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BREAKING: Ford says it has come to terms with Geely on Volvo sale

Ford Motor Company has just announced that all major terms relating to the sale of Volvo have been settled between Ford and Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Company Limited. That doesn't mean that all the Ts have been crossed on the deal, but it does indicate that Geely has met all of Ford's terms for the sale to be complete. Ford has issued a press release stating that a definitive sale agreement will be signed in the first quarter of 2010, while the final sale won't take place until Q2. Earlier in the month, former Volvo executives sent a ... Read more →

Detroit 2010 Preview: Volvo C30 EV evolves for road trials Sebastian Blanco

Volvo has built versions of its C30 hatchback with efficient diesel engines, plug-in hybrid powerplants, flex-fuel ICEs, and pure electric drivetrains. It's the all-electric version that will ...

More Bulk Store Buying: Costco and Volvo team up to sell cars Chris Shunk

It's the holiday season and that means shopping and deal-finding is at a premium. A trip to warehouse stores Costco or Sam's Club will likely net you some tidy deals on anything from eggs and Hot ...

Volvo prices 2011 C30 T5 from $24,600, C30 T5 R-Design at $26,950* Dan Roth

Possibly the biggest news to come out of Volvo's announcement of pricing for the 2011 C30 is that there is going to BE a 2011 C30. We ogled the nipped and tucked C30 T5 in Frankfurt and came away ...

REPORT: Former Volvo directors and politicians fear sale to BAIC Chris Shunk

Back in October, Ford anointed China's Geely Holding Group as its preferred bidder for Swedish Automaker Volvo. The move made perfect sense for Ford, simply because Geely was offering money and ...

LA 2009: Ford Taurus and Volvo XC60 named International Car and Truck of the Year 21 days ago on Autoblog

Hold onto your hats folks, because while magazine award ceremonies appear to be just about finished, the auto show trophies are just starting to be handed out. This time, it's the International Car of the Year at the LA Auto Show, and we've got two winners from within the Ford empire. The Ford ...

REPORT: U.S consortium now in lead for Volvo purchase 21 days ago on Autoblog

Just about a month ago, news hit the interwebs that Chinese automaker Geely officially became Ford's preferred bidder for Volvo once concerns over intellectual property were sorted out. Today, though, we're hearing that Crown, a consortium led by former Ford director Michael Dingman, former Ford ...

VIDEO: Disgruntled Volvo owner starts blog, crafts lament in her native Swedish tongue 1 month ago on Autoblog

Freya Svensson feels like she's getting screwed. According to her blog postings, she owns a still new-looking Volvo XC70 that has had more than its fair share of problems: a faulty transmission and an internal coolant leak that could have been caused by a cracked cylinder head or head gasket. To ...

Rendered Speculation: Return of the R for Volvo? 1 month ago on Autoblog

Swedespeed has asked the question that anyone who follows Volvo is thinking: Will R cars return? After a tumultuous last couple of years that saw the Swedish brand suffer falling sales amidst parent company Ford's effort to sell the brand to the highest bidder (it's looking like Chinese automaker ...

Geely looking for 1M units from Volvo, plans Chinese factory 1 month ago on Autoblog

Should Geely succeed in its bid to purchase Volvo, the Chinese automaker does not plan to spend any time playing in its new Swedish sandbox. Ford moved about 380,000 Volvos around the world last year; Geely wants to sell 2.5 times that amount within five years. How so? By injecting "two or three ...

VIDEO: Volvo goes after tween vampire demographic with New Moon promotion 1 month ago on Autoblog

Paying for product placement for big-screen movies can be a pretty risky business. If the movie is a flop, doing so could be a big-time waste of ad dollars that could have been better spent elsewhere. But if the movie turns out to be a global blockbuster, it can look like a very wise move, ...

Lookin' Swede: Volvo reveals Geneva-bound 2010 S60 sedan 1 month ago on Autoblog

A company's image can be a burden and a blessing. Volvo, for example, remains keen on ditching its image for boxy, lackluster automobiles, but it's eager to capitalize on its reputation for safety. With its sale from Ford's empire looming on the horizon, the Swedish automaker has been hard at ...

Ford officially confirms China's Geely as preferred bidder for Volvo 1 month ago on Autoblog

It's been rumored for months Chinese automaker Geely had the best shot at picking up the Volvo brand from Ford, and today, Dearborn has finally confirmed it. Geely was named as the preferred bidder this morning and the Blue Oval is proceeding with negotiations. However, this is not going to be an ...

VIDEO: Volvo gives sneak preview of new S60 sedan... to a blind artist 1 month ago on Autoblog

With debuts for new vehicles scheduled months in advance, automakers like to keep us on our proverbial toes with sneak previews. Sometimes they give them to us, and we in turn pass them on to you. Sometimes they give previews to its top customers, who are sworn to secrecy. But whoever they want ...

REPORT: Geely's plans to buy Volvo from Ford unravelling over intellectual property concerns? 2 months ago on Autoblog

Ford has been trying to offload the Volvo brand since December of 2008, but after years of rumors and speculation those 10 months feel more like a decade. China's Geely has been speculated as the number-one bidder for the Blue Oval's Swedish luxury brand, but a report by Bloomberg asserts that ...

VIDEO: Autoblog tries out Volvo City Safety on boss's BMW 2 months ago on Autoblog

A number of bloggers on our team actually have real jobs, those crazy 9-5 things we full-time bloggers hear so much about. Sure, an actual 40-hour work week can tie one arm behind your back when trying to be a power blogger, but our own Dan Roth gets around this by incorporating his two incomes ...

VIDEO: Next-gen Volvo S60 takes Active Safety to next level with people sensing? 2 months ago on Autoblog

For decades now, Volvo has been staking its claim in the automotive landscape by being the safety brand. And honestly, that's smart marketing. When a family (especially a young family) goes car shopping and safety is high on their list of concerns, tying your product to their desire to see their ...

REPORT: American-led consortium to bid against Geely for Volvo 2 months ago on Autoblog

With General Motors and Ford both trying to divest themselves of underperforming operations that aren't core to their U.S.-based businesses, the automakers are finding things tougher than simply locating someone willing to write a check. As automakers have rationalized their operations, they have ...

What's Worth What? AdAge looks at values of automakers' marketing accounts 2 months ago on Autoblog

Although auto industry money is a bit tight at the moment, in order to sell vehicles, automakers have to buy advertising. Lots of advertising, in big, expensive campaigns with high production values and creative that's at the vanguard of style. Advertising agencies that can handle the needs of ...

Volvo buys full-page ads to pledge support for distracted driving legislation 2 months ago on Autoblog

Volvo has publicly stated that it would like to eradicate accident-related injuries and deaths per year by the year 2020; an extraordinarily lofty goal that would obviously save countless lives. But in the next ten years, hundreds of thousands of drivers will die in traffic accidents in the U.S. ...

Frankfurt 2009: Facelifted 2010 Volvo C30 gets it right 3 months ago on Autoblog

When you're an auto journalist blogger, you're constantly, incessantly bombarded with a series of questions. Usually it's, "What's the best car you've ever driven?" (Personal answer: Superformance Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe, followed by blank stares.) The other question we get more frequently ...

Frankfurt 2009: 2010 Volvo C70 works best in San Diego 3 months ago on Autoblog

Why San Diego? That way you could maximize the amount of time your new C70 spends with its top down. More than three hundred days a year -- probably. We say this because we saw some leaked shots of Volvo's latest hardtop droptop a couple of weeks ago and it looked real nice with the roof stowed. ...

Frankfurt Preview: Volvo C30 R-Design doesn't just look sporty 3 months ago on Autoblog

There was a time when putting the words 'Volvo' and 'Design' in the same sentence was the punchline to a bad joke, but the Swedish automaker has come a long way since then. The C30 may be the best evidence to date that Volvo can make an attractive, sporty looking hatchback, and the little ...

Spy Shots: Next-gen Volvo S60 caught completely uncovered 3 months ago on Autoblog

The gestation period for a new Volvo model has always been rather languid. Back in the 1950s, when tailfins were making annual progress toward low earth orbit, Volvo was cranking out PV444 and 544s. Those cars spent a good part of a decade looking like 1940s Fords, and so it's gone with Volvo's ...

Refreshed Volvo C30 peeks out ahead of Frankfurt 3 months ago on Autoblog

As expected, Volvo will do the nip tuck on its entry-level model, the C30 hatchback, for the 2010 model year. The first official pictures and an accompanying press release have just been unleashed ahead of the car's upcoming debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show, and, not surprisingly, the updates ...

Nearly 12,000 Volvo S80, XC60, and XC70 models recalled over stall concerns 3 months ago on Autoblog

A software glitch is responsible for 11,993 Volvo models being recalled by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The campaign includes model year 2008-2010 S80 models, 2010 S60 models, 2009-2010 XC70 models, and the 2010 XC60, all running faulty software in their central ...

Rendered Speculation: Volvo C30 earmarked for a 2010 refresh? 3 months ago on Autoblog

Now that a series of images of Volvo's refreshed C70 hardtop convertible have hit the interwebs, the enterprising group at Swedespeed have put together an interesting preview of the C30 hatchback, a model that is expected to get a similar revitalization. Up front is likely to be a new fascia that ...

Autoblog Podcast #143 - with automotive legend Denise McCluggage 3 months ago on Autoblog

Racer, skydiver, magazine editor, and Automotive Hall of Fame inductee but a smattering of accomplishments that Denise McCluggage has racked up during her tenure as one of the car-craziest people on the planet. For Episode #143 of the Autoblog Podcast, Denise takes time to join Chris, Sam and ...

2010 Volvo C70 drops its guard ahead of Frankfurt unveiling 3 months ago on Autoblog

Volvo still hasn't released an official press release to accompany them, but it would appear that genuine pics of the facelifted C70 have hit the streets regardless. Set to debut at the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show, the reskinned convertible hardtop seems as if it has been spending some ...

Rumormill: Volvo reportedly suspends plan to launch production S60 at Frankfurt 3 months ago on Autoblog

Volvo's plan to debut the production version of its all new S60 sedan next month at the Frankfurt Motor Show have apparently been canceled. According to a report out of the Netherlands from Autotelegraaf, the new mid-size sedan now won't launch until sometime in 2010. The S60 was shown in ...

Autoblog Podcast #142 4 months ago on Autoblog

Episode #142 of the Autoblog Podcast is here, this week with the (not very) dynamic duo of Chris and Dan carrying the baton while seemingly the rest of the world is on vacation. We're certainly in the lull before auto show season swings into full effect, but there are still a few things to talk ...

Party Time: Volvo celebrates 50 years of the three-point belt 4 months ago on Autoblog

Back in 1958, most Americans wouldn't have been caught dead wearing a seat belt. That was mostly because safety belts were optional equipment in every car sold in the U.S. and drivers were suspicious of the things. Just one year later, though, Nils Bohlin of Sweden invented and patented a ...

REPORT: Volvo working on electric C30, will show concept in Frankfurt 4 months ago on Autoblog

According to Autocar, Volvo has confirmed it's planning to debut an all-electric C30 hatchback at its Innovation for Life event at the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show. We first heard rumors of such a machine last week, but at the time the Swedish automaker wasn't willing to confirm its presence. ...

Review: 2010 Volvo XC60 delivers on looks and lux - handling, too. Nav? Not so much. 4 months ago on Autoblog

Volvo has seen better days. Just a few short years ago, the Swedish automaker was the lone bright spot in Ford's European luxury operation, boasting impressive sales and actual profits. Fast-forward to 2009, and the situation couldn't be more different. Sales are downright depressing, revenues ...

The Streak Is Broken! Ford posts first sales gain in 19 months 4 months ago on Autoblog

We'll publish our By the Numbers feature detailing sales results for every brand and automaker in the U.S. later today, but we just had to tell you the news: Ford Motor Company has just reported a 2.3% sales gain for July 2009 versus the same month last year. Why is that a big deal? For one, ...

Volvo mulling S80 R-Design? 4 months ago on Autoblog

Volvo has transitioned from R-badged cars delivering increased performance to R-Design vehicles carrying more visual horsepower, but no additional underhood muscle. Volvo's R-Design models are well-trimmed and attractive, and Volvo wants to see if there's interest in an S80 wearing more athletic ...

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Chris, Editor Paukert, and Dan send the Podcast off for the Christmas holiday in proper fashion

 
 

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