VOLVO GROUP SAFETY AWARD
The team behind the new Volvo FH exterior rear view mirrors have been recognised by being presented this year’s Volvo Group Internal Safety Award as the result of successful cross functional teamwork between product design, cab engineering, visibility specialists and virtual analysis. The award was presented by CEO Olof Persson at the Volvo Group safety […]
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Volvo Cars – the leader in this new age of motoring
Volvo Cars – the leader in this new age of motoring Four new awards show that Volvo Cars is leading the Premium pack when it comes to innovative safety, affordable ownership and superb quality. By never wavering from Volvo’s core values of Safety, Quality and Environmental Care, Volvo has grown into the most human-centric vehicle […]
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Volvo S60 earns top result in severe offset crash test
Volvo Car Corporation’s leadership in vehicle safety is once again highlighted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). In the latest report the Volvo S60 is one out of only two cars to earn the best rating in IIHS’s new offset frontal crash test. In the new test, 25 percent of the car’s front […]
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DEALER WORKSHOP APPRENTICE TECHNICIANS TAKE TOP TRAINING AWARDS
The annual Volvo Trucks and Volvo Bus & Coach Training Awards ceremony was held this year in the East Midlands at the Donington Park Conference Centre, which is located close to the paddock at the famous race circuit. The prestigious ‘Jim Keyden’ Award for the ‘Graduating Apprentice of the Year 2012’ was won by Sam […]
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Volvo V60 Plug-In Diesel Hybrid Voted UK Most Exciting New Green Car
The very first rechargeable diesel hybrid is the UK’s most highly anticipated new green car for 2012, according to a new survey. Despite the strength of some of the competition, the Volvo V60 Plug-In Diesel Hybrid took a clear lead in the poll run by TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk, collecting more than double the votes-at 30 per cent-than […]
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VOLVO TO THE FORE AT FLEET TRANSPORT AWARDS
Volvo Trucks and Irish Commercials have won six major awards at the fifth annual ‘Fleet Transport’ Awards 2012 which was held under the auspices of ‘Fleet Transport’ magazine. The ceremony in Dublin was attended by over 600 representatives from the Irish transport industry.
Read more »Volvo Quality shines through in 2011 Synovate and Kinsey Report results
True to its core values of Safety, Quality and Environmental care, Volvo has received excellent result in two of South Africa’s toughest, and most detailed, motoring surveys – the 2011 Synovate Survey and the 2011 Kinsey Report.
Read more »Volvo Cars is the top vehicle brand in Sustainable Brands survey
Volvo Cars is the top vehicle brand in Sustainable Brands survey Volvo Cars has been named the best car make in Sustainable Brands, Sweden’s biggest sustainability survey across a broad range of brands. “Volvo Cars has a broad-based approach to sustainability, which contributes to the company’s profitability. Our focus on green cars is the core […]
Read more »Volvo Cars wins best use of Facebook at inaugural DigiAwards
Volvo sets new social media benchmark for creativity, video content and fan engagement CorpComms, a leading UK marketing magazine, has awarded Volvo Car Corporation the 2010 Digi Award for “Best use of Facebook”. The category recognises best practice in Facebook communications and was in recognition for the brand’s Geneva Motor Show and the Crash Test […]
Read more »Volvo City Safety receives Euro NCAP Advance rating
Volvo City Safety has received Euro NCAP Advance, an assessment rating for new and exceptional safety technology that was awarded for the first time ever at the Paris Motor Show this year. “It is highly gratifying. We have worked long and hard for active safety systems to be included in Euro NCAP’s assessment criteria,” says […]
Read more »Volvo raises the bar
2009 was an exhilarating year for Volvo Car South Africa – the gorgeous XC60 achieved amazing results (it was nominated as a 2010 COTY finalist); our refreshed flagship S80 made waves in the executive sedan segment; we got our first images of the astounding new S60 on the way and we even teamed up with […]
Read more »Volvo Cars web site ranked 4th out of 225 in world
Higher ranking than companies such as Microsoft, Nokia & HP Greatest improvement in recent years of all the companies tested Volvo Car Corporation’s customer web site has been ranked 4th out of 225 global corporate web sites by the independent international web research company Byte Level.
Read more »Volvo C30 wins Ward’s Autoworld interior design award
Ward’s AutoWorld magazine has again acknowledged Volvo for superior car interior design when it bestowed its Interior Design Award for Best Brand Reflection on the Volvo C30. Last year, Ward’s named the Volvo S80 winner of the Best Interior Design of the Year Award.
Read more »Volvo XC90 is SUV of the Year in Russia for 3rd time
The Volvo XC90 has been crowned as the SUV of the Year in Russia for the third time in four years. Russian car owners voted the Volvo XC90 the best choice on the market in a competition run by the motoring organisation Club 4×4, in which eight categories are featured.
Read more »Volvo XC70 thrills the Russians – again
XC70 voted Car of the Year for second time in three years Sales increase of 95% for Volvo Cars in Russia The Volvo XC70 has been voted Car of the Year in Russia – again. For the second time in three years, Volvo Car’s image-booster has taken first prize in the “Estate Car with Off-Road […]
Read more »Volvo S40 2.0D SA’s 2005 Car of the Year
SA’s 2005 Car of the Year gets a turbodiesel partner The Volvo S40 range, riding the crest of the wave after its 2.4i derivative was crowned as South Africa’s Car of the Year for 2005, has received another boost with the addition of a powerful turbodiesel engine in the 2.0D.
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