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Official: Ford considers selling Volvo

Posted on December 1st, 2008 by Robert Adams | Posted under: Industry news, Volvo

Ford Motor Company announced today it will re-evaluate strategic options for Volvo Car Corporation, including the possible sale of the Sweden-based premium automaker.

Ford said the decision to re-evaluate strategic options for Volvo comes in response to the significant decline in the global auto industry particularly in the past three months and the severe economic instability worldwide. The strategic review of Volvo is in line with a broad range of actions Ford is taking to strengthen its balance sheet and ensure it has the resources to implement its product-led transformation plan.

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Video: Swedes build the worlds most extreme Toyota Prius

Posted on August 22nd, 2008 by Robert Adams | Posted under: Custom cars, Green power, Toyota, Videos

Custom Toyota Prius Probably the most extreme work on Prius we have seen so far was the Prius Convertible.Now three Swedes have built the most extreme Toyota Prius in the world!

This custom built hybrid took them around 1000 hours and 1 million Swedish Krons(around €105,000). The result? Most extreme hybrid ricer!

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Sweden takes the lead in the race to reduce CO2

Posted on May 29th, 2008 by Robert Adams | Posted under: Green power, Saab

Saab biopower
The market for E85 flex-fuelled cars is booming. Saab, the largest seller of flex-fuel cars in Europe, recently delivered the 100,000th flex-fuel car in the Swedish market – a Saab 9-3 BioPower.

In fact, Saab BioPower models have been the main contributor to Sweden’s leading position in the switch to renewable fuels within Europe.

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Saab 9-5 Turbo Edition

Posted on May 16th, 2008 by Robert Adams | Posted under: Saab

Saab 9-5 Turbo Edition
Swedish car manufacturer Saab has announced the launch of a new Special Edition of its 9-5 model, set to be the best value premium car on the market.

The new model, called the 9-5 Turbo Edition, features a number of added extras as standard combined with an even more attractive list price, making it an outstanding proposition to prospective customers.

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Custom Volvo XC70 pickup spotted in Sweden

Posted on May 14th, 2008 by Robert Adams | Posted under: Strange Rides, Volvo

Volvo XC70 pickup
When I think of Volvo I think of something very practical. Now check out this custom XC70 pickup. It was built by a Swedish company called Dalbo Fordonsteknik.

It sure is not El Camino or Falcon not even a new Pontiac G8 pickup, but it sure has its own unique lines and thats what makes it interesting. Maybe Volvo should try something totally new and introduce a Volvo pickup? Or even a bigger pickup based on XC90?

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