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Is the Volvo Extended Warranty Worth It? (2021)January 16, 2021 at 5:00 AM Volvo’s extended warranty comes in three varieties and can cover up to 120,000 miles.All coverage levels include extras like towing, rental car coverage, and travel expense reimbursement.You can also get extended auto warranties from third-party providers, which usually offer more flexible coverage options.
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Known for their safety features and aesthetics, Volvo vehicles impress many dr...Tags: Autos, Volvo, Volvos, Vehicle Ownership, Auto Warranty, Volvo Increased Protection VIP, Volvo Reliability Volvo, Volvo Model Repair Estimated Cost Volvo, CPO Volvos 139 people like this. Like The best station wagons for 2021January 15, 2021 at 10:10 AM From the Subaru Outback to the Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo, these are the best station wagons in 2021.Tags: Cars, Trends, Automotive, Volkswagen, Audi, Volvo, Wagons, Buying Guides, Mercedes Benz, Subaru Outback, Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo, Best Of Everything 24 people like this. Like REVIEW: The $60,000 Polestar 2 luxury EV solves the worst part about driving a TeslaJanuary 13, 2021 at 10:05 AM 2021 Polestar 2.
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The Polestar 2 is the first all-electric car from Polestar, a new brand from Volvo and Geely.
It competes against the Tesla Model 3, Jaguar I-Pace, and Audi e-Tron.
Prices start at $59,900.
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The future-is-now characteristics are the same. The same big infotainment screen, the same minimalist interior, the same zip when the right pedal goes down. Take away my sight, and I'd be tempted to guess I...Tags: Google, Transportation, China, Wikipedia, New York City, Trends, Tesla, New Jersey, Manhattan, Autos, Jaguar, Toyota, Epa, Google Maps, Audi, EVs 146 people like this. Like China’s search giant Baidu to set up an EV making ventureJanuary 11, 2021 at 12:12 AM China’s search giant Baidu is extending its car ambitions from mere software to production. The company said Monday that it will set up a company to produce electric vehicles with the help of Chinese automaker Geely. Baidu, a dominant player in China’s internet search market for the last decade or so, will provide smart driving technologies while Geely, which has an impending merger with Sweden’s Volvo, will be in charge of car design and manufacturing.
The move marks the latest company in Ch...Tags: Auto, TC, Asia, Sweden, China, Tech, Tesla, Automotive, Alibaba, Baidu, Volvo, Geely, Didi, SAIC Motor, NIO, BYD 35 people like this. Like Jeep finally joins rivals like Mazda, Hyundai, and Kia in offering 3-row SUV - see the new Grand Cherokee LJanuary 8, 2021 at 8:07 AM 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee L.
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The 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee marks the model's brand-new, fifth generation.
For the first time ever, the Jeep Grand Cherokee L will offer a third-row option — making it competitive with models from Volvo, Honda, and Mazda.
No pricing or further information regarding the two-row models was announced at this time.
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It's been a hot second since we've gotten a new Jeep Grand Cherokee. On Thursday, the automaker...Tags: Transportation, Trends, Fca, Autos, Kia, Volvo, SUVs, Jeep, Mazda, Grand Cherokee, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Kristen Lee, Volvo Honda, BITranspo, 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee L, 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee 88 people like this. Like New Survey: Our Cars Have Become a Safe Haven During COVID-19January 4, 2021 at 9:16 PM This article originally appeared on AutoVision News. It has been republished with permission.
A new study from Volvo Car USA and The Harris Poll finds that Americans gravitated more toward their vehicles in 2020. Two separate surveys of over 4,000 adults determined that our cars have become a source of entertainment, escape, and solitude during the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey also gauged how participants felt about purchasing a new vehicle and making other major life decisions over...Tags: Minnesota, Magazine, Autos, Detroit Lions, Volvo, World Economic Forum, Harris Poll, Dawkins, Car Talk, Carl Anthony, Volvo Car USA, Midwest Automotive Media Association, Tim Dawkins, Woodside Capital Partners, Ally Jolie Baldwin Foundation, Technology Communications 3 people like this. Like From Tesla's wildest Model S yet to GMC's new Hummer, these are the 14 coolest upcoming EVs set to hit the road in 2021December 30, 2020 at 8:18 AM The Lucid Air will take direct aim at the Tesla Model S when deliveries start next year.
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2020 was a massive year for electric vehicles, but 2021 may be even better.
Battery-powered pickups, SUVs, luxury sedans, and more — ranging from around $40,000 into the six figures — will hit US roads by the end of 2021.
Over the next year, upstarts like Rivian, Bollinger, and Lucid are set to deliver their debut vehicles, while established brands like Mercedes-Benz, GMC, and Volkswagen will ...Tags: Transportation, Elon Musk, Cars, US, Trends, Tesla, Porsche, Ford, Electric Vehicles, Auto Industry, Autos, Epa, Bmw, Volkswagen, Audi, Nissan 52 people like this. Like 2020 Volvo S60 – First Drive ReviewDecember 29, 2020 at 3:30 AM High-riding SUVs have managed to take over the automotive world by storm....Tags: Autos, Volvo 22 people like this. Like Junkyard Find: 1985 Mercedes-Benz 300D Turbodiesel with 411,448 milesDecember 21, 2020 at 9:00 AM I like to search for junkyard vehicles with exceptionally high final odometer readings, a task made more difficult by the fact that just about every manufacturer besides Volvo and Mercedes-Benz used five-digit odometers well into the 1980s. Even in the middle 1980s, most cars weren’t really expected to hit the 100,000-mile mark … unless they […]
The post Junkyard Find: 1985 Mercedes-Benz 300D Turbodiesel with 411,448 miles appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Autos, Mercedes Benz, Mercedes, Diesel, Volvo, 1980s, 1985, E-class, High Mileage, Down On The Junkyard, Junkyard, Junkyard Find, Mercedes-Benz W123, W123, Mercedes-Benz E-Class, Turbodiesel 26 people like this. Like Speed Read, 13 December 2020December 13, 2020 at 12:01 PM It’s all about Honda this week, with a Gundam-inspired limited edition Monkey from Thailand, a murdered-out Dommie from Sweden, and a crisp XR650 supermotard from Italy. The outlier is a modern BMW GS sidecar rig that could transport two in comfort from one end of a continent to another.
Honda Dominator by Gorm Taube The evergreen Dommie is a brilliant bike for modification: it’s tough, has excellent parts support, and is relatively cheap and easy to find.
This stealthy custom is one of th...Tags: Europe, Japan, Usa, England, Sweden, US, Thailand, Motorcycles, Italy, Netherlands, Bmw, Honda, Washington State, Volvo, Pacific Northwest, Gothenburg 60 people like this. Like The Polestar 1 is a $155,000 head-turner with gold seat belts and a crystal shifter - tour its best featuresDecember 6, 2020 at 7:08 AM 2020 Polestar 1.
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The Polestar 1 is a plug-in hybrid coupe that produces a claimed 619 horsepower.
It looks great from the outside, but it also has wonderful details if you look at it up close.
Some of its best features include gold brake calipers and a crystal gear selector.
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There's plenty to appreciate on the gorgeous 2020 Polestar 1. Not only is the entire car beautiful, but it also has plenty of eye-catchin...Tags: Transportation, Trends, Autos, Volvo, Hybrid Cars, Geely, Polestar, Kristen Lee, Polestar 1, BITranspo, BIReviews, Polestar Polestar, 2020 Polestar 1 108 people like this. Like REVIEW: The $155,000 Polestar 1 is unlike any car on the road - and a collector's item waiting to happenDecember 5, 2020 at 7:22 AM 2020 Polestar 1.
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The Polestar 1 is a hybrid coupe from Geely, the Chinese parent company behind Lotus and Volvo.
It's a slick-looking thing that returned nearly 60 miles of electric-only driving in our testing.
But it's expensive and rare; the starting price is $155,000 and only 1,500 examples will be made.
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It's not often a car will stop pedestrians in their tracks because they have no idea what it is, other t...Tags: Transportation, Youtube, Trends, Tesla, Porsche, Autos, Toyota, Bmw, Lotus, Audi, Aston Martin, Volvo, Vermont, Hybrid Cars, Don, Mercedes Benz 81 people like this. Like Volvo may be selling electric-only cars by 2030, its CEO saidDecember 3, 2020 at 7:49 AM Hakan Samuelsson is the CEO of the car company Volvo
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Volvo may have switched to solely producing electric vehicles by 2030, said CEO Hakan Samuelsson at the FT Future of the Car Summit on Thursday.
The internal combustion engine is "a technology of the past", Samuelsson said.
Volvo forecasts that one in five of its sales will be electric vehicles this year, and half of all sales to be electric vehicles by 2025.
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Swe...Tags: Transportation, Japan, UK, Sweden, Trends, Car, Boris Johnson, Volvo, Transporation, Forbes, Ev, Nikkei Asian Review, Hakan Samuelsson, Samuelsson, Caterina Dassie, Volvo ADAM IHSE Getty Images Volvo 110 people like this. Like Volvo CEO Says Governments Should Just Ban Gasoline Powered CarsDecember 2, 2020 at 2:30 PM Volvo Cars’ chief executive, Håkan Samuelsson, believes a ban on gasoline-driven vehicles would be a more effective way to force groups to go electric than continuing to offer subsidies on battery-powered automobiles. The announcement comes as part of the Financial Times’ “Future of the Car Summit,” where Samuelsson will proclaim the internal combustion engine “a […]
The post Volvo CEO Says Governments Should Just Ban Gasoline Powered Cars appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Government, Regulation, Electric Vehicles, Mergers, Autos, EVs, Volvo, Geely, Volvo Cars, Hakan Samuelsson, Samuelsson, News Blog, BEVs, Zhejiang Geely Holding Group 25 people like this. Like Softbank, Volvo back Flock Freight with $113.5M to help shippers share the loadDecember 1, 2020 at 12:00 PM Everyday thousands of trucks carry freight along U.S. highways, propelling the economy forward as consumer goods, electronics, cars and agriculture make their way to distribution centers, stores and eventually households. It’s inside these trucks — many of which sit half empty — where Flock Freight, a five-year-old startup out of San Diego believes it can transform the industry.
Now, it has the funds to try and do it.
Flock Freight said Tuesday it has raised $113.5 million in a Series C round le...Tags: TC, Transportation, Softbank, Tech, Bloomberg, Automotive, San Diego, Google Ventures, Volvo, SoftBank Vision Fund, SoftBank Investment Advisers, Oren Zaslansky, Softbank Volvo, Flock Freight, SignalFire GLP Capital Partners, Volvo Group Venture Capital Ervin Tu 48 people like this. Like 2021 Volvo S60 India launch details announced - Check here!November 27, 2020 at 5:45 AM So we finally have some details regarding the 2021 Volvo S60 India launch. The...Tags: India, Autos, Volvo 39 people like this. Like 3rd-gen Volvo S60 India unveil to take place on 27 NovemberNovember 25, 2020 at 1:30 AM Volvo is all set to bring the 3rd-gen S60 sedan in India. The Swedish car-maker...Tags: India, Autos, Volvo 19 people like this. Like Mobileye taps Luminar to supply lidar for its robotaxi fleetNovember 20, 2020 at 2:59 PM Luminar, the buzzy sensor startup that is on the verge of becoming a publicly traded company, locked in a supplier deal to furnish Intel subsidiary Mobileye with lidar for its fleet of autonomous vehicles.
The deal, announced Friday, will see a rising star paired with a company that has long dominated the automotive industry. While the supplier agreement is nowhere near the scale of Mobileye’s core computer vision business, it is an important collaboration that extends beyond a few pilot prog...Tags: Transportation, Tech, Intel, Automotive, Volvo, Daimler, Russell, Mobileye, LUMINAR, Austin Russell, Dubai Tel Aviv Paris China, Daegu City South Korea Mobileye, Mobileye CEO Ammon Shashua 8 people like this. Like These are the cars with the best and worst depreciation after 5 yearsNovember 19, 2020 at 2:36 PM Filed under:
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These are the cars with the best and worst depreciation after 5 years originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 19 Nov 2020 14:36:00 EST. Please see our te...Tags: SUV, Luxury, Porsche, Car Buying, Autos, Truck, Toyota, Lincoln, Bmw, Performance, Electric, Audi, Nissan, Mercedes-benz, Volvo, Subaru 126 people like this. Like In Review: 2020 Volvo XC90 T8 Plug-In HybridNovember 18, 2020 at 10:58 PM Plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) may be the best choice for those who like electrics but need more range. A PHEV will run on its battery alone after you plug in it, but once that runs out, it'll keep going as long as it has fuel in its tank. Volvo has a few, including my tester, the XC90 T8. Find out more in my review at AutoTRADER.ca. [Author: Jil McIntosh]Tags: Electric Vehicles, Autos, Sustainable Transportation, Hybrids, Volvo, SUVs, Jil McIntosh, AutoTrader 123 people like this. Like Volvo Claims 'Streets Belong to Runners, Pedestrians and Cyclists' in New XC40 CampaignNovember 16, 2020 at 9:54 AM Cars should be safe for everyone, not only those inside them. That's the thought behind Volvo Cars ’ latest global campaign, once again with safety in focus. Developed together with creative collective Forsman & Bodenfors in Sweden, the campaign positions the award-winning compact city SUV, the Volvo XC40, as the ultimate city car . But not only because of its size, design and smart storage solutions – but because of the City Safety System. With features like Pedest...Tags: Sweden, Advertising, Automotive, Volvo, Stockholm, Mohamed, Gothenburg Sweden, Mustafa, Volvo Cars, Mahalia, Forsman & Bodenfors, Mike Johnstone, Sofie Borup, Andreas Malm, Bjarne Darwall, Gloria J 116 people like this. Like Volvo Dropped A Bunch Of Cars From A Crane, Because SafetyNovember 16, 2020 at 3:09 AM To help rescue services understand the best ways to extract people from crashed modern cars, Volvo dropped several of its vehicles 30 metres from a craneTags: Autos, Volvo 61 people like this. Like Volvo P1800 Cyan: This Beautiful Restomod is the Real DealNovember 14, 2020 at 3:49 PM The Volvo P1800 Cyan is a merger of classic Volvo design and modern racing technology. First seen in 1961 as a 2+2 front-engine, rear-wheel drive GT sports car, the Volvo P1800 is best known as Simon Templar’s (played by Roger Moore) vehicle of choice in the hit TV series The Saint, a show which aired in the United Kingdom on ITV from 1962 to 1969.
It so happens Volvo is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the P1800 in 2021, and what better way to commemorate such an event than by reviving th...Tags: Sweden, Magazine, United Kingdom, Autos, Volvo, Roger Moore, Geely, Momo, Cyan, Car Talk, Hollinger, Simon Templar, Christian Dahl, Alvin Reyes, Lancer GSR, Cyan Racing 50 people like this. Like Warning: These New Detail Shots Of The Volvo P1800 Cyan May Cause Involuntary DroolingNovember 6, 2020 at 11:47 AM Cyan Racing has released the first shots of its reimagined P1800's interior, engine bay and reworked suspensionTags: Autos, Volvo 84 people like this. Like Daimler invests in lidar company Luminar in push to bring autonomous trucks to highwaysOctober 30, 2020 at 12:47 PM Daimler’s trucks division has invested in lidar developer Luminar as part of a broader partnership to produce autonomous trucks capable of navigating highways without a human driver behind the wheel.
The deal, which comes just days after Daimler and Waymo announced plans to work together to build an autonomous version of the Freightliner Cascadia truck, is the latest action by the German manufacturer to move away from robotaxis and shared mobility and instead focus on how automated vehicle...Tags: Startups, Transportation, Tech, Automotive, Volvo, Lidar, Daimler, SPAC, Daimler Trucks, Russell, Gores, Freightliner Cascadia, TORC, LUMINAR, Austin Russell, Autonomous Trucks 23 people like this. Like Carvana ConundrumOctober 24, 2020 at 10:18 AM Pretty much doing anything during a global pandemic presents a unique set of problems no one could have possibly anticipated, especially when it comes to one of the largest purchases most of us will ever make-a car. Carvana seemed uniquely poised to take advantage of this sudden new world order that was thrust upon us. The question is, are they up to the challenge?
Our story begins with my friend Kristin. Active in dog rescue and adoption services, Kristin needed a car with a lot of carg...Tags: Florida, California, Georgia, Ford, Connecticut, Autos, Mercedes, Volvo, Commentary, Mercedes Benz, Kristin, Benz, Mercedes Benz Metris, Metris, Buying A Car, Carvana 125 people like this. Like Volvo XC40 Recharge Electric Pricing Announced at $54,985October 21, 2020 at 1:00 PM Making good on its promise that the future will be electric, Volvo has readied the XC40 Recharge P8 compact crossover for a spring debut. Though it doesn’t seem to have secured an idyllic price tag. The electrified XC40 starts at $54,985, including a $995 destination fee, which makes it around $20,000 dearer than the gasoline […]
The post Volvo XC40 Recharge Electric Pricing Announced at $54,985 appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Electric Vehicles, Autos, EVs, Volvo, Pricing, Volvo Cars, News Blog, Recharge, XC40, Electrics, Volvo XC40 Recharge P8, Volvo XC40 Recharge Electric Pricing Announced 39 people like this. Like “A terrible idea”: Car Crash Survivors React to Quotes Once Said About the Invention That Saved Their Lives.October 15, 2020 at 10:10 AM After Volvo Cars invented the three-point safety belt in 1959, its introduction sparked debate among media and the public. But to date it’s been credited with saving more than a million lives worldwide. The premium carmaker now highlights this in a new brand campaign, by letting car crash survivors read what people said about the safety belt in the past. And it sounds eerily familiar even today. “The seatbelt is a violation of human rights”. “It's better to be thrown out than to be tra...Tags: New York, Sweden, Germany, Advertising, Automotive, Volvo, Carnegie Hall, Gothenburg Sweden, Volvo Cars, House Mafia, Forsman & Bodenfors, Mike Johnstone, Gloria J, Leo Dal, Jacob Mühlrad Mühlrad, Bamberg Hall 64 people like this. Like Volvo Has Filed A Patent For A Sliding, LHD/RHD-Capable Steering WheelOctober 9, 2020 at 3:30 AM An unusual patent filing shows a steer-by-wire system that allows for both left and right-hand drive positionsTags: Autos, Volvo 137 people like this. Like Volvo Has Filed A Patent For A Sliding, LHD/RHD Steering WheelOctober 9, 2020 at 3:30 AM An unusual patent filing shows a steer-by-wire system that allows for both left and right-hand drive positionsTags: Autos, Volvo 143 people like this. Like |
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