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  Two second places for Volvo in this weekend's STCC - Robert Dahlgren impresses despite very difficult conditions at Ring Knutstorp

  It was a good weekend for Volvo Polestar and driver Robert Dahlgren, who took many important points by claiming two second places in this weekend's Swedish Touring Car Championship (STCC) round at Ring Knutstorp. Continued top spot in both driver's and team championships bodes well for the rest of the season.

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  5/16/2010

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  Time for the Volvo Museum Day – which this year celebrates an important anniversary

  On Saturday 8 May, the Volvo Museum opens its doors for its traditional annual Activities Day. At the same time, there will be celebrations to mark the fact that it is 15 years since the museum was inaugurated in its spacious Arendal premises.

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  5/8/2010

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  Volvo Cars crash-test laboratory 10 years: The ability to replicate road accidents contributes to world-class crash safety

  Volvo Cars' crash-test laboratory in Torslanda turns 10 this year - and the almost 3,000 full-scale tests that have been carried out during the high-tech facility's first decade have helped give Volvo owners even safer cars.

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  5/6/2010

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  PUMA® Enters Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12

  PUMA® has announced it will participate in the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12 after finishing second overall in the 2008-09 race, which ended in June 2009. The PUMA Ocean Racing team will once again be under the leadership of skipper Ken Read.

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  4/27/2010

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  Look Better, Feel Better

  April 8th, 2010: Automotive Journalists from across the GCC and Lebanon, were whisked to the Faraya Mzaar, Intercontinental Hotel, Beirut in April, to get a first hand experience of the facelifts and R-design models of the C30, C70, S80 and XC60 models, as part of the ‘Look Better, Feel Better’ test drives.

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  4/8/2010

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  Geely Signs Definitive Stock Purchase Agreement with Ford to Acquire Volvo Car Corporation

  Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd. ( Zhejiang Geely Holding Group ), one of the fastest-growing car manufacturers in China, today announced it has signed a definitive stock purchase agreement with Ford Motor Company to acquire 100 per cent of Volvo Car Corporation (Volvo Cars) and related assets (primarily intellectual property).

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  4/5/2010

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  Volvo Cars Middle East and First Motor Company bring Safety to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

  Volvo Cars Middle East proudly reaffirms its partnership with First Motor Company, an Al-Futtaim Group Company, as the sole distributor for passenger cars in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This comes as an extension of the long-standing productive relationship between the manufacturer

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  3/28/2010

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  The all-new Volvo S60 unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show

   

  The all-new Volvo S60 has had its world premiere at the Geneva Motor Show, 2nd March 2010, where it made its entry into one of the automotive world's toughest segments backed by an extrovert attitude never before seen in Volvo showrooms.

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  3/16/2010

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  Abu Dhabi Marks Middle East’s Volvo Ocean Race Debut

  An agreement signed in the United Arab Emirates capital, Abu Dhabi, today will see the Arabian Gulf’s emerging marine leisure hub become a host port for the 2010-12 race.  A racing team from Abu Dhabi will also take its place on the start line of the race in Alicante, Spain in the autumn of next year.

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  3/15/2010

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  Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12 to set sail in Cape Town and conclude in Lisbon

  The racetrack for the upcoming Volvo Ocean Race, due to start from Alicante in Spain in the autumn of 2011, is now set and the first port of call will be Cape Town, South Africa, making its eighth appearance as host to this premier ocean race.

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  3/4/2010

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