Posts Tagged ‘north of the border’
Hooray – the Saab 9-3 2.0T Sport is getting XWD, the Swedish automaker's cross-wheel-drive system. Boo – you're going to pay more for your Saab whether or not you get XWD. The rear-wheel-driving traction-enhancer was previously available only on upper crust models like the Aero and SportCombi, b......
Stephen Odell appointed Volvo CEO and President
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008
The last time we heard the name Stephen Odell, it was in connection to a list of possible replacements for current CEO Alan Mulally. While we aren't here to report on the top executive position at Ford, Odell has been tapped as Fredrik Arp's replacement as CEO of Volvo. Arp, who is leaving the autom......
Koenigsegg developing 700bhp four-door
Thursday, August 21st, 2008
click above image for high-res gallery of the Koenigsegg CCXWe've seen stretched out exotics before, but Koenigsegg is reportedly planning on producing a model with four doors right from the factory. Carbon-fiber saloons from the Swedish automaker have been undergoing testing for the past two years,......
GM Europe decides to downsize future Saabs
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
The midsized sedan has been growing in all directions for decades, but soaring fuel prices have customers begging for something smaller. GM is heeding the call as it is preparing a smaller batch of next generation Saabs. The next 9-3 was originally slated to be underpinned by the Epsilon II, but in ......
Volvo bringing ethanol-powered C30 racer to WTCC
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
Click to view a hi-res gallery of the Volvo C30 Green Racer
Let's play a little word association game here. When I say "Volvo", what comes to mind? Swedish. Safety. Soccer moms. Station wagons. But racing?Granted, Volvo is not one of the better-known names in motorsport, but the company has been com......
Volvo denies reported dealer cuts
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
A couple days back we received word from Automotive News that Volvo was looking to downsize its dealer body by 30 percent in an effort to cut costs. The Swedish automaker says that isn't going to happen. PR VP Geno Effler said that while Volvo doesn't plan to cut almost a third of its 350 US dealers......
Volvo still wants to compete with the Germans, despite rumors of sale
Monday, July 7th, 2008
Ford says Volvo's not for sale, and the Blue Oval would be smart to hold on to its remaining vestige of the Premier Auto Group as long as it can, especially since engineering and platforms have become so entwined with Dearborn's product line. For its part, Volvo is angling to take on the high end Ge......
Ford to make fewer Volvos, possibly in prep for sale
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
Volvo, once the success story in Ford's Premier Automotive Group, has hit choppy waters. And according to Wall Street Journal insiders, Ford is preparing to treat the Swedish automaker the same way it did the English ones: slap some floaties on it and keep the brand bobbing long enough to sell it.Vo......
El Capuccino Volvo ‘ute spotted outside museum
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
Click above for more images of the Volvo XC70 pickupVolvo has been known for its safety and practical nature since the company's inception, but what we never expected to see from the Swedish automaker is a sport 'ute. A quick-witted photographer snapped up a few pics of an XC70 outside the Volvo mu......
VIDEO: Volvo wants to eliminate in-car injuries and death by 2020
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
Follow the jump for the video report on Volvo's safety goalsWe all know how seriously Volvo approaches vehicle safety. At least we thought we did. In a new Reuters video feature, we learn that the safety-obsessed Swedish automaker has goals far loftier than we had imagined. You see, Volvo has set a......