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Volvo Gives U.S. Veterans Opportunities to Apply Their Skills in the $1T Auto Industry

Volvo is looking for a few good men and women to join its army of certified automotive technicians and start a career in one of the world’s largest economic drivers: the $1T auto manufacturing and servicing industry.

Categories: News, People, Service

Every New Volvo Now Comes with a 112 mph Speed Limit and Care Key

About a year ago, we reported on this blog that Volvo was considering limiting the top speed of every new Volvo to 112 mph (180 kph). Volvo has officially announced that every new Volvo car will come with a limited top speed of 112 mph (180 kph). Such a limitation goes beyond regulation and legislation to help close the remaining gap to zero serious injuries and fatalities in traffic.

Categories: People, Technology, Safety

Volvo on Call Smartphone App Now Gives Plug-in Drivers Insight into Electric Driving Patterns

Call it a step counter for electrified cars: drivers of Volvo plug-in-hybrid cars can now gain new insights into their electric driving patterns, as Volvo Cars introduces a range of new features on its Volvo on Call smartphone app in all Volvo on Call markets.

Categories: People, Green, Technology

Volvo XC40 Wins Good Housekeeping 2020 Best New Family Car Award

The Volvo XC40 luxury SUV has been recognized as a 2020 Best New Family Car Award winner by editors at Good Housekeeping.

Categories: New Inventory, News

Volvo Luxury Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Earns Top Spot, Plus Two More, in New AAA Car Guide

The 2020 Volvo S90 luxury plug-in hybrid electric vehicle has earned the top score and two other accolades from the AAA. AAA named the 2020 Volvo S90 T8 eAWD R-Design its Best Overall Vehicle, Best Large Vehicle, and Best Over $50,000 in the first edition of the newly released AAA Car Guide, a consumer resource on the latest and greatest in-vehicle technology. The guide can be viewed online here.

Categories: News, Green, Technology, Car Culture

Volvo Cars Chengdu Car Plant Powered by 100 Percent Renewable Electricity

The Volvo Cars manufacturing plant in Chengdu, the company’s largest in China, is now powered by 100 percent renewable electricity, taking the company’s global renewable electricity mix in its manufacturing network to 80 percent.

Categories: People, Green, Technology

Next Generation Volvo Cars to be Powered by Luminar LiDAR Technology for Safe Self-Driving

Volvo Cars, a global leader in automotive safety, is setting new safety and technology standards by partnering with tech firm Luminar to provide their industry-leading LiDAR and perception technology for Volvo’s next generation cars. The partnership will deliver Volvo’s first fully self-driving technology for highways and paves the way for future active safety developments.

Categories: News, People, Technology

Volvo Cars Tech Fund Invests in Blockchain Technology Firm, Circulor

Volvo Cars has made an investment in blockchain technology firm Circulor through the Volvo Cars Tech Fund, the company’s venture capital investment arm. Circulor and Volvo Cars have been working together in recent years on the implementation of blockchain technology to boost the traceability of cobalt used in the batteries of its electric cars.

Categories: News, People, Green, Technology

With COVID-19, Volvo Safety Now Starts in the Showroom

Luxury carmaker Volvo is taking safety to a new level by helping its retailers implement a stringent set of health protections in showrooms and service centers as coronavirus restrictions ease across the U.S.

Categories: News, People

Car and Driver Names the 2020 XC40 an Editor's Choice

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The experts at Car and Driver have named the 2020 Volvo XC40 an Editor’s Choice, ranking it 5 out of 5. They mention its “fun and funky styling, refined interior, and technologically advanced features” as reasons for choosing it, concluding that the XC40 “exerts its personality without straying from the brand’s core values.”

Categories: New Inventory, News, People, Technology

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