Volvo

Good day, Many believe improving vehicle-to-infrastructure technology will help reduce congestion and improve fuel economy of vehicles. Volvo Group put that to a test in conjunction with the state of California along two connected corridors in Carson. The company used two Volvo VNL tractors with...

There's plenty of electricity out there to accommodate heavy-duty trucks and there's more political pressure than ever to move toward renewable energy. But according to one of world's biggest heavy-duty truck makers, the bottleneck is going to be paying for and installing the...

DETROIT. About 15 months ago, Volvo Cars USA launched an innovative program designed to make it easier for people to drive a new car without the long-term commitment of a loan or even a lease. Care by Volvo has been such a big hit so far that the company will be adding new cars to the program and...

Honda Motor Co Ltd (ADR) (NYSE: HMC)’s Accord, Volvo’s XC60 and the Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) Lincoln Navigator were awarded the North American Car, Utility and Truck of the Year awards Monday at the North American International Auto Show. Despite a disappointing year for the model,...

If General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) and Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) have an honest pulse on their progress, fully autonomous vehicles are about three years away. To some experts, this means a sharp reduction in vehicle collisions is three years away as well.  “Autonomous cars are much...

Combustion engines may become a thing of the past, as the action on the auto front shifts from Detroit to Silicon Valley. Going by the emphasis on electric cars, their fuel economy and environmental friendliness, it is no wonder that Swedish automaker Volvo, owned by Chinese automobile company...

Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) was on the receiving end of the European Union's wrath, as the latter fined the search giant a whopping 2.42 billion euros on the pretext of violation of anti-trust rules. This of course has precedence, so how does this fine stack up against EU's...

Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) would likely be happy to trade news reports of deaths linked to its self-driving cars for reports that its salesmen aren't up to par with its industry peers. A market research firm called Pied Piper (no relationship to the fictional company in HBO's "Silicon Valley...

Swedish carmaker Volvo AB (ADR) (OTC: VOLVY) surprised the automobile market by announcing that it plans to put fatality-free vehicles on the market by 2020. The cars will be engineered to withstand traffic accidents, but their real safety features will come in the form of connectivity and data...

Parkmobile, an online parking service, first entered U.S. markets in 2008. More than 30 states have adopted the service, allowing consumers to pay for parking at more than 600 locations. "Parkmobile was the first provider of pay-by-phone parking," Cherie Fuzzell, CEO of Parkmobile, told...

Central bankers and economists from around the world will gather in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, this weekend to discuss the direction of the global economy from August 21-23. The meeting is expected to captivate markets as investors look for any clues about future monetary policy. Fed Chair Janet...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is one of the largest companies developing in-car technology, but Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) might be hatching a plan to overtake its competitor. According to The Wall Street Journal, Google and Audi (OTC: AUDVF) will announce a new partnership next week at the Consumer...

Tesla's (NASDAQ: TSLA) Model S and Model X come equipped with a beautiful touch display that dwarfs the full-size iPad. Tesla isn't in the business of producing tablets, however. It created the Model S to change the automotive industry and redefine the merits of an electric car. Even so, Global...