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It's been a little over two years since Ford Motor Co. sold Volvo to China's Geely Automobile, but the Swedes are still relying on the Blue Oval's platforms and engines. Even the new V40, which we initially expected to use the brand's own hardware, is in fact based on a Ford architecture.
- Volvo Owner Wants To Make Geely Brand A Serious Contender
Now that Volvo is set on a five-year revival plan, with new platforms and engines being developed and new models like the XC90 being rolled out, Li Shufu is focusing on the other automaker he owns. Read more »...
- Volvo Releases First Exterior Photo Of All-new Xc90, Details New Modular Platform
There are only two weeks left until the Stockholm preview of the all-new Volvo XC90 SUV, the brand’s first vehicle to be built on the Scalable Product Architecture (SPA). Read more »...
- Volvo's New Estate Concept Steps Out Of The Dark And Reveals Itself
"Hej vacker" – that's "hello beautiful" in Swedish, I think…and it applies to Volvo's third consecutive concept model based on their new Scalable Product Architecture (SPA) platform. Seen for the first time in...
- Volvo's Stunning New Concept Coupe Revives The P1800 Spirit [64 Photos & Video]
We can't really remember the last time that a Volvo truly made our heart miss a beat, but it seems to be succeeding in doing so with its spanking-new Concept Coupé that was revealed today following a series of mischievous teasers, and ahead of...
- Volvo Preparing "naughty" S60 For Geneva Show
Once a maker of some of the most boring to drive and mundane-looking bricks on wheels cars in the industry, Volvo has managed to turn up some pretty interesting proposals over the past few years - no thanks to FoMoCo's involvement. Their latest and...
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Volvo Slowly Ditching Ford Tech for its Own Platforms and Engines Beginning with the XC90
It's been a little over two years since Ford Motor Co. sold Volvo to China's Geely Automobile, but the Swedes are still relying on the Blue Oval's platforms and engines. Even the new V40, which we initially expected to use the brand's own hardware, is in fact based on a Ford architecture.
All this will begin to change from late next year when Volvo introduces the long awaited successor to its popular XC90 SUV, as it will be the first model in the range to use the company's all-new scalable platform architecture (SPA), which was announced in 2011 through the "You Concept" sedan.
Read more »- Volvo Owner Wants To Make Geely Brand A Serious Contender
Now that Volvo is set on a five-year revival plan, with new platforms and engines being developed and new models like the XC90 being rolled out, Li Shufu is focusing on the other automaker he owns. Read more »...
- Volvo Releases First Exterior Photo Of All-new Xc90, Details New Modular Platform
There are only two weeks left until the Stockholm preview of the all-new Volvo XC90 SUV, the brand’s first vehicle to be built on the Scalable Product Architecture (SPA). Read more »...
- Volvo's New Estate Concept Steps Out Of The Dark And Reveals Itself
"Hej vacker" – that's "hello beautiful" in Swedish, I think…and it applies to Volvo's third consecutive concept model based on their new Scalable Product Architecture (SPA) platform. Seen for the first time in...
- Volvo's Stunning New Concept Coupe Revives The P1800 Spirit [64 Photos & Video]
We can't really remember the last time that a Volvo truly made our heart miss a beat, but it seems to be succeeding in doing so with its spanking-new Concept Coupé that was revealed today following a series of mischievous teasers, and ahead of...
- Volvo Preparing "naughty" S60 For Geneva Show
Once a maker of some of the most boring to drive and mundane-looking bricks on wheels cars in the industry, Volvo has managed to turn up some pretty interesting proposals over the past few years - no thanks to FoMoCo's involvement. Their latest and...