Uber has taken another step towards its goal to introduce driverless cars for its ride-sharing service, announcing a $300 million partnership with Volvo. The deal will see 100 XC90 SUVs with Volvo’s proprietary autonomous driving technology being sold to the ride-sharing giant. Uber will be adding its own self-driving hardware […]
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Volvo posts decent sales increase for first half, profits up 6.7%
Volvo has reported strong growth for the first half of 2016, with its operating profit margin tripling year-on-year. The Swedish manufacturer has reported strong growth this year, with its income up from the SEK1.66bn reported in the first half of last year, to SEK5.59bn this year. Total revenue is also […]
Polestar Volvo XC90 T8 is the most powerful Volvo ever
Welcome to Volvo’s most powerful production vehicle it has ever made. Interestingly, it’s an SUV. Yep, it’s the Polestar option package for the new Volvo XC90 T8 Twin Engine. The latest XC90 T8 was already the most powerful production car Volvo had ever made. But with the help of in-house […]
Super-luxury 4-seat Volvo XC90 Excellence revealed
Volvo has revealed a unique, ultra-luxurious version of its new XC90, called, rather appropriately, the XC90 Excellence. It makes its debut at the Geneva show. Volvo is calling it the most luxurious car in its 89-year history, featuring a completely rejigged interior layout with four seats instead of seven, and […]
Polestar working on Volvo’s 2.0L Drive-E engine, around 260kW
Volvo’s in-house performance division, Polestar, is currently tuning and tweaking the new 2.0-litre Drive-E turbo and supercharged four-cylinder engine. The division is also looking at all models in the showroom to transform into sports versions. Confirmed in a recent Autocar report, the new project for Polestar is the 2.0-litre four-cylinder […]
Volvo developing kangaroo detection technology for Australia
There’s not an Australian out there who doesn’t know how tough it can be to avoid kangaroos when travelling. Fear not. Volvo has announced plans to develop technology that will help detect and avoid collisions with our bouncing friends. According to the NRMA, every year motorists collide with around 20,000 […]
2016 Volvo XC90 T6 Inscription review (video)
With the seven-seat SUV market now more competitive than ever, carmakers are needing to come up with fresh and innovative approaches to cut ahead of the clutter. Enter the 2016 Volvo XC90. On initial impressions, it certainly shows them all how to do exactly that. This is Volvo’s first all-new […]
Toyota Fortuner, Ford Everest, Volvo XC90 receive 5-star ANCAP rating
ANCAP has released the results of its latest round of crash testing, which included a number of new-model vehicles such as the new Volvo XC90, Toyota Fortuner, and Ford Everest seven-seat SUVs. All three aforementioned SUVs, along with the updated Toyota LandCruiser, Lexus IS (including new IS 200t), the new […]