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Volvo V90 R-Design Pro D5 PowerPulse AWD review – Estate's very slick

THE days of Volvo estates being seen as big barges is a dim and distant memory because they are now svelte, sleek and outstandingly styled. And the latest V90 from the Swedish car makers features high-end new technologies, ranging from cutting-edge safety …

Next Volvo V40 Could Become A Coupe-Like Crossover

The Volvo V40’s days appear to be numbered. The small hatchback will likely step aside for a revamped model with slightly more ground clearance, and if that sounds like the V40 Cross Country, you’re not wrong. But the evolution goes beyond the current …

BACKSTORY: Volvo Group’s Marcus Hörberg

Which phrase or word do you most overuse? My kids think I sound very old when I constantly point out how "fortunate and privileged" we are in most ways. I don’t agree with them. Is there such a thing as enough money, and if so, how much is it? I …

Wheels24.co.za | SA car sales: Volvo had an exceptional year - record sales for 2018

Volvo celebrated major success in 2018 with the automaker reporting record sales locally and abroad. The Swedish automaker earned many awards and its XC40 was named a finalist in the 2019 South African Car of the Year contest! Volvo has bucked the trend …

Volvo moves a chess piece forward in electric truck future

Volvo Group's venture capital subsidiary said it is putting some money behind Philadelphia-based Momentum Dynamics Inc., a maker of high-powered wireless charging systems for electric vehicles. Truck and auto OEMs partner with advanced technology …

New Volvo V40 to morph into pseudo-SUV

Volvo is likely to complete its model portfolio by launching a ‘pseudo-SUV’ as an indirect successor to the existing V40 hatchback, the company’s European boss has revealed. The V40 is the sole remaining model in the Swedish brand’s line-up that is not …

Wheels24.co.za | SA Car of the Year: Volvo's luxury XC40 takes the lead in our poll

The Suzuki Jimny held its lead for many months but has been toppled by Volvo's XC40 in our Readers' SA Car of the Year vote. Recently crowned Japan's car of the year Volvo XC40 snatched the lead from Suzuki Jimny by more than 50 votes. The …

Volvo Group invests in Pennsylvania-based wireless charging firm

Volvo Group Venture Capital, a subsidiary of the Volvo Group, has invested in a company that specializes in the "high power wireless charging of electric vehicles." The wireless charging business, called Momentum Dynamics, is based in …

Volvo invests in wireless EV charging

PHILADELPHIA, Penn. – Volvo Group Venture Capital, a subsidiary of Volvo Group, has invested in a firm developing high power wireless charging of electric vehicles. Momentum Dynamics, based in Pennsylvania, is developing and commercializing high power …

Volvo Group Venture Capital invests in Momentum Dynamic

Volvo reinforces the launch of a full line-up of XCs with a new maintenance service program for 10 years or 100,000 km ...

Bangkok--15 Jan--Vivaldi Integrated Public Relations Volvo is reinforcing its commitment to always putting people first by proudly presenting the new maintenance service program for 10 years or 100,000 km, which doubles the protection currently offered ( …

Audi Q3 vs Volvo XC40 vs Mazda CX-5

The Q3 was one of the first small upmarket SUVs and it proved an enormous success for Audi. Over the original model’s seven-year lifespan the company shifted 100,000 examples in the UK. It’s been the template for the small premium crossover, but in recent …

Volvo XC90 3 seat luxury SUV spied in India – Launch soon?

Volvo India is getting ready to launch a new super luxurious 3 seater version of the XC90. Based on the XC90 Excellence, this SUV will only sport three seats. It will be the only 3 seater car on sale in the country. This 3 seater version of the XC90 will …

2019 Volvo V60: Why It's Time to Trade Your Crossover for a Wagon

I’M SUCH A VOLVO-wagon stereotype: white-collar professional, married city-dweller with kids and…oh my lord, a degree in literature? They might as well hand out Volvo wagons with membership to the Modern Language Association. I don’t care. Our test car, …

Wheels24.co.za | Best-selling SUVs in SA: Toyota Land Cruiser, Volvo XC60 run riot

The Toyota Land Cruiser 200 has been a stellar performer for the Japanese automaker in 2018, consistently earning strong sales figures as a leading SUV. In December 2018 the big, brawny SUV topped the list with 143 units. READ: SUV sales: Toyota Land …

Volvo Cars sets new global sales record in breaks 600,000 sales milestone

Bangkok--9 Jan--Vivaldi Integrated Public Relations Volvo Cars set a new global sales record in 2018, breaking the 600,000 sales milestone for the first time ever since the company was founded in 1927. The company's sales rose 12.4 per cent to 642,253 …

Eric Labat appointed President of Volvo Group Thailand

Bangkok--9 Jan--24x7 Volvo Group (Thailand) Company Limited, the sole distributor of Volvo Trucks and UD Trucks in Thailand, has appointed Mr. Eric Labat as a new President to lead and drive Thailand's business strategy and operations effective from …

Wheels24.co.za | Volvo sold more cars worldwide in 2018 than ever before

Volvo Cars set a new global sales record in 2018, breaking the 600 000 sales milestone for the first time ever since the company was founded in 1927. The company’s sales rose 12.4% to 642,253 cars in 2018, compared with the same period the year before. …

Changes in Volvo’s management

Roger Alm has been appointed as a new member of Volvo’s group executive board and president of Volvo Trucks. He has replaced Claes Nilsson, who after a long and successful career retired from his position on January 1, 2019. In parallel, Diana Niu has been …

Minister Cwele to brief Media on Traveller Statistics, Extended Hours at Front Offices and White Paper on Home Affairs ...

Download logo The Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Siyabonga Cwele, will brief members of the media on the traveller statistics for the 2018/19 festive season. The Department had announced measures to ensure smooth facilitation of movement for travellers …

HelpAge International awarded nearly 2 million Euro funding from German government for humanitarian and health work

HelpAge International’s Tanzania office has been awarded nearly 2 million Euros in funding from the German government, it was announced today. This new funding includes 1.6 million Euros from the German Federal Foreign Office for vital work to support …

President Faure sends condolences to President of Kenya following terrorist attacks in Nairobi

Download logo President Danny Faure has sent a message of condolence to the President of Kenya, Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta yesterday following the terrorist attacks in Nairobi on Tuesday which claimed a number of lives and injuring many more. In a letter to …

President, VP, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed send condolences to Mauritania's President

Download logo President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has sent a message of condolences to President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz of Mauritania, on the death of Mrs. Bint Moulay A'ala. In the cable, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed …

UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria gravely concerned over Interruption of Aid delivery to thousands following deadly ...

Download logo The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr. Edward Kallon, has expressed grave concern over the interruption of aid delivery to tens of thousands of internally displaced people in Rann, a town in eastern Borno State about 10 …

The Gandhi of Steve Jobs

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, January 18, 2019 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- When asked by Time Magazine about his choice for the Person of the Century in 1999, Steve Jobs replied, “Gandhi is my choice for the Person of the Century because he showed us …

Statement delivered by HE Ambassador Jerry Matjila, Permanent Representative of South Africa to the United Nations in ...

Download logo Statement delivered by HE Ambassador Jerry Matjila Mr President We would like to thank you for convening this meeting, and we would also like to thank Ms Wronecka for her briefing and her leadership in this portfolio. South Africa welcomes …

UK invests in restoring Egyptian cultural heritage

Download logo A delegation of experts from across Egypt, Tunisia and Sudan are visiting the Mamluk Minbars of Cairo and celebrating the success of restoration work conducted on it as part of UK’s Cultural Protection Fund. The Cultural Protection Fund is …

Fighting to Eradicate Human Trafficking - Youth Help to Change the Law to Protecting Future Generations.

Youth for Human Rights advocates celebrate after the signing of the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, UNITED STATES, January 17, 2019 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- …

Wyoming Legislators Want State to De-Risk Investments by Holding Gold and Silver

Wyoming legislators introduce three bills to protect the state's assets with gold and silver CHEYENNE, WY, USA, January 17, 2019 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- A group of Wyoming legislators have introduced three bills this week to de-risk the state’ …

OCUFA: Reckless government announcement threatens education quality and students’ rights

Toronto, Ontario, Jan. 17, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ontario's faculty believe that, without increased public funding for Ontario’s universities and colleges, the Progressive Conservative Government’s announced tuition fee reduction is nothing more than …

Ford’s Reckless Post-Secondary Education Scheme Will Ensure Only the Rich Can Afford an Education, says OFL

TORONTO, Jan. 17, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ontario Federation of Labour condemns the Ford government for rendering post-secondary education less accessible to low-income students and opposes the direct assault on student democracy. “The OFL stands in …

Minister for Africa's statement on the situation in Zimbabwe, January 2019

Download logo Minister of State for Africa, Harriett Baldwin, said: "I have been following the events in Zimbabwe over the last week with growing concern. I summoned the Zimbabwean Ambassador to the United Kingdom to attend the Foreign Office on 17 …

Case Study in Thermal Hydrolysis at the City of St. Cloud, MN, Profiles Lystek as a Key Component in its Nutrient ...

Cambridge, Jan. 17, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- January 17, 2019 – Cambridge, ON – For Immediate Release | In September of 2018, leading biosolids and organics solutions provider, Lystek International (Lystek), announced that it had successfully commissioned …

Conference on Disarmament to hold First Public Plenary of its 2019 Session on Monday, 21 January

Download logo The Conference on Disarmament, the world's single multilateral forum for disarmament negotiations, will hold the first public plenary of its 2019 session on Monday, 21 January at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The session will open …

Periscope Holdings Named a Top 100 GovTech Firm for Fourth Consecutive Year

Austin Texas, Jan. 17, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- This January, Periscope Holdings, the leading provider of public procurement technology and transformation solutions, was recognized on the GovTech 100 list for the fourth year in a row.  The GovTech 100 is …

Nearly One in Four Antibiotic Prescriptions Were Unnecessary in Study of Privately Insured Patients in 2016

Rockville, Md., Jan. 17, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Of the 15.5 million antibiotic prescriptions filled in 2016 by a population of 19.2 million privately insured children and adults under age 65, nearly one quarter were unnecessary, according to a new study …

Minister Sisulu was never a Director of Dyambu Holdings, contrary to Mr Agrizzi's testimony in the State Capture ...

Download logo International Relations and Cooperation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu noted with concern, false statements made by the former Chief Operations Officer (COO) of Bosasa in his testimony before the State Capture Commission on Wednesday, 16 January …

Canada appalled by death of Canadian in Burkina Faso

Download logo The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement on the murder of Canadian Kirk Woodman, who was abducted in Burkina Faso: “Canada is appalled and deeply saddened that Kirk Woodman, who was …

UN Secretary-General presents his priorities for 2019

Download logo Despite countless “headwinds” and “ills”, the United Nations has “made a real difference” in 2018 and will need to achieve even more in 2019, as the planet faces “a world of trouble”. That was the New Year message from UN Secretary-General …