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Volvo V60 Sports Wagon Arrives in US in Early 2014

Americans clamor for luxury wagons, and Volvo's V60 sports wagon will soon hit the shores of the US to meet the demand. Doug Speck, Volvo Cars' senior vice president of marketing, sales and customer service, made the announcement at the 2013 New York International Auto Show, indicating the new V60 will come to the U.S. market in early 2014.



The V60 R-Design displayed during the Auto Show marks the global debut of the...
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Volvo Works to Make Their Cars Allergy Friendly

Volvo is working to ensure that even people with severe allergies can enjoy driving in a Volvo this Spring! Volvo believes that the interior environment in a Volvo should be safe and comfortable for hypersensitive people. Volvo's systematic work in this area has resulted in the Swedish Asthma and Allergy Association now recommending four Volvo models: the S80, XC70, XC60, and the S60.

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Volvo XC60 and S60 Earn Top Safety Pick+ Honors

Continuing Volvo's tradition of safety first, the 2013 Volvo XC60 earned a TOP SAFETY PICK+ in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's (IIHS) new small overlap frontal crash test, currently making it the first and only midsize luxury SUV to achieve such results.Thanks to its top marks in the latest test, Volvo is now the only luxury manufacturer with two TOP SAFETY PICK+ vehicles. The 2013 Volvo S60 sports sedan received the Institute's highest safety honor in an earlier test.

 

"We're so confident in our safety heritage...
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Volvo Adds Another Million-Miler

Volvo welcomes another member to the Million Mile Club! Selden Cooper of Maryland reached the million-mile mark last October as he was bringing his 1987 240 sedan to his local Volvo dealership. Cooper has taken his beloved vehicle on numerous road trips, including visits to Nova Scotia and the Florida Keys. He's also used it to commute from Maryland to Philadelphia, New Jersey and Washington, DC, helping to tack on the miles.



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Volvo to Offer Traffic Jam Assistance by 2014

Volvo has announced that by 2014, it will begin equipping its models with what it is calling Traffic Jam Assistance, which will enable autonomous driving at speeds below 31 mph. Even though the system is only designed for low-speed operation, having a car that can automatically handle throttle, braking, and steering duties all at once is entirely new to production vehicles. Traffic Jam Assistance, is possible because of several existing radar- and camera-based technologies like...
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Tom Wood Volvo Opens New Detail Shop

Tom Wood Volvo is excited to announce the Grand Opening of its brand new Detail Shop! Open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 7:30 - 5:30 and Wednesday from 7:30 - 7:30, the Tom Wood Volvo Detail Shop is a full service detail shop that welcomes all makes and models. The facility is a 9 bay shop with state-of-the-art factory approved chemicals, and the staff includes a team of three experienced detail technicians...
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