New £53,000 electric Volvo XC40 Recharge is twice the price of the standard SUV

Order books opened today for Volvo’s first all-electric car – the XC40 Recharge Pure Electric P8 compact sports utility vehicle – costing from £53,155. That’s more than twice the price of the cheapest petrol-powered XC40 currently on sale. It is the first of five electric cars to be launched by the Swedish car firm over … Read more

Volvo will use electronic speed limiters to keep all new cars from going faster than 112mph

Volvo will place electronic speed limiters in all of its new cars to prevent drivers from going faster than 112mph, and parents will be able to limit top speeds even further for their teens Every new Volvo sold will now have an electronic speed limiter  The device will ensure cars never travel above 112mph to … Read more

Volvo is already fitting new cars with 112mph speed limiters

Volvo has become to first car maker to start fitting all of its new models with speed limiters, This is Money can reveal – two years ahead of the market-wide requirement for the safety systems. The Swedish auto brand announced in March 2019 that it would be fitting limiters to all new models in 2020 … Read more

Volvo truck covered in Banksy graffiti is set to be sold for £1.5MILLION

A 30-year-old Volvo HGV covered in Banksy graffiti is set to be sold at auction for £1.5MILLION next month The 1988 Volvo FL6 was painted by Banksy during a millennium party in 2000 It is understood to be the anonymous artist’s biggest piece of work ever, created before the height of his fame The HGV – … Read more

Volvo in talks to merge with Chinese company Geely by end of this year

Volvo in talks to merge with Chinese company Geely by the end of this year after abandoned Stockholm float By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 10 February 2020 | Updated: 11:23 BST, 12 February 2020 Tie-up: Volvo is in talks to merge with Chinese company Geely Volvo is in talks to … Read more