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Volvo reveals new driverless interface
- 05/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Volvo has revealed one of the industry’s most advanced and easy-to-use interfaces to oversee how drivers will transfer control to a car’s autonomous driving (AD) mode in its forthcoming cars. The advent of autonomous driving technology means that the relationship between a driver and a car’s user interface is [...] -
Driverless car trials to begin in Australia
- 21/07/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Volvo will conduct the first on-road trials of driverless cars in the Southern Hemisphere in South Australia in November. The testing by Volvo will be held in conjunction with an international conference on driverless cars in Adelaide. Volvo will test the same vehicle being used in their ‘Drive Me’ project [...] -
Volvo acquire 100% of Polestar
- 14/07/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Premium carmaker Volvo has acquired 100 per cent of Polestar, the Swedish high performance car company, including the Polestar brand. Polestar will now be used as the model name for special high performance Volvos. Polestar will also in future utilise Volvo’s twin engine electrification technology to develop next [...] -
Axalta receives Volvo quality excellence award
- 08/07/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Axalta Coating Systems, was presented with the Volvo Cars Quality Excellence (VQE) Award at a dedicated ceremony held at Axalta’s Wuppertal, Germany, site on June 30, 2015. The VQE Award is given to those companies that meet the Award requirements and score 100% on a set of criteria, as defined by Volvo Cars, [...] -
Volvo cuts accident claims by 28%
- 11/06/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
One of the most comprehensive scientific studies performed on collision avoidance systems in cars reveals that Volvo Cars’ standard City Safety technology reduces insurance claims for rear-end frontal collisions by 28%. Based on real-life accumulated insurance claims data from the Swedish insurers If and Volvia, [...] -
Volvo Cars celebrates booster anniversary
- 05/05/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Volvo Cars is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the introduction of the first ever integrated booster cushion in conjunction with the United Nations Global Road Safety Week (May 4-10). Back in 1978 Volvo Cars developed the very first cushion for children in cars. In 1990 the Swedish car maker took child safety to [...] -
Volvo launches dealership initiatives
- 15/04/2015
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
With the imminent launch of the all-new XC90, Volvo Car UK is introducing two new initiatives to its dealerships, Volvo Personal Service (VPS) and Volvo Retail Experience (VRE). The new concepts are designed to remove some of the perceived barriers between dealers and their customers and improve trust, customer [...] -
Volvo launches Life Paint initiative
- 02/04/2015
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Volvo Car UK has launched Life Paint – a product aimed at increasing the visibility and safety of cyclists on the road. The unique reflective spray is designed to react to a car’s headlights, alerting drivers to the presence of cyclists in the dark. Life Paint was conceived by creative agency Grey London and [...] -
Volvo publishes Sustainability Report
- 25/03/2015
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The Volvo Group has today published its 2014 Sustainability Report: how to be efficient, sustainable and successful. Reducing environmental impacts and enhancing the benefits of its products and services are priorities of its internal research and advanced engineering teams. External research partnerships and [...] -
Plunkett receives Enterprise cheque
- 23/03/2015
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Enterprise Rent-A-Car has presented a cheque on behalf of its philanthropic arm, the Enterprise Holdings Foundation, to Steve Plunkett of Volvo. The cheque follows his 2014 charity football match in support of the Priscilla Bacon Lodge Support Group in Norfolk. Pictured at the presentation of the cheque are [...]