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Environmentally friendly offerings from Volvo
Friday, 27 February 2009, 11:10 am | Volvo
Volvo is highlighting its development of fuel efficient and environmentally friendly cars at the Geneva motor show. More >>
City Safety garners German award
Tuesday, 3 February 2009, 2:54 pm | Volvo
Volvo Cars has been honoured with the prestigious Paul Pietsch Award 2009 for its innovative low-speed collision avoidance system, City Safety, which is fitted as standard to the new Volvo XC60. More >>
Safety Belt's Golden Anniversary
Friday, 9 January 2009, 1:20 pm | Volvo
The 3-point safety belt, the most basic safety item in any vehicle is 50 years old this year after first being fitted to a Volvo in 1959. More >>
XC60 whiplash protection receives highest rating
Wednesday, 3 December 2008, 11:32 am | Volvo
Volvo’s XC60 which will be launched here in the first quarter of 2009, has scored the highest rating for whiplash protection in Euro NCAP's first ever assessment of the protection offered by passenger cars in the event of rear-end collisions. More >>
Volvo S60 Concept Unveiled
Friday, 28 November 2008, 12:16 pm | Volvo
The Volvo S60 Concept will be unveiled at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in January 2009 and will provide an insight into the future direction of the all-new Volvo S60, which will be launched in 2010. More >>
Volvo’s New State-of-the-art Wind Tunnel
Wednesday, 1 October 2008, 10:06 pm | Volvo
One of the most advanced wind tunnels in the world is all part of Volvo’s quest for lower fuel consumption and reduced carbon dioxide emissions. Volvo Car Corporation is the first car manufacturer to own a wind tunnel that fully simulates the airflow ... More >>
Satellite Navigation for all Volvos
Wednesday, 25 June 2008, 1:02 pm | Volvo
Volvo is introducing a cost effective satellite navigation system as an option across its entire New Zealand model range. More >>
P1800 honoured
Friday, 16 May 2008, 10:40 am | Volvo
Members of the German and Swiss Volvo Owner club’s P1800 registers visited Sweden recently as part of their clubs' 30 year anniversary. Forty seven of the celebrated coupes made the ferry crossing to Goteborg. There were 35 ES, 11 P/S/E and an Amazon ... More >>
City Safety awarded
Friday, 16 May 2008, 10:38 am | Volvo
Volvo Cars' new City Safety system which helps avoid or reduce the severity of low-speed collisions has won the Technology category at the Fleet World Honours Awards 2008 in London. More >>
LE extends C70 & C30
Friday, 4 January 2008, 3:16 pm | Volvo
Volvo has introduced LE specification cars to its C70 and C30 model ranges. “The C70 LE brings a more affordable coupe/convertible into our model range, while the C30 LE provides a third model of our small hatch,” said Mark Patterson, the General ... More >>
Car of the Year broadens its appeal
Friday, 4 January 2008, 3:16 pm | Volvo
Volvo has increased the number of S80 models available in New Zealand. Since its launch in New Zealand at the end of 2006, Volvo’s flagship sedan has only been available with a 4.4 litre V8 engine coupled to an All Wheel Drive transmission. More >>
XC70 with diesel grunt
Friday, 23 November 2007, 5:36 pm | Volvo
The all-new Volvo XC70, the third generation of Volvo's successful XC70 line, is more refined than ever. A comfortable and luxurious interior has been combined with top-class flexibility and a ruggedly handsome appearance, making the new model just ... More >>
Crash testing – Volvo’s centre of excellence
Thursday, 6 September 2007, 1:13 pm | Volvo
The Volvo Cars Safety Centre has performed over two thousand crash tests since its inauguration in 2000. The level of activity has grown over the years and ten cars per week are now tested in the crash test laboratory - one of the leading facilities ... More >>
Nelson team 2nd in world Volvo environment comp
Thursday, 31 May 2007, 1:40 pm | Volvo
Three Nelson schoolgirls have finished second in a worldwide environment competition run by Volvo and the United Nations Environment Programme. Sophie Turner, Brittany Packer and Abby Ward, presented their environment project along with 14 other teams ... More >>
C30 – Volvo’s funky newcomer
Wednesday, 18 April 2007, 2:57 pm | Volvo
Volvo's all new C30 has arrived in New Zealand aimed at buyers who may not have previously considered the Swedish marque. More >>
S80 V8 AWD is Car of the Year
Monday, 12 March 2007, 10:32 am | Volvo
Volvo has stolen the limelight at the 2007 New Zealand Automobile Association’s Motoring Excellence Awards, winning two categories and taking the overall award with the S80 V8 AWD luxury sedan. More >>
Classic 144 is 40 years old
Thursday, 20 July 2006, 11:01 am | Volvo
Volvo's dilemma of not being able to offer a completely new model during the first half of the 1960s was effectively eliminated in the middle of August 1966 when the new Volvo 144 was first shown. The car was nothing less than a small sensation. It ... More >>
The Vikings are coming
Thursday, 13 July 2006, 5:33 pm | Volvo
Anybody who test drives a new Volvo car nationwide will get the chance to win a double trip to Auckland to see the Volvo Vikings exhibition at the Auckland Museum. More >>
XC70 Diesel gets power boost
Tuesday, 20 June 2006, 9:53 am | Volvo
Volvo's sport's activity vehicle, the XC70 has been given a power boost with the introduction of the latest version of the five cylinder turbo diesel motor which is already fitted to the XC90. More >>
