Car maker Volvo and Ericsson have teamed up to introduce cloud services to the latest Volvo car model. A range of cars will see the addition of in-car apps providing drivers with an online service right from their vehicles.
Geely, who is the parent company of Volvo, has made a deal with the car maker to break into the Chinese market. Volvo will trade technology for Geely’s know-how of the Chinese market to access overseas business and low-cost production.
It seems everyone is jumping on the hybrid bandwagon; but car manufacturer Volvo has gone one step further by producing the world’s first plug-in diesel hybrid. The V60 should be available in early 2013.
It’s been highly publicised that Volvo has been struggling with car sales recently but the Swedish car manufacturer is said to be back on track and ready to take on the Chinese market with the appointment of new CEO, Hakan Samuelsson.
It seems that the never ending economic downturn is reaching everyone; Volvo Cars have announced a halt in car production for a full week at their Swedish plant due to shrinking demand.
With the rising fuel costs many vehicle manufacturers are working on their fuel efficiency. Clocking up the most miles, truckers have been hit most, but now the Volvo 13 litre liquefied natural gas engine has been announced.
With the biggest growing manufacturing market in the world, Volvo is about to join the ranks with production about to start. The car maker is set to continue its success after they sold over 100,000 cars sold in China last year.
The Mercedes S-class was voted as the nation’s most comfortable car in a customer survey conducted by Which? Magazine. The car managed to beat some of its closest competitors including the Audi A8 and the Jaguar XJ.