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  • Experts Delve Further In Technology That Would Assist Drivers
    Currently, NAVTEQ is out to hold and sponsor a panel discussion so as to help people in the automotive business get more ideas through the most natural means – brain storming. NAVTEQ is currently the leading provider of digital map data all over the automotive globe. These digital map data can be used for vehicle navigation. The organization would be trooping up with BMW’s group research and technology, Ygomi, as well as the Ibeo Automotive Sensor.
  • Taking The Volvo C70 For A Spin
    The Volvo C70 is one vehicle that belongs to the coupe-convertible vehicles group and it does make use of the really popular C1 platform that is also used by other vehicles like the Volvo S40 and even the Mazda3. Even if you do have the top of the Volvo C70 up or down, you really would find the vehicle to be quite breathtaking.
  • Top Exotic Cars Recognized In Car Buyers’ Guide Special Issue
    One of the auto industry’s top guides for car buyers has created a special issue just so as to be able to tell and inform the motoring public about their choice for the best exotic car there is. This car buyers’ guide is DuPont Registry and it has gained fame among those who belong to the higher echelons in society as the source of the best information when it comes to exotic cars and other vehicles.
  • NHTSA Proposes ESC To Be Standard On All Vehicles
    The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or more commonly known as the NHTSA, has proposed that the Electronic Stability Control, or the ESC, be used and be required for use in all vehicles. And after such an announcement, the company Bosch says that they are actually supporting the idea.
  • New Sedan From Chinese Auto Manufacturer
    News has spread in the industry that there is yet another car manufacturer that would soon be entering the US auto market scene. This new one is the Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd. which is a manufacturer and producer of sport utility vehicles as well as pickup trucks.
  • Steal a look at Volvo’s Upcoming All-New C30
    Official photos of the electrifying Volvo C30 were released recently by Volvo Car Corporation. Said release is in preparation for the car’s global launching this coming September to be held at the Paris Motor Show.
  • Volvo Changing With The Times
    Times have certainly been changing and it looks like Volvo is also moving along with what’s happening in the mainstream. It seems like the changing lifestyles and market consumption has also pushed the auto manufacturer from Sweden to start moving away from the style and type of vehicles that the company has grown up with.
  • Newest Volvo Car Designers from Taiwan
    The Volvo Car Corporation of Sweden sent out some major designers like Steve Harper to Taiwan to enlist some of the country’s local car-designers. The Ford Group decided to recruit some Taiwanese car designers for the Great China Car Market.
  • Volvo C30: Soon In Canada
    The production Volvo C30 vehicle would soon be made available in Canada. Come the early part of next year, this vehicle would soon be gracing Volvo dealerships and showrooms in this country.
  • More Organizations Out To Battle Underage Drinking
    Many local organizations in various countries all around the globe are out to do battle against underage drinking. These groups would be holding out a campaign that would be providing the right amount of information to parents and guardians.
  • The Hunt For A Buried Volvo XC90
    Volvo has already announced that they had by now chosen the seven finalists who would be joining the hunt for a buried Volvo XC90. Among the thousands of individuals who joined The Hunt, only seven lucky finalists from different regions had been chosen to participate in the final leg of the competition.
  • Volvo, Out To Conquer Indian Auto Market
    The Volvo Car Corporation is out to expand their market. And they have decided on introducing and bringing their cars to India. With India having a good growth in its economy plus a low rate of inflation, the company believes that it would indeed be a good starting ground for bringing Volvo cars to the Indian market.
  • Is Your Cooling System Still Cool?
    By the term itself, your car’s cooling system keeps the climate inside your vehicle just right during those hot and humid days. It also does work so that you and your passengers do not sweat out and perspire during long road trips this summer.
  • Polish, Polish, And Make Your Car Shine
    Polishing your car could not only be beneficial for your car but also beneficial for you as well. Just think, with a car that has been polished until it looks like it just rolled off the assembly plant, people will think that you just have the luxury to purchase new cars all the time.
  • DriveCam Reveals Riskiest Driving Behaviors
    June is the National Safety Month. Now, as part of this whole campaign, DriveCam Inc. has recently announced that it is supporting this event and would be doing this by highlighting the risky driving behaviors. These behaviors would be those that would most likely lead to collisions and accidents.
  • Attending To Your Air Filter Duties
    The air filter is one of the parts and components of your car that you do need to change regularly. After all, it is one of those parts that really do a messy kind of work. What is important is that you should be able to keep in mind that air filters need to be changed regularly.
  • Volvo YCC Concept Car Receives 2006 Swedish Design Award
    The Volvo YCC Concept Car has been one of those concept cars ever created that has certainly grabbed the attention not only of automobile enthusiasts and fans but also of organizations that try to look at exemplary and exceptional designs.
  • Volvo Group: Aiming At Reducing Traffic Accidents
    To increase awareness when it comes to traffic safety issues and to reduce the number of accidents in humanitarian aid transports. These are just two of the main aims and goals of the Volvo Group.
  • Anti-Theft Devices For Vehicles
    Cars are expensive. If you are interested in purchasing an anti-theft device for your vehicle, you should first take into consideration where you park your car. Look through various anti-theft devices. Some anti-theft devices you can usually purchase in the market include audible alarms, a concierge system, cellular alarms that notify the police, locking steering wheel covers, locking steering wheel column covers, locking steering wheel bars, electronic immobilizers, engine system locks, fuel-system locks, tracking devices, and delay devices.
  • Stop Skidding
    Volvo vehicles are much known for their abilities to prove not only ample but more than enough safety. One of the most common ways that get people and vehicles in accidents is through skidding. Also apply your vehicle’s throttle. Keeping your vehicle in top shape could help you steer clear of skids.
  • What Do You Need When You Drive
    If you think that driving is as simple as breathing could be, think again. Driving actually means more on preparation and being ready and prepared in case there are some untoward incidents happening on the road.
  • S80 and C30, Volvo’s Entrants to Auto Shows
    The Volvo C30 is already set to be introduced as a production vehicle during the Paris Motor Show. This vehicle was primarily designed so as to attract and bring in the young and active people from urban areas. During the Geneva Auto Show, the company’s entry was the 2007 Volvo S80 which is already a production vehicle. It is an elegant vehicle yet the company claims that it would not be elitist.
  • Volvo V70, Making No Compromises
    The Volvo V70 is a full size car that could be considered as part of the C or D class. Sure enough, Volvo Cars has made sure that, despite the very fact that this station wagon could do almost everything; the Volvo V70 would still be a safe vehicle. Naturally, any Volvo vehicle is known for its capacity to provide safety.
  • A Walk Through the Volvo V40
    The Volvo V40 is a sedan that has been making heads turn. It has been crafted and manufactured since 1999 up until the present. When it was introduced, it actually filled in the spot and niche that the Volvo 450 had left.
  • What Was the Volvo S90?
    The Volvo S90 belongs to the range of rear wheel drive cars and vehicles that were built by Volvo, the car manufacturer from Sweden. Going back to Volvo history, the Volvo S90 was actually first introduced as the Volvo 960. This vehicle has become the replacement for the Volvo 760.
  • Volvo S40: The Affordable Volvo
    The Volvo S40 is just like any other Volvo out in the market. Upon closer inspection, though, one would notice that the angles have been softened out. Unlike the 2004 models, the Volvo S40 has a rear that is not quite peaked out.
  • Volvo S80: Intelligent, Comfortable, Powerful
    Introduced back in the year 1999, the Volvo S80 is another luxury car from the Volvo brand. Volvo believes that a luxury sedan should be intelligent, comfortable, and powerful. That is why this vehicle brand created the Volvo S80 to be like that. If you are worried about seating, Volvo has created the Volvo S80 to be ergonomically comfortable for the passenger.
  • Beneath the Volvo 940
    In the United States and the rest of North America, the Volvo 940 made its way to public knowledge as a 1991 model. This series of vehicles were in essence just a style and design makeover of the Volvo 740. People claimed this was so because the drivetrains one found on the Volvo 940 is also what the Volvo 740 used.
  • Volvo S70: The Traditional Volvo Box Type Vehicle
    The Volvo S70 seems to be the remaining survivor of Volvo’s line up of traditional box types. This vehicle is from the go-fast T5 version. It has been the quickest and faster car that Volvo has been able to produce and craft for the automotive market.
  • Volvo 850, Providing a Large Range of Choices for Consumers
    The Volvo 850 comes as either a saloon or an estate. It combines a dynamic driving performance with total flexibility and generous space. The company and the engineering of this vehicle guarantee owners and users that it would provide outstanding road holding, comfort, security, and safety, which is the most common knowledge about Volvo vehicles.
  • Volvo P1800: A Giant Leap for Volvo
    The Volvo P1800 made its very first public debut in January of 1960 at Brussels Salon. It showed up as a very attractive sports car that held small fins on the rear fenders. This vehicle held many components shared with other Volvo vehicles like the Volvo 120 series sedan.
  • Many Choices for the Volvo 850
    The Volvo 850 was crafted and sold as a sedan. Later on in 1994, it welcomed in a wagon model in its family. The construction and engineering of this vehicle guarantees drivers and owners outstanding road handling, comfort, security, and the Volvo reputation for total safety.
  • Upholding Volvo Standards
    A full-size station wagon, the Volvo V70 of the Volvo Car Group is originally a development of the 850 station wagon and sedan series. The Volvo V70 upholds the Volvo body style which means artless riffs on the right angle, bearing utility and beauty all in one vehicle.
  • Volvo C70 Bears Volvo Core Values
    The new Volvo C70 is one of the last of the old-style vehicles manufactured and crafted by Volvo. In its history, the Volvo C70 was made available originally as a couple and then later made another version which was the convertible.
  • Volvo 140 Owning Up to Its Personal Space in Automobile History
    The very first Volvo to feature the classic boxy look is the Volvo 140. This provided a lot of interior space, as compared to the Volvo Amazon. The list of Volvo models could look seemingly endless with new models coming up out in the market regularly. A part of the list includes the Volvo 140 which consists of the models Volvo 142, which is a two door vehicle.

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