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Volvo Exec Confirms S60 and S80 Facelifts for 2013, New XC90 Coming in late 2014
The press days of the 2012 Mondial de l'Automobile in Pars are long gone, but the first major car show of the fall season continues to provide us with news on future models. Speaking to Autonews Europe on the sidelines of the show last week, Doug Speck, global head of marketing and sales for Volvo Car, said that the Swedish automaker plans a "major refresh" for two of its sedans.
These include the mid-size S60 that was only just presented in 2010, and the larger S80 that has been in production since 2006 having been modestly updated in 2010.
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Volvo's U.s. Arm Pressing Swedish Execs To Bring V40 To North America
Here's an odd twist to a story we originally thought was over; when Volvo presented the new V40 last year, North American officials told Carscoops that the company had no plans to sell it on this side of the Atlantic because, "sales data and...
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Volvo Confirms V60 Sports Wagon For The U.s., Sales Start In Early 2014
At the New York International Auto Show, Volvo revealed that it will add the V60 wagon to its U.S. lineup in early 2014. The announcement was made by Doug Speck, Volvo Cars’ senior vice president marketing, who added that pricing and specifications...
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Volvo Xc90 "delightfully Refreshed" For 2013 Model Year, Prices Start From $39,500*
Another new model year, another string of tweaks for Volvo's XC90 SUV that has entered its tenth year in production with no replacement in sight. For the 2013 model year, Volvo claims that the mid-size SUV has been "delightfully refreshed"...
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Two Shall Enter, One Shall Leave: Geely And Volvo Disagree On Volvo's Future
Li Shufu, president of current Volvo owner, China's Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., appears to be having some issues with Volvo executives regarding the brand's future plans. According to Auto News Europe, there are two major issues: 1) the...
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Next-generation Volvo Xc90 Suv Rendering
In 2003, Volvo presented its first-ever SUV, the seven-seater XC90 which managed to prove a success despite the stiff competition of BMW X5s and Mercedes MLs. Volvo updated the XC90 in the 2007 MY with a light facelift, but in order to ensure that the...
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