium finish for Volvo Polestar Racing at the Phillip Island Super Sprint. ”It has been an awesome weekend. Our pace has been great and this is really something for us to build on ahead of 2016,” said McLaughlin. McLaughlin qualified on pole position for the second race and was…

20,000 roo collisions each year cost $75 million Swedish car maker Volvo Cars plans to develop technology that can detect kangaroos to avoid collisions moves a step closer this week with local testing involving real kangaroos to begin in the Australian Capital Territory. A team of Volvo Cars safety engineers arrived from Sweden this week…

  Volvo Cars has announced one of the automotive industry’s most comprehensive electrification strategies in which plug-in hybrids will be introduced across its entire range. It will develop an entirely new range of electrified smaller cars and build a fully electric car for sale by 2019. As part of this new strategy, the Swedish car…

      Volvo Car Australia is supporting a national initiative to road test autonomous driving technology on Australian roads for the first time ever. Today Volvo has joined the ARRB Group, Australia’s national independent road research agency, and the South Australia Government to announce Australia’s first autonomous vehicle demonstration trials will begin in November…

Volvo Cars has acquired 100 per cent of Polestar, the Swedish high performance car company, including the Polestar brand. Polestar will now be used as the model name for special high performance Volvos. Polestar will also in future utilise Volvo’s twin engine electrification technology to develop next generation performance cars. Volvo is the largest manufacturer…

  Volvo Cars is delighted to announce that it has been chosen by Sweden’s Royal Court to supply 35 All-New Volvo XC90s as courtesy cars on the occasion of the wedding between Prince Carl Philip and Ms. Sofia Hellqvist on June 13, 2015. The royal wedding is one of this summer’s most anticipated events in…

  Here is scientific proof that safety saves lives, not speed and redlight cameras which are punitive only. One of the most comprehensive scientific studies performed on collision avoidance systems in cars reveals that Volvo Cars’ standard City Safety technology reduces insurance claims for rear-end frontal collisions by 28 per cent. Based on real-life accumulated…

    Yes Yes Yes oh Yes: cutting edge safety, supremely comfortable, killer looks Oh dear me no: dreadful satnav, no touch screen   *The photos of the Polestar V60 (wagon) provided by Volvo Car Australia of of the car tested by us. NOTE the number plate. I am completely in love with Volvo, but…

  All-New XC90 T8 Twin Engine is the world’s most powerful and cleanest SUV Delivers 49 g/km CO2, combined 407hp* (299kW), 640Nm, just 2.1l/100km and 43km pure electric range The XC90 T8 Twin Engine has exceeded all expectations when it comes to the no compromise equation of power and low fuel consumption, coupled with world-class…

Volvo Cars has unveiled a new concept at the Shanghai Auto Show that takes executive in-car luxury to a new level. Labelled the Lounge Console, the concept offers busy chauffeur-driven business people the ultimate executive accessory – a compact and versatile solution to expanded storage and comfort. The Lounge Console replaces the front passenger seat,…

  Volvo Cars will unveil the most luxurious vehicle ever built by the Swedish company in its 88 year history at the Shanghai International Automobile Show – an elegant and refined four-seat version of its recently launched All-New XC90. The XC90 Excellence has been crafted by Volvo’s designers and engineers to offer customers a distinct…

  press release Volvo Cars presents a unique, complete system solution that makes it possible to integrate self-driving cars into real traffic – with ordinary people in the driver’s seat. “We are entering uncharted territory in the field of autonomous driving,” says Dr Peter Mertens, Senior Vice President Research and Development of Volvo Car Group.…