Volvo Cars, a leader in automotive safety, is teaming up with top Swedish sports and safety brand POC for a series of world-first crash tests of bike helmets against cars as part of a ground-breaking new research project that aims to further protect cyclists. The partnership is the latest example of Volvo Cars’ leading position in safety development and … [Read more...]
EV planning is improving, say dealers
There’s increasing retailer satisfaction levels with manufacturers’ approach to the electric vehicle sector, said Sue Robinson, Director of the National Franchised Dealers Association. Commenting on the results of the latest Electric Vehicle Dealer Attitude Survey, Ms Robinson went on to say the main objective of the survey is to understand retailers’ … [Read more...]
Tradelines 1 May
Volvo Car UK Online is the most complete online sales service offered by any car manufacturer in the UK. Site users select their local site at the start of the process for relevant car offers and then car collection and ongoing customer relationship is with that retailer, as it would be in usual way as a complimentary sales channel. In response to … [Read more...]
Sunday drive: Volvo V60 D4 AWD Cross Country
Although it’s Volvo’s range of SUVs, the XC90, XC60 and the new XC40 that hog the limelight of the Scandinavian brand’s significant popularity and sales growth in the premium car market, it shouldn’t be forgotten that Volvo has excelled for over 60 years in producing estate cars, David Miles reminds us. With the large V90 estate firmly … [Read more...]
Volvo’s ‘talking’ cars are first word in safety
Volvo is extending cars which 'talk' to each other. It’s making its ground-breaking, industry-first connected safety technology available across Europe as another step in its ambitions to improve traffic safety. The technology allows Volvo cars to communicate with each other and alert drivers of nearby slippery road conditions and hazards via a … [Read more...]
Tradelines 10 April
The SsangYong Rexton is available with a highly competitive 5.9% APR Representative PCP with a £2,500 SsangYong deposit contribution for just £349 over 36 months, plus deposit and optional final payment on the EX manual. SsangYong has announced new 0% APR finance offers over five years and with a 20% minimum deposit on its petrol and diesel Tivoli and … [Read more...]
Newslines 5 March
Volvo will limit the top speed of its models to 112mph (180kph) from 2020. It’s also considering electronically reducing speed around schools and hospitals without the driver intervening. Three consecutive months of price reductions on the UK’s forecourts came to a crashing halt in February as both petrol and diesel went up. Data from RAC Fuel … [Read more...]
Sunday drive: New Volvo V60 T5 Momentum Pro estate
Last year Volvo in the UK outperformed the new car market with sales, and it's starting off well this year, writes David Miles. Whereas the market fell by 7%, Volvo increased their sales by 9% to achieve 50,319 registrations with their award winning new range of models This year the brand is aiming for 60,000 plus sales thanks to the … [Read more...]
Newslines 8 January
Volvo UK sold a record 50,000 cars last year and 9% above 2017 in a market down by 7%. It is part of the 640,000 sold by the Swedish brand in its best ever global year. Asda has further cut pump prices. But the RAC says supermarkets are no longer competing like they did for fuel sales and motorists are losing out on wholesale price cuts not being … [Read more...]
SUV sales soar, but not for every manufacturer
Global SUV sales rose 6% last year to a hit a staggering 60% over five years. Toyota dominated the sector with 2.35M registrations, Nissan recorded 2.24M and they were well ahead of a shrinking Honda holding 1.84M and falling due to the run-out of the CR-V. Despite its expansion in the sector, Ford sold just under 1.6M some 3.5% down on the … [Read more...]
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