Volvo has reported its annual sales figures for 2016, setting a new record globally in terms of units shifted and profits made. The Chinese-owned Swedish company sold 534,332 vehicles around the world during 2016, up 6.2 per cent compared with the previous year. A large chunk of this was thanks […]
Volvo reviews
2017 Volvo S90 D5 Inscription review (video)
Fed up with the endless cloud of boring grey German sedans draining away your dreams of an interesting luxury car? The Swedes appear to have spawn a recipe that could incite some sensuality and excitement into the segment, with this, the 2017 Volvo S90 D5. This is Volvo’s all-new large […]
2017 Volvo V40 D4 Polestar review (video)
Its revival time for the Scandinavian car maker’s offering in the small luxury hatch segment. First hitting Australian shores in 2013, the mid-life Volvo V40 update has been tweaked with some needed touch ups, and now we are offered an energising Polestar Performance pack option. Earlier this year, we saw […]
Volvo raises $500 million in lead up to long-suspected IPO
Volvo’s parent company, Geely, has revealed it has raised over half a billion dollars as it takes its first plunge toward looking at an Initial Public Offering (IPO). Chinese multinational company Geely, who purchased Volvo from Ford Motor Co. back in 2010, has announced today that it has raised 5 […]
2016 Volvo XC90 T6 R-Design Polestar review (video)
It’s turbocharged and supercharged, and it is probably one of the best-looking SUVs in the class. Yes, we are talking about a Volvo here. This is the all-new XC90 T6 R-Design, which also happens to be enhanced by Volvo’s motorsport partner, Polestar. You probably wouldn’t have predicted Volvo to make […]
Volvo’s ‘Future of Driving’ survey uncovers perceptions about autonomous cars
Volvo has been conducting some empirical that seems to point to the fact that Americans’ attitudes are changing toward autonomous driving. Volvo’s “Future of Driving” survey took into account responses from 50,000 consumers in 31 different markets around the globe, with one of the more significant findings being that “nine […]
Volvo parent company Geely to launch new ‘L’ brand vehicle range
Geely, one of China’s pre-eminent automotive brands that acquired Volvo in 2010, is set to launch a new sub-brand dubbed ‘L’, with a line of vehicles based on Volvo models. Since the acquisition, the Swedish brand has benefited from an enormous cash injection, culminating in the development of the Scalable […]
2016 Volvo V60 Cross Country D4 review (video)
Can’t decide whether you want an SUV or a station wagon? The 2016 Volvo V60 Cross Country D4 is designed to fill in for that precise product description. The potential issue that we can see is, how many buyers are facing such a specific predicament? Consumer trends at the moment […]