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Volvo Almost Doubles Production of the V60 Plug-in Hybrid to Keep Up with Demand
Volvo says it is increasing production of the V60 Plug-in Hybrid by 90 percent to keep up with the demand, originating mainly from Holland, Belgium and Italy. This means that production at Volvo Cars’ Torslanda plant in Sweden will be boosted from 150 to 282 units per week. For the entire 2013, Volvo Cars will produce 7,600 plug-in hybrids, with the 2014 target being 10,000 units. Read more »
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Volvo Starts Production Of V60 Diesel Plug-in Hybrid, 2013 Output Already Sold Out
Volvo announced on Monday that it has started production of the V60 Plug-in Hybrid estate at its Torslanda plant in Gothenburg. Deliveries of the first cars to customers will begin in early 2013, though; if you’re interested don’t expect...
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U.s.-bound Volvo Xc60 Plug-in Hybrid Makes World Premiere In Detroit
Seeing Volvo’s president and CEO Stefan Jacoby driving the all-new XC60 Plug-in Hybrid Concept on stage during the car’s launch in Detroit shows how important the U.S. market is to the (Chinese-owned) Swedish manufacturer. That’s...
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Volvo To Debut New Xc60 Plug-in Hybrid Concept At The Detroit Auto Show
Last month, Volvo launched the production version of its first-ever plug-in hybrid model based on the V60, which will go on sale in limited numbers this November in certain European countries. Today, the Swedish car manufacturer announced that it would...
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Volvo V60 Diesel-electric Plug-in Hybrid Returns 125 Mpg, Will Debut At Geneva Show
* Standard 2011 Volvo V60 shown in photosThe 2011 Geneva Motor Show will host the world premiere of the Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid, a near production-ready model that is said to return a very impressive 125 mpg US (1.9 lt/100 km), with CO2 emissions under...
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Video: Volvo V70 Diesel-electric Plug-in Hybrid
On Monday, Volvo announced that it has teamed up with Swedish energy giant Vattenfall to introduce plug-in hybrid models to the market in 2012. But before we see the final production cars arriving in showrooms, Volvo will present a trio of V70 diesel...
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