Volvo to unveil new high economy, high performance hybrid

Volvo Car Corporation will next week unveil a petrol plug-in hybrid that it claims is both highly economical and high performance. The Volvo XC60 Plug-in Hybrid Concept, to be revealed at the Detroit Motor Show next week, is an electric car, a highly economical hybrid and a powerful high-performance car all rolled into one, with the driver choosing how to power the vehicle with the touch of a button. “The technology in the XC60 Plug-in Hybrid Concept is as ingenious as it is unique,” said...

Hefty price tag for Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid

Volvo has revealed it intends to offer the technically advanced diesel/electric V60 Plug-in Hybrid for the princely sum of £45,000-£50,000. The world’s first diesel plug-in hybrid will be available to order from the beginning of 2012 with the Swedish carmaker confirming a limited production run of 1,000 cars will start in November 2012. "Our plug-in hybrid has received considerable attention since it was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in 2011. Now we're taking the next step by...

China’s Geely heading to the UK

A new automotive marque is heading to the UK, with the confirmation that Geely will begin selling new cars in the UK by the end of 2012. Geely International Corporation, Volvo’s owners, has reached agreement with the UK’s Manganese Bronze Holdings plc (MBH) to become their distributor for the UK, including the establishment of a dealer network. The UK distributor operation will be known as Geely Auto UK. MBH and Geely are no strangers, with the two businesses already partners in building the...

Volvo goes automatic with DRIVe range

Volvo has added four new automatic models to its DRIVe range of cars, bringing the fuel consumption in its cars with automatic gearboxes down to the same level as manual versions for the first time. The DRIVe versions of the S60, V60, V70 and S80 now feature automatic gearboxes as the latest step in its push towards a zero emissions strategy. “For the first time ever, we have managed to bring the fuel consumption in variants with an automatic gearbox down to the same level as in the manual...

JLS hang out with “siiick” Volvos

First it was vampires and werewolves [link], but now Volvo is fraternising with boyband JLS. The former X-Factor contestants can be seen boogieing about behind the wheel of three Volvos – the C30, the S60 and the XC60 – in their video for new single ‘Do You Feel What I Feel?’. “We're really excited to have Volvo partner with us on our latest video,” said JLS, presumably all at the same time. “The cars were swagged out, especially the white XC60. It’s siiick!” Duncan Forrester, Head of...