2005 Volvo XC70

The 2008-2009 Volvo Ocean Race starts on October 4--and the Swedish brand will prime the marketing pump for the sporting competition with a new trio of limited-edition wagons . The Volvo V70 , Volvo XC70 and Volvo XC90 will now be trimmed out as Ocean Race editions, and will be available in Ocean Blue and Electric Silver paint. Volvo says it chose these colors to reflect the essence of an active... read more

Britain's Autocar magazine reports this morning that Volvo is planning a new range of crossovers, in a final effort to get the brand's image and upscale intentions on track. Volvo's sales have hovered at around 450,000 units a year but backslid to about 430,000 in 2007, though Ford's goal for the brand has been 600,000 units or more, the magazine reports. The "last-ditch" effort to pull Volvo up... read more