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GOTEBORG, Sweden, May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Volvo Car Group is now starting production of the first engine variants in the new, high-efficiency four-cylinder engine family. The development and production take place in-house at Volvo Car Group and form a vital part of the company's strategy for independence. To view the Multimedia News Release, please click: http://www.multivu.com/mnr/60659-volvo-produces-new-engine-family The strategy of...
CENTREVILLE, Va., April 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Carfax has been chosen by Volvo Cars of North America to provide vehicle history information for the Volvo Certified Pre-Owned program. Since 1999, Certified Volvo dealers have run a Carfax Vehicle History Report on all Volvo cars submitted for certification. Under the renewed agreement, Volvo and its Certified dealers are providing consumers with free Carfax Reports for every Certified Volvo vehicle. (Logo:...
GOTHENBURG, Sweden, March 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SKF Sealing Solutions Korea Co., Ltd. has received the prestigious GM Supplier of the Year award for the third consecutive year. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130322/PH81944 ) "SKF Sealing Solutions Korea Co., Ltd helped play a critical role in GM's success in 2012 through their dedication and commitment to consistently exceed our expectations by being innovative, delivering high quality products and services on time...
LONDON, March 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The world's first diesel plug-in hybrid [http://www.volvocars.com/uk/campaigns/hybrid/Pages/default.aspx ], the Volvo V60 D6 AWD, has received approval for the Government's Plug-In Car Grant (PICG) which is designed to offer incentives for buyers to choose new ultra-low carbon cars. In this scheme, buyers will receive a GBP5000 grant towards the purchase price of the vehicle, meaning it will be available with an on-the-road price of...
GOTHENBURG, Sweden, Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Geely Holding, majority owner of Volvo Car Corporation (Volvo Cars) and Geely Auto, will establish a Research and Development Centre in Gothenburg, Sweden. The Centre will develop a new modular architecture and set of components for future C-segment cars, addressing the needs of both Volvo Cars and Geely. The Centre will be run by Mats Fagerhag, currently Vice President at Product Strategy within Volvo Cars, and leverage on the Volvo...
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Jan. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Protean Electric today announced a strategic partnership with SKF to provide critical components for Protean's in-wheel electric drive system. The two companies also will look at additional new areas of collaboration for the hybrid and electric vehicle market. Protean's in-wheel electric drive system is at the forefront of the next generation of technology to power motor vehicles. The electric motors reside in the unoccupied space...
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce-Philadelphia ("SACC-Philadelphia") selected SKF USA Inc. and its CEO and President, Poul Jeppesen, to receive SACC-Philadelphia's annual business entrepreneurial award. This award was created in 2010 by SACC-Philadelphia and recognizes companies and individuals who have made a significant contribution to the exchange of trade and commerce between the Philadelphia Region and Scandinavia, and important...
LONDON, November 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Volvo Car Corporation is now ramping up production of the new Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid [http://www.volvocars.com/uk/all-cars/volvo-v60/Pages/default.aspx ] ahead of first customer deliveries in early 2013. After the initial batch of 1,000 model year 2013 cars, production will increase to 4,000-6,000 cars from model year 2014. The assembly of the world's first diesel plug-in hybrid has been successfully integrated on the same...
LONDON, October 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Volvo Car Corporation has taken another step on the journey towards autonomous driving - self-driving vehicles - by demonstrating a new traffic jam assistance system. The new system, whereby the car automatically follows the vehicle in front in slow-moving queues up to 50 km/h, will be ready for production in 2014. "This technology makes driving more relaxed in the kind of monotonous queuing that is a less attractive part of...
LONDON, October 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- - Volvo wins 'Thatcham International Vehicle Security Award' for second year running - Anders Edvardsson from the Swedish insurance association (TFF) presented the award to Volvo Car Corporation's Mikael Wall Volvo has won the coveted International Vehicle Security Award at the 2012 Thatcham Security Awards. Beating off intense competition from rival manufacturers, this is the second...
