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First Video of the 2011 Volvo S60 Sedan on the Road and the.... Desert It won't be long before we see the all-new Volvo S60 sedan in the flesh as the Swedish firm is planning to launch its Audi A4 and BMW 3-Series competitor at the 2010 Geneva Show in March, but just to keep us on our toes, the company has released an action video of the car on the road and the desert. It will be followed by two more promotional films by mid February. Production of the sleek-looking four-door sedan model will start in early summer at the Volvo Cars plant in Ghent, Belgium. Volvo hasn't issued specific details on the car that's based on the 2009 Detroit Show S60 Concept, but it is belie…
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DETROIT — Volvo has been pretty quiet among the automakers developing electric vehicles, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t working on one. The company plans to roll out a test fleet next year and put some EVs in showrooms by 2013. The Swedish automaker arrived at the North American International Auto Show with a prototype Electric C30, a conversion based on the C30 hatchback. The car isn’t as sexy as, say, the Audi e-tron, but it’s a handsome car and more attractive than some EVs we’ve seen lately. Besides - Volvos have always been more about practicality and safety than leading-edge styling. Read More http://www.wired.com/autopia/2010/01/volvo_electric_c30/?utm_source=fee…
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Filed under: Car Buying, China, Volvo, Geely Volvo's pending sale to Chinese automaker Zhejiang Geely Holding Group could lead to big changes (or not) for the Swedish automaker and its thousands of employees, but what about its hundreds of Volvo dealerships here in the States? Could Volvo dealers be granted Geely franchises? Will the Chinese automaker utilize its new sales channels to slowly introduce low-cost Chinese vehicles to the U.S. market? Automotive News asked dealers from around the country if they would be interested in selling Geely models, and the responses were mixed at best. According to AN, many dealers were "receptive" to selling low-cost Geely models;…
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