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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “volvo”

• 2010 Volvo XC60: See You Ladder Alligator

  
  Long-Term Road Tests — Authority: 147
    That is a six-foot ladder. It fit in our long-term 2010 Volvo XC60 very easily thanks to the SUVs unique flat-folding rear seat center section. With one hand it drops flat and allows you to carry long stuff and still seat four comfortably. Very cool. More SUVs should have this feature instead of the ...
  11 hours ago

• Amazon! [Retro]

  
  Jalopnik — Authority: 760
  After yesterdays heartwarming Amazon rescue story , we might as well dive into some vintage Volvo marketing photography featuring our favorite old-time Swedish car, courtesy of VolvoAmazonPictures.se . [Volvo Amazon Pictures]
  1 day ago

• Ford to have a pact with Geely for Volvo

  
  Vicky.in | Indian Automobile Blog — Authority: 142
  Ford US has come to grips on the deal of Volvo cars to Zhejiang Geely of China. With Volvo tightlipped over the deal, it is speculated that the pact will be publicized once it is finalized. Under the deal Ford and Geel would decide upon selling Volvo. Related PostsVahan Show: Interview with Mr.Harri Seppanen, Customer ...
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• Volvo 240pocalypse Marches Endless Parade Of Swedish Bricks Into The Crushers Jaws [Junkard Find]

  
  Jalopnik — Authority: 760
  A couple of years back, we saw that Volvo 240s were getting scrapped at a ferocious clip … and the process continues today. I visited my local self-service boneyard and found eleven 240s, out of 100 or so European imports. Since the 1984 and newer 240s (which were manufactured until 1991) qualified for the ...
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• Volvo.. a £1.2billion Chinese takeaway?

  
  Cars and Motorbikes - Mirror.co.uk — Authority: 135
  The New Years new order ­includes news that Ford will be selling European bourgeois brand Volvo to the Chinese. A decade ago the Blue Oval paid £3.7billion for the Swedish car-maker. Rumour has it that Chinese firm Geely will now be paying a knock-down £1.2billion. The Chinese really want Volvo to learn how to get ...
  2 days ago

• DOTS Volvo Amazon Looks Crusher In The Eye, Crusher Blinks First! [Auction]

  
  Jalopnik — Authority: 760
  Last summer, we saw this Down On The Street honoree VW Squareback get towed away and offered at auction . The penalty for attracting zero bidders? The Crusher! Many vehicles towed off the streets of Alameda go to a tow-truck companys yard in nearby East Oakland, where they get auctioned off each Tuesday morning. ...
  2 days ago

• Liquor industry isn’t so sparkling this year

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 174
  Executives running the large U.S. liquor companies may need a few stiff drinks right about now. Typically this is the best season for the industry as people toast another year of accomplishments and look ahead to the next with a bottle of Cabernet, a quart of… United States [...]
  3 days ago

• China’s Geely to leave Volvo intact: state media (AFP)

  
  Relevant News — Authority: 179
  AFP - Chinese carmaker Geely will leave Volvo intact if it is successful in buying the Swedish brand from US auto giant Ford, the companys top executive was quoted Friday by state media as saying.
  3 days ago

• 12/25 Weekend rewind: Did you see these stories on Auto Motion

  
  Auto Motion — Authority: 431
  No doubt you’ve had a busy week between the last-minute shopping and the rest of the preparations for the holidays. We understand if you missed some of the news and features that appeared this past week on Auto Motion.Here are some headline highlights from this past week. Click on any of them to see the [...]
  3 days ago

• 2010 Volvo XC60: More Than Meets The Eye

  
  Long-Term Road Tests — Authority: 147
    At first glance this looks like a harmless and uninteresting photo of our long-term 2010 Volvo XC60 at a shopping center during a last ditch run at some Christmas shopping. Which it is. But its also much more than that. Its also a shot of our new used long-term car, which we just bought to replace ...
  3 days ago

• Volvo Gets Sportier and Futuristic

  
  About Volvo — Authority: 111
  Glady Reign asked: The sporty car segment of the auto industry has more to give. From sleek sedans to retro roadsters, the said segment has a wide variety of options to entice car aficionados. These sporty cars are priced from a minimum of around $16,000 to just over $40,000. One of the stunning cars on the ...
  3 days ago

• Video: A Look Into the Past of DTM Racing

  
  Straightline — Authority: 150
  DTM may be the German equivalent of NASCAR today, but in the 1980s, the race cars competing in Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft were a lot closer to the production cars on which they were based. If you like E30 BMWs and 190-series Benzes, youll enjoy this well edited video, which has ample of footage of cars ...
  3 days ago

• Geely will keep Volvo running as is: report

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 174
  BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s Geely would barely lay a finger on Ford Motor Co’s Volvo if it succeeds in acquiring the Swedish luxury car brand, the firm’s top executive was quoted by state media as saying on Friday. Read the original: Geely will keep Volvo running as is: report [...]
  4 days ago

• Fresh promise for Volvo as Ford agrees $2bn deal with China’s Zhejiang Geely - guardian.co.uk

  
  Beijing 2008 Stadium — Authority: 143
  Fresh promise for Volvo as Ford agrees $2bn deal with China’s Zhejiang Geely - guardian.co.uk BBC News Fresh promise for Volvo as Ford agrees $2bn deal with Chinas Zhejiang Geely guardian.co.uk A Volvo S80L car on display at a Volvo showroom in Beijing , China . Photograph: Liu ...
  4 days ago

• GM Says No Deal to Spykers Last-Ditch Bid for Saab

  
  DailyFinance — Authority: 766
  The twisting saga of Saab Automobiles took another dramatic turn after a report surfaced that General Motors wont consider an 11th-hour bid for the Swedish automaker. Unswayed by the latest offer from Dutch sportscar maker Spyker Cars, Detroit-based GM is preparing to mothball Saab for good, The Economic Times ...
  4 days ago

• Volvo XC60, S60 and S80 NHTSA recall

  
  ModernRacer Car News Commentary — Authority: 123
  Vehicles manufactured by Volvo are the subject of two different recalls newly announced by the National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA). The recalls, both involving problems with fuel systems, cover more than 140,000 vehicles manufactured within the last nine years. The first recall is directed at 136,100 ...
  4 days ago

• Volvo recalls XC60 and other older models in U.S.

  
  Drive Arabia : Dubai / Abu Dhabi [UAE, Saudi, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman & GCC] — Authority: 131
  The U.S. NHTSA safety agency has announced two factory recalls for the Volvo XC60 and various other older Volvo models involving problems with fuel systems. The recall covers more than 140,000 vehicles manufactured since 2000. The first recall is for 136,000 S60, S80, V70, XC70 and XC90 models between 2001 and 2005, ...
  4 days ago

• Frontrunning: December 24

  
  zero hedge — Authority: 737
  No Christmas cheer for Goldman. Bear takes up the slack. (In Bailout Nation alumnus of bankrupt firms party harder than employees of the profitable) [ bloomberg ] Ford to sell Volvo to Chinese.  (Part of strategy to eliminate non-core auto manufacturing activities to concentrate on defined benefit and health care ...
  4 days ago

• Ford Will Sell Their Volvo Brand To China’s Geely

  
  Easy Car Blog — Authority: 147
  Ford has announced that they have settled commercial terms with China’s Geely Holding Group Company Limited for the Volvo brand. Ford said that some work still needs to be done, however this should be finalized by about Q1 of 2010.“The prospective sale would ensure Volvo has the resources, including the capital ...
  4 days ago

• 2010 Volvo XC60: Soft Pedal But Good Brakes

  
  Long-Term Road Tests — Authority: 147
    When we tested our long-term 2010 Volvo XC60 at our test track (full test numbers will hit this blog next week) it stopped from 60 mph in just 119 ft. Which is excellent. And its four-wheel disc brakes resist heat well and dont fade after repeated hard use. While the 119 ft. stop was on the first try ...
  4 days ago

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