Geely Readies Cash Dump to Turn Little Lotus Into a Major Player: Report
Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, the massive Chinese conglomerate that owns Volvo Cars and a controlling stake in Lotus, wants to turn the British sports car maker into a big deal. Potentially, a deal big...
View ArticlePolestar Adds Some Sideways to 2019 Volvos
Volvo race team turned factory tuner turned stand-alone performance brand Polestar is still tuning Volvos. The latest looks to be a bit of a drift mode. Or is that driftläge? There’s a new...
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Holy Brakes! What Are Drilled Rotors and How do They Work?
Go check out the brake rotors on that cool exotic or big performance SUV. Check out all those little tiny holes in them. It’s called cross drilling. The holes are supposed to make you stop faster, look...
View ArticleCar Subscriptions Run into Dealer Roadblocks
Volvo’s subscription sales model has only barely started. But already, dealers are starting to speak out against the idea of it and similar services, and governments are beginning to investigate. It...
View ArticleVolvo Teases “360c” with a Sound
The automotive world is full of teasers. Hints, clips, and closeups all designed to give us enough information to whet our appetites without giving away too much. Well, Volvo certainly hasn’t given...
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Volvo enthusiasts plan for new world record
The largest parade of Volvo cars was documented by the Guinness Book of World Records on September 12, 2010 in Poland. The parade included 570 Volvo cars and was organized by the Volvo Forum and Auto...
View ArticleVolvo Teases the 360c Again With Light Show
Remember last week when Volvo went all Brian Eno and released a short soundscape with the tag “360c?” Well, they’re at it again, and this time they’ve gone all Pink Floyd and they’re doing a light...
View ArticleVolvo Research Says Gen X Drivers More Distracted, not Young Drivers
Volvo wants to tell you not to blame young drivers for texting and driving. Turns out it’s actually their parents who are driving while distracted. And at an alarming rate. The results come from...
View ArticleBut Who Will Pay Us For Time Spent in Our Mobile Office, Volvo?
Volvo has once again teased its “360c” and it’s becoming increasingly clear that it will be an autonomous vehicle. The latest ad features the tag “in the future, your morning commute could take place...
View ArticleVolvo Hits Another Sales Record in August
Volvo marked another excellent sales month, putting it even closer to yet another year of record sales for the automaker. In August, Volvo saw 43,361 vehicles delivered. That’s up 14.5 percent over the...
View ArticleVolvo Wants its Cars to Talk to Pedestrians While you Sleep
Volvo has unveiled its concept for fully autonomous travel with the 360c and it has done it in the most Volvo of ways: by talking about safety. Along with being a mobile office, a bedroom, and living...
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Charge into the Future – Tee Design Contest
The team at Blipshift have been producing high quality, limited edition auto-enthusiast focused shirts for years. The shirt designs are only available for a few days and then a new design appears....
View ArticleForget About Getting Your Hands on a Tiny Slice of Volvo
After hiring financial advisors earlier this year, a move many believed was a precursor to an initial public offering (IPO), Volvo parent company Geely now claims the waters are too choppy to float any...
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Polestar Appoints New Global Sales Head
Polestar has brought in a new sales boss. They’re getting experience from a new executive who has worked with Jaguar Land Rover, PSA, Mercedes-Benz, and Toyota. Mike Whittington is the latest addition...
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Polestar to Open Retail Spaces in US Next Year Starting with New York
After showing off its first creation to interested buyers for a few months, Polestar is finally revealing more of its plan for how it will navigate the automotive space. And with nearly 200 deposits...
View ArticlePolestar Considering Re-Subscription Model for Lightly Used Vehicles
As Polestar moves forward with its business plan and pushes the idea of a subscription model, the question of what becomes of a used car becomes ever more important. With no clear path to ownership...
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The V60 Gets Raised 3 Inches for Cross Country Trim
Functional and sexy are two words that almost never go hand in hand, but there are hardly two better words to describe the V60 Cross Country, whose return Volvo announced today. Based, on the V60...
View ArticleFCP Euro Hosts First-Ever Vendor Awards, Presents Six Key Vendors with Awards...
For the first time ever, FCP Euro hosted over 30 key vendors at their facility in Milford, CT for the inaugural FCP Euro Vendor Awards. Read the full story here. Part of FCP Euro’s success,...
View ArticleLotus Planning New Delivery Centre, Museum, and Other Site Improvements
Lotus cars is celebrating a big anniversary this year. To have a big celebration, you need somewhere to have it. So the automaker is unveiling some big developments to its Hethel, UK, headquarters....
View ArticleVolvo USA Reports September Sales Growth
Volvo Car USA just reported sales figures for September, and the brand is up more than 10 percent from the same month last year. That continues the annual growth that has sales up nearly a third from...
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