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Volvo Car UK has experienced a growth of over 40 per cent in corporate sales in the first half of 2010 as companies start to return to the market to replace vehicles on extended company car contracts.

Company car drivers can now benefit from lower CO2 emissions and improved fuel consumption which results in reduced Benefit in Kind. In 2006, the lowest CO2 variant of the V50 was the 2.0D, which offered fuel consumption of 48.7 mpg and emitted 154 g/km of CO2. Today’s low emission V50 1.6D DRIVe Start/Stop model, emits only 104 g/km of CO2 emissions and is capable of up to 72.4mpg, demonstrates how far engine technology has developed over the last four years and shows the clear benefit of getting drivers into a new car.
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Volvo Cars’ emergency assistance system Volvo onCall is celebrating ten years with a relaunch and several new features. The offer has been simplified and the price reduced significantly.

Volvo Car Corporation was the first car manufacturer to offer customers a GPS-based communication system that permitted round-the-clock contact with an operator in an emergency situation. The operator sees the vehicle’s exact location and if necessary can despatch assistance to the driver.

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Volvo’s new V60 sports wagon estate car has been revealed.

The company is touting a ‘coupé-like’ design, albeit one with a substantial load area of 430 litres with the rear seats in place.

The V60 is based on the midsize S60 platform, Volvo’s all-new saloon that features City Safety technology as standard.

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Volvo Car UK welcomes The Mayor of London’s consultation on the future of the Congestion Charge exemption for low CO2 emitting cars and hybrids.

As the instigator of the Emission Equality Congestion Charge campaign, Volvo Car UK has today welcomed The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson’s decision to launch a consultation on the existing Congestion Charge exemption for hybrid and alternative fuel vehicles.

Under the current rules, the Alternative Fuel Discount gives drivers of alternative fuel and hybrid cars a 100% discount in London’s Congestion Charge. It is Volvo’s belief that this method of discounting is now outdated as many modern conventionally-engined cars, such as Volvo’s S40 DRIVe – the current What Car? Green Car of the Year – emitted less CO2 than most hybrids.
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Volvo will be extending the availability of its new 2.0 liter, 5-cylinder diesel engine, first seen in the S60, to its entire range.

The new D3 engine will now be made available in the Volvo S80, V70, XC70 and XC60 models. In that iteration, it comes with 163 hp (122 kW) and 400 Nm of torque. But those models can still be had with the 2.4 liter D5 diesel engine which produces 205 hp (153 kW) and 420 Nm of torque.

For the Volvo C30, S40, V50 and C70 models, the new 2.0 liter diesel comes designated as a D3 with 150 hp (112 kW) and 350 Nm of torque. A D4 variant of the same power plant is also available with 177 hp (132 kW) and 400 Nm.

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