Volvo plug-in hybrid coming in 2012
Volvo Cars has announced that they are aiming to launch their plug-in hybrid cars by the year 2012.
The company displayed a concept car featuring a plug-in charged lithium battery with a diesel motor.
The Ford owned automaker said: “This is a significant leap compared to our earlier plans of offering [...]
Toyota to launch trucks in India through Hino Motors
Japanese automaker Hino Motors has announced that they are planning to launch their truck models in the Indian market.
The crucial aspect of this news is that Hino Motors is part of the Toyota Group.
Indian market already has seen the entry of Volvo and MAN.
Hino [...]
Volvo aims to build an accident proof car
Swedish auto maker Volvo has said that they aim to manufacture an accident proof car by the year 2020.
A company representative said: “Our aim for 2020 is that no one should be killed or injured in a Volvo car.”
Volvo continues to evolve their products to add more safety [...]
Volvo Car India to sell 25 special edition SUV
Volvo Car India has announced that they would be offering 25 units of a special edition SUV they have developed in collaboration with the Volvo Ocean Race Kochi stopover.
Paul de Voijs Managing Director Volvo Car India said in a statement: “We are going to bring in 25 [...]
Mahindra & Mahindra denies interest in Volvo
Mahindra & Mahindra has said that they are not bidding for Volvo as rumored in the media.
The Indian automaker said in a statement: “We would like to categorically state that we are not bidding for Volvo and that these reports are purely speculative in nature.”
reports in the media [...]
Mahindra & Mahindra said to be interested in Volvo
Mahindra & Mahindra is said to be interested in bidding for the Volvo Car Corp which is a unit of Ford.
Media reports claim: “Mahindras are discussing with private-equity players including Cerberus Capital and Texas Pacific Group to place a joint bid.”
Volvo Group had sold the [...]
Volvo might be sold to BMW
Market sources say that Ford is considering plans to sell their Volvo division to BMW to raise cash.
Reports are coming out claiming that the two companies have had preliminary talks for a possible deal.
BMW has on the other hand stated that no such talks have taken place.
Ford is not the [...]
Volvo XC90 R-DESIGN launched in India
Volvo has launched an updated edition of their Volvo XC90 SUV in the Indian market.
This new updated version is named Volvo XC90 R-DESIGN.
The company had first introduced this model in India last year.
Volvo said that the updated model comes loaded with a evolutionary 4.4litre petrol engine.
This engine generates [...]
Volvo XC60 coming to India next year
Swedish luxury car maker Volvo has said that they are not worried about the worsening economic conditions in the international market.
The company has high hopes from the Indian market and they are going to continue enhancing their product portfolio.
Volvo India has just launched a new variant of its existing [...]
Volvo Car to cut most jobs to stay competitive
Volvo Car has announced that they are now going to cut 3,300 jobs. These latest job cuts are in addition to cuts announced earlier this year.
Auto markets around the world are struggling due to worsening economic conditions. And the companies are cutting costs to stay competitive.
Volvo said [...]
