We often hear all about the recall business and how manufacturers face the wall when it comes to older cars and whatever problems they may have developed. What doesn't really come to our attention is what happens after these recalls are carried through. In Volvo's case we're going to have the news in a different way. 2011 Volvo XC60 The...
Sweden is a wonderful country. Among the many reasons behind that statement we find how serious they are about having their own touring car racing series. Known as the Swedish Touring Car Championship for a while it recently got itself a re-brand into the Swedish Racing Elite League is quite the pretty affair. Sure, it's not very popular outside the...
The Swedish have finally announced the price they'll be asking for the latest limited edition model of their 2012 Volvo C70. Called the Inscription Edition, was announced just over a month ago and it is one of the last efforts the company will undertake in convertible creating convertibles. All the changes brought along by the 2012 Volvo C70 Inscription edition...
Just as I was complaining about the manufacturers giving us a lot more minor tweaks and facelifts than usual, Volvo pours some more gas on the fire. The Swedes have recently announced a small series of even smaller details being updated on their popular XC90 SUV in order to make it a 2012 model. To Volvo's defense, the XC90 is...
Despite a sustained period of silence on behalf of the Swedish company things have been tense for them over the last few months. Happily though, that series of doom & gloom moments has been wiped away by how Saab was able to seal the deal with the Chinese at Pang Da and another company from the same country. Saab being...
German car companies are doing great, Japanese ones are recovering after a massive disaster, American car makers are recovering after a financial problem but the Swedish ones are still on the edge of the cliff. After Saab's continuous issues of recent times, Volvo now announces that they need to tighten their belts and that they will be dropping two of...
