volvo

Volvo Group is a Swedish manufacturing company that produces buses, trucks, heavy construction equipment and aerospace products. Volvo Group shares the name with Volvo Cars - its former division - that is more familiar to the general public via its popular brand of cars and SUVs and its famously safety-oriented advertising.

Volvo has been producing cars since 1927 and the brand has been well known for dependability and attention to car safety. Volvo designers' unparalleled attention to safety has been responsible for introducing such staples of today's car safety as the 3-point seatbelt, laminated glass windshield (that prevent glass shards upon breakage), padded dashboards, side airbags, safety child seats and the list goes on.

Volvo's popular car models in the recent years include S40 mid size sedan, S60 full size sedan, XC90 SUV and others. In 2009 Volvo announced that it will start production of the first diesel-electric plug-in hybrid vehicle in 2012.

You can find Volvo cars talked about at sites such as Motors Forum Volvo and Motor Trend Blog

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “volvo”

 

• Videos: Volvo S60 becomes second car to have five-star ratings on all NHTSA safety tests

  
  Globalmotors.net — Authority: 121
  The 2012 Volvo S60 has become the second car to ace all NHTSA safety tests after the 2012 Chevrolet Camaro. Volvo has always been known for their safety and now the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration safety tests prove it again with the new S60 sedan. The Volvo S60 sedan stands up to a 35 [...]
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• Will tomorrow’s drivers be robots? The Green Piece.

  
  Green cars: latest news — Authority: 125
  Tuesday 31 January, 2012. The Green Piece Column. As Ricardo, Volvo and other partners announce the successful completion of the first stage of testing in the SATRE (Safe Road Trains for the Environment) project (see story), we explore how it is autonomous or semi-autonomous driving that could be the biggest change we ...
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• Video: Volvo project -Eat breakfast, read a newspaper behind the wheel!

  
  WirelessDuniya — Authority: 468
  The EU-financed SARTRE project has carried out the first successful demonstration of its technology at the Volvo Proving Ground close to Gothenburg, Sweden. The project is working on ‘road train’ based autonomous driving, wherein cars autonomously follow a lead vehicle thereby reducing driving stress, especially ...
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• Volvo Race Prepare for Monsoon

  
  Optimum Sports — Authority: 436
  The five teams who squeezed their way out of the congested Singapore Strait on Monday are set to face brutal conditions over the next 24 hours in the South China Sea on the final 1,000 miles of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• The Singapore Strait (+Video)

  
  Nautic Online Magazin - English — Authority: 119
  Skipper Ian Walker onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing, chasing down CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand in the Strait of Malacca - Nick Dana/Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing This afternoon Team Telefónica led the fleet out of the Singapore Strait and into the South China Sea where the fleet face more than 1000 nautical miles ...
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• Unexpected passenger on Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing

  
  Nautic Online Magazin - English — Authority: 119
  Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing’s Azzam turned bat-mobile after picking up an unexpected passenger close to the shore of Malaysia. Deciding the Volvo Open 70 looked like a comfortable place to spend a few hours of downtime, a bat chose to rest its weary wings on Azzam’s big black mainsail. Nick Dana/Abu Dhabi Ocean ...
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• Team Telefónica leader through the Malacca Strait (+Video)

  
  Nautic Online Magazin - English — Authority: 119
  Overall race leaders Team Telefónica were this morning back in charge of the second stage of Leg 3 as the teams lined up for a “make or break” day’s racing through the Malacca Strait. Telefónica had a tiny buffer of 0.6 nautical miles over second-placed Groupama sailing team at the 0700 UTC position report ...
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• Volvo S60 will get a small heart

  
  Burnyourfuel - Indias NO.1 Web Based Car & Bike Publication — Authority: 126
  Volvo S60 is now offered in both petrol and diesel variants in India and to bring customers attentions, the company has plans to launch a cheaper version by offering a 2.0-litre [...]Related posts: New Volvo S60 On March 10 – Brouchure Leaked Before Launch Volvo’s XC60 To Launch In India Volvo XC60 ...
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• 2012 Volvo C70 T5 Premier Plus

  
  Autospit — Authority: 118
  2012 Volvo C70 T5 Premier Plus is equipped with a standard 2.5-liter, I5, 227-horsepower, turbo engine that achieves 18-mpg in the city and 28-mpg on the highway. A 5-speed automatic transmission is standard.  Pricing Information MSRP: $41,450 Invoice: $38,963 ...
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• Volvo Country’s Sign and Drive Event Celebrates Safety, Style and ‘Prices that Will Not Be Beaten’

  
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  Edison, NJ (PRWEB) May 06, 2011 Occurring now over the Tri-State area, http://www.volvocountry.biz is raising the standards and expectations of automobile leasing with options and features that can’t be beat. With a new Premium Advantage Pricing that has reduced the price of many of their 2011 Volvos including: C70, ...
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• Performance Software from Polestar Available on Select Volvo Models – Upgrade for C30, C70 and S40 from Model Year 2008 and Later

  
  Car key locksmiths — Authority: 136
  Rockleigh, NJ (PRWEB) November 07, 2011 For the first time, factory-authorized performance tuning software for several Volvo models becomes available next week at Volvo retailers across the country, it was announced today by Volvo Cars of North America (VCNA). Polestar, Volvo’s Swedish-based performance ...
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• Semi-Autonomous Road Train Trial Is A Success

  
  Autopia — Authority: 543
  A semi-autonomous, four vehicle  road train  has been successfully demonstrated at Volvo’s test track in Hällered, Sweden, paving the way for on-road trials. Road trains, also known as platoons, feature vehicles that can monitor and mimic the actions of the car or truck immediately ahead. In a road train, cars ...
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• CAMPER take lead on big day for Nicholson

  
  Nautic Online Magazin - English — Authority: 119
  CAMPER skipper Chris Nicholson has taken his team to the lead of the Leg 3 Stage 2 charge to China with perfect timing to celebrate his country’s national day of pride, Australia Day. The Aussie skipper edged PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG out of pole position around 2140 UTC on Wednesday night and fought off ...
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• Pointing at the target

  
  Nautic Online Magazin - English — Authority: 119
  It is neck and neck for the leading pair in the second stage of Leg 3, with just 3.4 nautical miles separating PUMA and tiresome terrier CAMPER. Chris Nicholson’s CAMPER crew may be astern, but they are to windward and fully fired up to snatch whatever opportunities they can to take the red boat into the lead. ...
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• Vehicle platooning project completes first demonstrations

  
  Green cars: latest news — Authority: 125
  A road train project to explore the energy-saving potential of vehicle platooning has successfully completed the first test demonstrations of the technique. The SATRE (Safe Road Trains for the Environment) project run by Ricardo, Volvo and the SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden among other industry partners has ...
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• Volvo 7700 Diesel-Electric Hybrid City Bus to hit Bangalore roads soon!

  
  Indian Cars Bikes — Authority: 523
  Very soon, Bangalore’s roads will have a low emission diesel-electric hybrid bus to ferry passengers. Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation(BMTC), is all set to induct an experimental fleet of Volvo 7700 Diesel-Electric Hybrid city buses which will be run as a part of a two month trail. If the trial proves to ...
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• Sea monster in charge in Year of the Dragon

  
  Nautic Online Magazin - English — Authority: 119
  Today may be the start of China’s Year of the Water Dragon but it is PUMA’s ‘sea monster’ Mar Mostro that is dominating in the Volvo Ocean Race having stretched their Leg 3 lead in the Indian Ocean drag-race overnight. Team Sanya celebrating chinese new year - Andrés Soriano/Team Sanya/Volvo The six ...
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• From the Maldives onwards to Sanya (+Map)

  
  Nautic Online Magazin - English — Authority: 119
  As racing gets underway from the Maldives to the Chinese city of Sanya on Leg 3 Stage 2, we’re bring you all the latest dispatches from our on-the-water reporters. It’s a typical day in Malé – hot, humid and with little wind. The start line has been laid between the race committee boat and a small island ...
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• Reunited fleet prepare for battle in race to China

  
  Nautic Online Magazin - English — Authority: 119
  Pressure is starting to mount as the clock counts down to the next round of the Volvo Ocean Race, to the Chinese city of Sanya, starting on Sunday at 0800 UTC. The full line-up will head into battle for the first time in more than a month as the second stage of Leg 3 gets underway. The fleet of Volvo Open 70s ...
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• Volvo CE educates talents in China

  
  3D Car Shows - Local, National and International Automotive News — Authority: 559
  Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has opened a new Competence Development Center in North China in partnership with local colleges and dealers to educate talented young people in technician training. Educating and supporting future generations has always been important to Volvo Construction Equipment. And ...
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