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Volvo V40 Not Shipping to the United States

Volvo V40 Not Shipping to the United States

The new Volvo V40 might be one of the most attractive hatchbacks that you can’t have. Sorry, but that’s just how it goes. Europeans get the freedom of choice to take a fifth door in elegance, Americans don’t. We have been covering the new Volvo V40′s slow release ahead of the Geneva Motor Show for over two months…

Collectors Team Up to Buy Saab Heritage Collection

Collectors Team Up to Buy Saab Heritage Collection

With both men recognized in the Saab community as serious collectors, enthusiasts and specialist mechanics, there’s no question that despite being split in half, the cars in the Heritage Collection have indeed gone to good homes.

2013 Volvo V40 Photos Leaked Again: Geneva Motor Show Preview

It seems like no one can wait until the official debuts of vehicles nowadays. The 2013 Volvo V40 has already been teased before ahead of its Geneva Motor Show debut, and now we’re getting a real good look at its official photos and even a pair of commercials promoting the upcoming model. Along with some…

Volvo Bids to Buy Saab Assets

Volvo Bids to Buy Saab Assets

Swedish automaker Saab is attracting more interest dead than alive. The officially bankrupt automaker is in the process of liquidating its assets and former rivals are lining up to buy a piece of the much-talked-about but little-bought maker of quirky cars. Recent reports indicated that German automaker BMW was interested in purchasing Saab, but we…

Volvo Launches ELVIIS to Streamline Public EV Recharging Process

The dawn of a new era is upon us with electric vehicle charging and it appears that Swedish automaker Volvo wants to help streamline the recharging process for owners out in public looking for juice for their EV. The project, titled Electric Vehicle Intelligent Infra Structure (ELVIIS) is being kicked off with the help of…

BMW One of Multiple Bidders Interested in Saab

BMW One of Multiple Bidders Interested in Saab

The ongoing saga around Saab’s bankruptcy seems to never end, and this time around there may be six to seven serious bidders for the Swedish automaker, one of which is believed to be BMW. At their weekly press conference, the company touched on its pressing salary situation for its current employees and mentioned that it…

Volvo S60 TTA is One Great Looking Race Car

Volvo S60 TTA is One Great Looking Race Car

Volvo is hardly known for exciting automobiles, never mind ones that are meant to go fast. Though the Swedish automaker has been changing their models to be more hip and stylish over the recent years, the vast majority would still find the words “great looking Volvo race car” to be an oxymoron. But that is…

Volvo V40 Pictures Leaked, Again

Volvo V40 Pictures Leaked, Again

Pictures of the new Volvo V40 hit the internet again today, this time in greater detail than before. The pictures were scanned from a copy of Swedish magazine Motor & Sport and ran on autosites like wildfire. The V40 won’t sell in the U.S. but will sport customer’s choice between a 1.4- or 2.0-liter engine…

Saab Dealerships Seek New Manufacturers

Saab Dealerships Seek New Manufacturers

Nails just keep dropping in Saab‘s coffin, despite Chinese company Youngman’s attempts to sway the tide otherwise. The latest detail in what’s become a sad saga of failure has to do with dealerships and their reaction to being caught in the fallout. It’s probably easy to forget, but if an automaker goes belly-up, the folks…

2013 Volvo V40 Teased Ahead of Geneva Motor Show Debut

2013 Volvo V40 Teased Ahead of Geneva Motor Show Debut

Volvo has released a teaser image the upcoming 2013 V40, which will debut at next month’s Geneva Auto Show. The five-door sedan is designed to angle in on BMW’s 1-Series and Audi’s A3 Sportback. We’re still waiting for specific details like pricing, the chance for a U.S. release and definite engine specs, but an article…

Saab North American Heritage Collection Goes up for Auction

Saab North American Heritage Collection Goes up for Auction

McTevia & Associates, the legal firm brought in to deal with Saab North America’s creditors and dispose of its remaining assets, announced that cars in the Heritage Collection will be sent to auction (bids had to be registered before Friday, February 10 at 12 noon Eastern).

Volvo Embraces the Four Cylinder Engine

Volvo Embraces the Four Cylinder Engine

As fuel prices continue to rise, fuel economy in our cars becomes a bigger issue on a daily basis. Volvo announced at the Chicago Auto Show that they are working towards a line-up of automobiles that utilize nothing but four cylinder engines. Within five years, U.S. president and chief executive officer of Volvo John Maloney says…

Koenigsegg Agera R Finally Hits US in June, Company Considers Camless Engine

Koenigsegg Agera R Finally Hits US in June, Company Considers Camless Engine

More than two years after Koenigsegg debuted its Agera R model, the Swedish automaker will finally bring the first one to America sometime this June according to a company executive. The Agera R has set plenty of records already, including the Guiness World Record for 0-186 mph time. Its equipped with a 5.0L twin-turbo V8…

Volvo Celebrates 30 Years of the 760 GLE

Volvo Celebrates 30 Years of the 760 GLE

Volvo has long been recognized for its boxiness and its Swedish sensibilities but it wasn’t always so. For February 2012, Volvo is celebrating the 30th birthday of the original 760 GLE sedan, the car that saved the Volvo Car Corporation. During 1975, automakers across the world were badly beaten by the effects of the oil…

Saab’s EU Loan Paid off by Swedish Government

Saab’s EU Loan Paid off by Swedish Government

Now, the Debt Office has reported that the outstanding balance on the loan (equivalent to some $325 million) has been paid, making the Swedish government the former automaker’s largest creditor.

2012 Volvo S60 Earns Perfect Scores in NHTSA Crash Testing [Videos]

For decades, the Volvo brand was the epitome of safety. Many perceived the Swedish automaker’s models to be bland and boring, but one thing was for sure: they were built like tanks. Nowadays though, Volvo has developed a reputation for having sportier vehicles while maintaining the safety standards they established throughout the years. And now…

Saab Museum Saved from Liquidation

Saab Museum Saved from Liquidation

Last week we reported the news that Saab was auctioning off the vehicles in its museum, with over 120 different models looking to be separated from one another. It appears that Saab enthusiasts and the city of Trollhättan, where the museum is located, wasn’t too keen on that idea. The museum has been saved thanks…

Volvo Road-Train Completes First Successful Test

Volvo Road-Train Completes First Successful Test

A major step towards self-driving cars, Volvo has announced its first successful test of what it calls a “road train”. As a part of the SARTRE (Safe Road Trains for the Environment) project, a test fleet of cars fitted with special equipment becomes a caravan of sorts, bunching up behind a lead vehicle and acting…

Volvo Searching For New Small Car Partner

Volvo Searching For New Small Car Partner

Swedish automaker Volvo is looking to shack up with a new mate in the hopes of making a fresh set of small cars. Their current compact, the C30 (above), is based on technology from former parent company Ford. However, Ford dumped Volvo almost two years ago, passing them off to Chinese Geely Holding Group for $1.8…

Turkish Private Equity Firm Confirms Saab Bid in the Works

Turkish Private Equity Firm Confirms Saab Bid in the Works

A Turkish private equity firm, Brightwell Holdings, has announced its interest in placing a bid on now bankrupt Swedish automaker, Saab. The firm, based out of Istanbul, invests in energy, transport and technology and wishes to buy all of Saab and wishes to keep production in Sweden. “We will make a bid very shortly, there’s…

Youngman Extends Another Bid For Saab

Youngman Extends Another Bid For Saab

Just when it seemed Saab would be gone from news headlines for good, Youngman swooped in again to make a bid. Apparently the company hasn’t given up on getting Saab back up and running. According to Dagens Industri, a Swedish business news organization, the Chinese firm is submitting a £430 million offer, or about $560 million….

Saab Bankruptcy Endangers Spyker Existence

Saab Bankruptcy Endangers Spyker Existence

Bold and ambitious, Victor Muller founded Spyker Swedish exotic sports cars before purchasing Saab, believing in its return to past glory under his leadership. Confident in his abilities, Muller’s gamble on Saab put Spyker in danger as well. Following Saab’s devastating bankruptcy, Swedish Automobile N.V. (Swan for short, formerly Spyker Cars N.V.) have announced that there…

Saab Museum Cars To Be Auctioned Off

Saab Museum Cars To Be Auctioned Off

Next on the chopping block for Saab is the auctioning of over 120 Saab models from the Swedish automaker’s museum at its headquarters in Trollhättan. Car collectors from all around the world will now have the opportunity to own some very rare and even one-off concept models from Saab’s museum including their UrSaab prototype, the automaker’s…