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Volvo V40 launched on the China car market

Published on April 20, 2013 by Tycho de Feyter

Volvo V40 launched on the China car market

The new Volvo V40 has been launched on the China car market, price starts at 239.900 yuan and ends at 325.900 yuan. The Volvo V40 Cross Country will follow later this year. The China-bound Volvo V40 will only be available with the 2.0 turbo 5-cylinder engine, good for 178hp and 300nm.

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Volvo V40 will hit the Chinese car market on April 16

Published on April 5, 2013 by Tycho de Feyter

Volvo V40 will hit the Chinese car market on April 16

The Volvo V40 will be launched on the Chinese car market on April 16, priced between 240.000 and 320.000 yuan. The Volvo V40 Cross Country will follow later this year. The China-bound Volvo V40 will only be available with the 2.0 turbo 5-cylinder engine, good for 178hp and 300nm.

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New Volvo XC90 will arrive in Late 2014

Published on March 31, 2013 by Joey Wang

New Volvo XC90 will arrive in Late 2014

Swedish automaker Volvo Car will introduce its first all-new vehicle as a unit of China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co Ltd in late 2014, Volvo Chief Executive Hakan Samuelsson said on Wednesday.

The new model will be a successor to the Volvo XC90 crossover vehicle, Samuelsson told Reuters on the sidelines of the New York auto show. Volvo is also jointly developing with Geely a new compact platform for smaller models, some of which will be built at a new Volvo plant in Chengdu, China, he said.

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Spy Shots: Volvo S60L testing in China

Published on March 29, 2013 by Joey Wang

Spy Shots: Volvo S60L testing in China

This is the very first spy shot of the Volvo S60L sedan testing in China. The Volvo S60L is a stretched variant of the European Volvo S60, it will be made in the new Geely-built Volvo factory in Chengdu in Sichuan Province, production will start in October.

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New Volvo factory in China to start operations in June

Published on March 19, 2013 by Joey Wang

New Volvo factory in China to start operations in June

Volvo Car’s new manufacturing plant will begin production in June in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province in Southwest China, China Business News reported Monday citing sources within the industry. The first model to be made in the factory is the new S60L, a stretched variant of the Volvo S60, which is set to roll off the assembly line in large-scale production by October.

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