Volvo Cars has reported a new record for global sales, selling 582,096 vehicles during the January through November period. This is up 13.5 per cent on the efforts achieved in the same period last year. At this rate, Volvo has already exceeded its full-year sales of 2017, when in sold […]
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2018 World Car of the Year award winners announced
The 2018 World Car of the Year award winners have been announced, with some surprise winners in various categories this year shaking up the market. Taking home the overall World Car of the Year award, it’s the new Volvo XC60. Judges gave it big points for its safety and the […]
2018 World Car of the Year top 3 finalists announced
The top three finalists for the 2018 World Car of the Year have been announced at the Geneva motor show, confirming a number of interesting contenders in the running for the top prize. Judges, consisting of 82 international experts and journalists, began assessing new vehicles in September, followed by test […]
2018 Volvo XC60 T8 review (video)
Hybrids are increasingly becoming not only the most fuel efficient powertrain options but also the most powerful in the industry. You only need to glance at some of the fastest and most powerful road cars of today for evidence of this. In the case of Volvo’s new 300kW T8 hybrid […]
Volvo reports 7.0% increase in sales for 2017, profits up 27.7%
Volvo Cars has reported its 2017 sales figures and revenue, with global sales up 7.0 per cent compared with 2016 figures. The drive has been largely thanks to demand in China. Volvo sold 571,577 vehicles in 2017, resulting in an operating profit of SEK14.1 billion, which is up an impressive […]
2018 Volvo XC60 awarded 5-star ANCAP safety rating
As no surprise to anybody, really, the all-new 2018 Volvo XC60 has just been crash tested by the Euro NCAP division and assessed by ANCAP and given the full five-star seal of approval. As you would expect, the new XC60, which is built on Volvo’s latest scalable architecture, received high […]
2018 Volvo XC60 makes Australian debut
The all-new 2018 Volvo XC60 has landed in Australia, making its local debut at a private presentation in Sydney today. It comes after the announcement of local starting prices and variant lineup details, yesterday. Volvo is pitching the new XC60 competitively in the market, using sharp pricing and standard features […]
2018 Volvo XC60 on sale in Australia from $59,990
Pricing and lineup details for the all-new, 2018 Volvo XC60 have been announced for Australia, just ahead of its local arrival in October. This is the second generation model since the nameplate’s debut back in 2008. The new model, which debuted earlier this year at the Geneva motor show, will […]