Tuesday the 31st of March marked the day on which the last Volvo S60 rolled off of the production line in Ghent, Belgium. Volvo will now use the space to modify the factory for the successor which is scheduled to be launched in 2010. The new S60 from Volvo is said to be based on the S60 Concept which was in Detroit earlier this year. The S60 was quite a successful...

Heico Sportive have tuned the Volvo XC60 into their own little beast. The new XC60 from Heico comes with a subtle bodykit made from polyurethane-plastic, and it includes side skirts, a front bumper spoiler and a rear skirt which will house four new exhaust pipes. You will be able to find 18, 19 and 20″ wheels as well. The interior will have full leather...

New renderings of a V8 powered, rear-wheel-drive pickup truck has been uploaded to the interwebs. The new pickup rendering is based on a Volvo V70 estate, and it is made in a similar fashion to the Holden Commodore UTE/Pontiac G8 ST. The renderings come from Bo Zolland, and Carscoop. Check them out below.

Volvo have revised the S80 and there will now be a choice of two different chassis, a Lowered Dynamic Chassis and a Comfort Chassis. The UK market will have the Lowered Dynamic Chassis offered as a standard on the SE and SE Lux models, while the option for the Comfort Chassis will come in at no cost. The Comfort Chassis will be the only one available for the...

Volvo have launched their all new long-wheelbase S80L in China. The car meets the needs of Chinese consumers who want a long wheel base version of the S80 sedan. The long wheelbase allows a rear seat leg space of 1,025mm. The S80L will also feature upgraded standard equipment which includes a refrigerator in the rear seat, Premium Sound, rear seat entertainment,...

The special edition Volvo C70 Coupe-Convertible will be available in the UK, and it will be the C70 Ice White edition priced at £24,495 OTR. The C70 Ice White will feature £2,350 worth of extra equipment over the standard 2.0D S model which it is based on. The special edition will have an Ice White finish, 18-inch diamond cut alloy wheels on the outside, while...

Volvo will unveil their refreshed S80 at the Geneva Show, which will start next week. The car will go on sale later this year, and it will feature minor changes to the bodywork with dramatic changes to the engine range. The European market will now benefit from two revised diesel engines, the 2.4D and the D5, while there will also be a new 1.6D DRIVe diesel model...

According to sources there are three parties interested in buying the Volvo brand for Ford. The three interested parties include Chinese automakers, Dongfeng Motor Group and Chongqing Changan Automobile Co. While the source said that the third party will be ‘a European constellation.’ The European Investment Bank will soon grant Volvo a 5 billion...

Swedish automaker, Volvo, will use the Geneva Show to unveil their new S80 facelift model. The world debut will show us what the firm has done with their flagship sedan. We are expecting a light makeover, as it is a facelift model, as well as a new diesel engine. The new diesel engine is a 2.4-litre 5-cylinder unit which comes with sequential twin turbochargers,...

Renault and Ford are still currently talking about a possible take-over of the Volvo brand. The first discussions began last year, and according to Reuters, the deal fell through. At first Renault and Ford could not decide on a price for Volvo, as Ford bought the company for $6.4billion US, and they have put a $6 billion price tag on the brand. Renault’s...

Volvo have released the pricing for the new 2010 XC60 T6 AWD model, ahead of the U.S. market launch in March. The most will be available with a 3.0-litre turbocharged inline six-cylinder engine which will produce 281-hp and 295lb-ft of torque. The all-wheel-drive XC60 will start at $37,200, and it will feature things such as leather seating and a power driver’s...

Bo Zolland, a Swedish designer from Vizualtech, has released a series of new renderings which give us an idea of what the Volvo C30 racecar could look like. The C30 could compete in the DTM or the Le Mans races. “The idea was to create a Diesel or ‘green’ racing car with low emissions and high output, combined with nasty looks,” said Zolland....

Volvo is apparently under ’strategic review’, and according to sources, Ford will start to look for buyers during the February month. Ford will send out sales documents to potential buyers during the middle of the February month.

Volvo have decided to join General Motors, Chrysler and Ford by saying that they will not be attending the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show in October. “We have evaluated our participation at motor shows for 2009 to see how we can make the most out of our resources, and this year we decided not to participate at Tokyo,” said Volvo spokeswoman Maria Bohlin in an e-mail...

It looks as if Volvo are also getting ready to compete in the four-door-coupe segment. Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, Aston Martin and Lamborghini have all released details on their four-door-coupe’s already. The newest concept to come out in this fashionable body-shape will come from Volvo. The Volvo SC90 was designed by Nouphone J. Bansasine, and it is a proposal...