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November 10, 2016

NZ a destination for Lynk drive?

November 10, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
NZ a destination for Lynk drive?

China’s latest new car brand is something new – it’s a semi-luxury pitch built upon strong European underpinnings. There’s NZ interest.

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November 10, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Volvo
Lynk
September 21, 2016

Plenty of room at family outing

September 21, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Plenty of room at family outing

Volvo’s second large sports utility, the V90 Cross Country, seems set to stake a claim in territory already colonized by the XC90, but the distributor feels they can get along.

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September 21, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Volvo
V90
September 08, 2016

Hands-free driving demo a brief plug

September 08, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Hands-free driving demo a brief plug

Self-navigation tech unlikely to reach the showroom for years will be employed when Volvo undertakes a self-steer exercise in Tauranga later this year

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September 08, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Volvo
XC90
August 23, 2016

Kiwi interest in driver-less taxi plans

August 23, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Kiwi interest in driver-less taxi plans

Local reps for Ford and Volvo have expressed thought about the brands’ autonomous driving ambitions.

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August 23, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford, Volvo
Autonomous
July 27, 2016

Volvo looking hot with more models soon

July 27, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Volvo looking hot with more models soon

Unprecedented sales success here for Volvo is not being stymied by the factory being unable to meet full global demand.

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July 27, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Volvo
XC90
June 16, 2016

Kiwi interest in Volvo factory pick-up programme

June 16, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Kiwi interest in Volvo factory pick-up programme

Keen on picking up your new car direct from a factory halfway around the globe?

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June 16, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Volvo
May 20, 2016

Key NZ-market Volvos revealed

May 20, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Key NZ-market Volvos revealed

Two concepts that give first hint at the possibilities of Volvo’s latest compact car platform are set to spawn production lookalikes with definite New Zealand market potential.

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May 20, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Volvo
XC40, V40
December 09, 2015

Volvo to go one each way with new big offers

December 09, 2015/ Richard Bosselman
Volvo to go one each way with new big offers

The S90 is described as the real test for a revitalised Volvo, and not just internationally. Given the low interest now in large sedans, will New Zealand’s distributor even bother?

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December 09, 2015/ Richard Bosselman/
Volvo
S90
November 19, 2015

Swedish crash tech tweaked to take on kangaroos

November 19, 2015/ Richard Bosselman
Swedish crash tech tweaked to take on kangaroos

Can Volvo create a safety system that reduces a potential danger that causes thousands of night-driving accidents in Australia?

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November 19, 2015/ Richard Bosselman/
Volvo
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