Park details the Volvo Certified Collision Facility program requirements, Volvo Accident Advisor and other enhancements to the program designed to benefit vehicle owners needing collision repair. Over the last few months, Volvo Cars USA, has announced several initiatives to support vehicle owners and its collision repair certification program including structural parts restrictions, an Accident Advisor […]
Volvo Cars and Uber Present Production Vehicle Ready for Self-Driving
Volvo Cars and Uber, the leading ride-hailing firm, last week presented a jointly developed production car capable of driving by itself, the next step in the strategic collaboration between both companies. Uber and Volvo Cars entered a joint engineering agreement in 2016 and have since developed several prototypes aimed at accelerating the companies’ self-driving car […]
Volvo Car USA Launches Complimentary Tow for Life
Volvo Car USA is expanding the suite of complementary services available to Volvo owners with “Tow for Life”. This service works alongside the recently launched Volvo Car Accident Advisor and the Volvo Lifetime Replacement Parts & Labor Warranty. “Tow for Life ensures that in the event of a breakdown, help is on hand no matter […]
Volvo Car USA Launches Post-Accident Collision Repair Guidance Service Using CCC
Following an accident consumers will receive a text with a link to web-based application with collision repair information. Volvo Car drivers will now have help at their fingertips in the minutes following an accident, via their smartphones. Volvo Car Accident Advisor provides users a mobile, post-accident experience that serves up emergency services and checklists, guided […]
Volvo Chooses CCC for Mobile Service Connecting Drivers Immediately After Crash
Volvo drivers will have emergency service access and be offered first notice of loss opportunity to connect with their insurer and find a collision repair facility. Today at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nev.. CCC Information Services Inc. introduced a mobile solution, CCC Accident Advisor, that provides vehicle manufacturers and other connected […]
Polestar Evaluates Carbon Fiber Body in Crash Test
Polestar, the electric performance car brand of the Volvo Car Group, has undertaken the first of a series of crash tests as part of the development of the Polestar 1. This represents the first time the Volvo has assessed the strength of a carbon fiber reinforced polymer body in a crash test. “We were […]
Volvo Cars and Trucks to Share Live Vehicle Data to Improve Safety
Volvo Cars and truck maker Volvo Trucks will share real-time data this year in Norway and Sweden to expand coverage of the companies’ connected safety technology, a cloud-based system that allows vehicles to communicate with each other and alert drivers of nearby hazards. This is the first instance of Volvo Cars sharing safety-related data with […]
Car-O-Liner Host Volvo Vista Competition in China
From March 29 to 30, the Volvo International Service Training Award (VISTA) competition, hosted by Volvo (China) and organized by the Car-O-Liner Academy, was successfully held at the Academy’s training center in Shanghai, China. A total of 55 participants from 20 Volvo dealerships across the country participated in the competition. The event covered a variety […]
Volvo Announces Agreement to Supply “Tens of Thousands” of Autonomous Cars to Uber
Agreement covers deliveries from 2019-2021. Volvo Cars today announced it has signed an agreement with Uber, the ride sharing company, to sell tens of thousands of autonomous driving (AD) compatible base vehicles between 2019 and 2021. The base vehicles are developed on Volvo Cars’ modular, in-house developed Scalable Product Architecture (SPA). SPA is currently used […]
Volvo to Offer Subscription Service for new XC40
New Care by Volvo subscription offers consumers flat fee pricing for vehicle that includes insurance and maintenance. Volvo Cars announced a new model of car access with the launch of the new Volvo XC40 and its ‘Care by Volvo’ subscription service. Under the program, consumers would get a national, ready-negotiated monthly fee, combined with getting […]