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Volvo Cars Takes The Waratahs From The Field To The Track - PaddockTalk

Volvo Cars Takes The Waratahs From The Field To The Track
PaddockTalk
The Volvo Cars drive day was designed to expose the players to practical exercises to help demonstrate how speeding can impact on the behaviour of a vehicle - including its affect on braking and stopping distances - as well as to introduce them to ...

(Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:58:32 GMT)

The car that saved Volvo 30 years ago - Rush Lane

Rush Lane

The car that saved Volvo 30 years ago
Rush Lane
Volvo 760 GLE has just turned 30. The car was launched in February 1982. It has been a car of character and style and was the one vehicle that saved Volvo Car Corporation to bring it to what it is today. Plans for the car came into effect in 1975 when ...

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(Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:46:58 GMT)

The car that saved Volvo - The Province

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The car that saved Volvo
The Province
In February 1982, the Volvo 760 GLE was launched. It was not your typical Volvo, offering an elegant and exciting design, and it would become the car that actually saved Volvo Car Corporation and paved the way to the modern company of today.
Volvo marks 30th anniversary of the 760Autoblog (blog)
Volvo 760 Celebrates 30th Anniversaryautoevolution

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(Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:13:00 GMT)

Will Diesels Make a Dent This Year? - MSN Autos (blog)

Will Diesels Make a Dent This Year?
MSN Autos (blog)
My car, a diesel-powered Volvo V60, was like no other Volvo wagon crowding my old Connecticut home. When not parked near a $1.45 million Koenigsegg, the V60 is alarmingly sexy. But beyond the style and requisite safety features, this Volvo has killer ...

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(Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:53:58 GMT)

The 2012 Volvo XC60 Crossover SUV gets the detuned D3 diesel engine and along ... - Indian Cars Bikes

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The 2012 Volvo XC60 Crossover SUV gets the detuned D3 diesel engine and along ...
Indian Cars Bikes
Days ago, we brought you a story in which we told you about Volvo launching the S60 sedan with a detuned diesel engine, called the D3, to make the price of the car more competitive. It seems that this engine will play a bigger role than just powering ...
Volvo Car Corporation retail sales increased by 23% in 2011Zawya (registration) (press release)

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(Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:33:46 GMT)

The Car That Saved Volvo - Manufacturing.net

The Car That Saved Volvo
Manufacturing.net
In February 1982 — 30 years ago — the new Volvo 760 GLE was launched. No typical Volvo, yet unmistakably a Volvo. Seen as elegant and exciting with its characteristic design, it was well received. The 760 became the car that actually saved Volvo Car ...
Volvo 760 Turns 30 - The Car That Saved Volvo Car CorporationPaddockTalk

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(Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:45:08 GMT)

Mitsubishi Motors to Stop Europe Production End of This Year - BusinessWeek

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Mitsubishi Motors to Stop Europe Production End of This Year
BusinessWeek
Started in 1991 as a three-way joint venture between Mitsubishi, Volvo Cars and the Dutch government, the Japanese carmaker gained full control of Netherlands Car BV, or NedCar, in 2001 after buying Volvo Cars' 50 percent stake.
Mitsubishi to stop west European productionFinancial Times
Mitsubishi Motors to stop production in Europe by end 2012domain-B
Mistubishi Motors is Japan's first auto manufacture to withdraw from EuropeMajiros News l Japan News
Automotive Business Review -Reuters
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(Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:00:56 GMT)

2012 Nissan Maxima SV - Automobile Magazine

2012 Nissan Maxima SV
Automobile Magazine
Of the several cars that might be cross-shopped with the Maxima - the Buick LaCrosse, Acura TL, Volkswagen CC, Volvo S60, Ford Taurus, Chrysler 300, etc - the Maxima's sales figures stack up pretty well (as of the end of November, Nissan had sold about ...

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(Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:09:37 GMT)

Photos Added: Six Injured when Semi Charges Through Avenida Pico Intersection ... - San Clemente Times

Photos Added: Six Injured when Semi Charges Through Avenida Pico Intersection ...
San Clemente Times
by Stacie N. Galang A tractor-trailer came down the southbound Interstate 5 offramp and plowed through the intersection at Avenida Pico, striking three vehicles, including the Volvo SUV and BMW, which also hit a Coca Cola truck.

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(Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:17:16 GMT)

Electric cars: 'Plug-ins' look for spark in 2012 - Christian Science Monitor

Christian Science Monitor

Electric cars: 'Plug-ins' look for spark in 2012
Christian Science Monitor
Volvo is offering a V70 PHEV station wagon; Honda, its popular Fit as an EV; and Daimler, its distinctive two-seater Smart as an EV; to name just a few. Automakers have projected US sales of about 100000 electric vehicles this year.

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(Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:06:27 GMT)

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