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Volvo V90 Cross Country update due late 2020

William Stopford

Volvo V90 Cross Country update due late 2020

Volvo and wagons go together like meatballs and lingonberry sauce, so fortunately Volvo is continuing to offer its tasty V90 Cross Country here even after it axed the S90 locally.

6 Years Ago

Volvo recalls vehicles over fire risk

James Wong

Volvo recalls vehicles over fire risk

Volvo is recalling several older-generation models due to a cooling fault that could pose a fire risk, with 1409 vehicles affected locally plus 375 in a second recall.

6 Years Ago

Volvo recalls multiple models for seatbelt fix

Scott Collie

Volvo recalls multiple models for seatbelt fix

Almost 25,000 Volvo vehicles sold between 2007 and 2018 have been recalled to fix a problem with the front seatbelts.

6 Years Ago

VFACTS: Dry July for luxury brands

James Wong

VFACTS: Dry July for luxury brands

After a promising June, the premium brands struggled during the month of July – though there were a handful of exceptions.

6 Years Ago

Volvo P1800 Polestar spied

James Wong

Volvo P1800 Polestar spied

Volvo's classic P1800 coupe could be making a comeback with a twist. Next year marks its 60th birthday, and this prototype hints at an electric revival.

6 Years Ago

This V8 Volvo uses a two-stroke home-made boat engine, and it sounds nuts

Mark Trueno

This V8 Volvo uses a two-stroke home-made boat engine, and it sounds nuts

Two crazy Swedes have shoe-horned an Evinrude 300XP outboard V8 motor into a Volvo Amazon

6 Years Ago

James Wong

VFACTS: Luxury segments on the rise in shrinking market

COVID-19 hasn't stopped the luxury brands from achieving growth in 2020, here's a closer look at the premium brands' sales performance thus far.

6 Years Ago

Volvo: 24,977 Australian cars in global seatbelt recall

William Stopford

Volvo: 24,977 Australian cars in global seatbelt recall

Front seatbelts in just under 25,000 Australian-market Volvos aren't showing enough restraint as the company issues a global recall of over two million vehicles.

6 Years Ago

Volvo chooses Waymo as self-driving car partner

Derek Fung

Volvo chooses Waymo as self-driving car partner

Volvo and Waymo are teaming up to create a new electric taxi platform with Level 4 self-driving capability.

6 Years Ago

2020 Volvo XC40 Recharge PHEV priced from $64,990

James Wong

2020 Volvo XC40 Recharge PHEV priced from $64,990

The Swedish brand's most affordable plug-in hybrid is coming soon, capable of driving 46km on EV power.

6 Years Ago

Volvo cars to be ready for driverless highway cruising from 2022

Mike Costello

Volvo cars to be ready for driverless highway cruising from 2022

Sweden's safety pioneer has teamed up with Silicon Valley to take LiDAR mainstream, and potentially make autonomy on highways a reality as soon as 2022

6 Years Ago

Android Auto v Android Automotive: What's the difference?

Geoff Quattromani

Android Auto v Android Automotive: What's the difference?

Android Auto and Android Automotive sound similar, but they're totally different systems. Here is why.

6 Years Ago

Volvo Car to cut 1300 jobs

Scott Collie

Volvo Car to cut 1300 jobs

Volvo is currently working out which staff will be laid off as part of its large-scale white collar cuts.

6 Years Ago

2020 Volvo XC40 recalled

Henry Man

2020 Volvo XC40 recalled

Volvo has issued another recall for its XC40 small SUV due to a problem with the brake booster.

6 Years Ago

Volvo recalls entire 2019/20 range

Scott Collie

Volvo recalls entire 2019/20 range

Volvo has recalled its entire 2019/20 range to fix an issue with the autonomous emergency braking system.

6 Years Ago

Volvo: 180km/h speed limiter comes into force

Scott Collie

Volvo: 180km/h speed limiter comes into force

Volvo is making good on its promise to limit all its cars to 180km/h.

6 Years Ago

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