Global leaders in commercial vehicles are getting ready to enter the Indian auto industry in order to take on the long existing monopoly of Tata Motors and Ashok Leyland in the segment. The thriving Indian auto industry has successfully attracted every major passenger car manufacturer in the world today, but has somehow failed to get world class heavy commercial vehicles to its shores. If we are to... 

Earlier this week, Brazilian city of Curitiba, ordered 60 Hybrid buses from Swedish manufacturer Volvo. This makes the biggest order ever to be received for Volvo hybrid buses which consume 35% less fuel compared to other buses in the market. Volvo will start delivering these buses to City of Curitiba from 2012. Mr Luis Carlos Pimenta, President, South America, Volvo, said, "Several of the largest... 

Swedish carmaker Volvo plans of expansion and the company is taking necessary measures to recruit workers from different fields for their assembly plants. Volvo recently acquired China's Geely Holding Group, and plans to recruit 1,200 workers for production. The Volvo CEO, Stefan Jacoby explained, "We need to expand our operations to enable development of the highly competitive and fuel efficient... 

Swedish car maker, Volvo has always been known to give utmost importance to passenger safety while designing cars. Volvo cars are recognized world over for setting high safety standards. The latest we hear is that IIHS – Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has finally awarded Volvo's new sedan, 2011 S60 the prestigious, Top Safety Pick award. IIHS gives Top Safety Pick award to cars that pass... 

The launch of the new Volvo S60 Sedan was a huge success with this luxury car getting more than 100 bookings just after its launch in India, with bookings choked till May. Mr. Paul de Voijs, Managing Director of Volvo Auto India, was overwhelmed with Indian customers showing interest in the sedan, and plans to introduce more models in the Indian auto market based on customer demand. Mr. Paul de Voijs... 

Just a few moments back, Swedish car maker, Volvo launched their latest luxury sedan, S60 in India. At Rs 30 lakhs, S60 is the cheapest car from Volvo to be launched in India. Two variants of Volvo S60 will be available in India; •    D5 Diesel – Rs 30 lakhs •    T6 Petrol Turbo powertrain – Rs 34 lakhs Volvo S60 will compete with the three German luxury brands, Mercedes Benz, BMW and... 

Swedish car maker, Volvo has announced to launch their S60 sedan in India on the 10th March, 2011. After launching the SUV XC60 in December last year, S60 will be Volvo's first car to be launched in India this year. According to report, Volvo will launch the S60 in both diesel D5 and petrol T6 engine options. We don't have the exact details on the engine specs as on of now but we expect a similar... 

Swedish car maker, Volvo launched a new technology which will halt the car automatically if it senses a pedestrian in front of the car. Pedestrian detection system will be fitted with sensors and cameras which will sense pedestrian movement in front of the car. Reports suggest that the technology is christened as Support Function by Volvo. This new technology can work at speeds of up to 35 kmph. Once... 

At the annual Bloomberg UTV Autocar Awards, recently launched Volvo XC60 was awarded the Technology and Innovation Award of the year. Volvo India MD, Mr Paul de Voijs received the award on behalf of Volvo India earlier yesterday. After receiving the award, Mr Voijs said, "We're honored that the Volvo XC60 was chosen for the 'Technology & Innovation Award for the year 2011' by this distinguished... 

True to their word, Swedish car manufacturer Volvo has introduced their SUV XC60 in Hyderabad for the first time. Mr Sandeep Narayan, Marketing Director, Volvo India, said at the launch ceremony, "XC60 is a perfect embodiment of our brand's core attributes of safety, comfort, quality, Scandinavian design and innovation. We are confident that in India, Volvo XC60 will give us a competitive edge in...