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When I think of SUVs, I think of vehicles like the Jeep Wrangler, Ford Bronco, or Mercedes G-wagon. I typically don’t give much thought to Volvo, but I really should. Volvo’s XC40 Recharge is not just a handsome SUV, it’s got plenty of features that make it one of the safest SUVs on the market, and it’s faster than the Volkswagen ID.4.

Consumer Reports is one of the first private owners in America with a Polestar battery-electric vehicle. Watch as the group struggles to find anything good to say about this vehicle.

The new 2020 Volvo XC40 is Volvo's third and smallest SUV, but the award-winning technologies from the largest XC90 and XC60 series are standard in the 2020 Volvo XC40. These are innovations, which Volvo says are rarely offered among competitors.

If you still want a premium station wagon, they do exist. Volvo's 2020 V60 T5 AWD Cross Country proves it.

More electric SUVs, big, small and fast, are rolling out in 2020. What those, hoping for more electric vehicles, can look forward to in 2020. Here are 9 new EVs that should expand EV variety and availability for 2020.

From fake grilles to wasted space, all-electric models from legacy automakers often fail to make the most of EV design potential. The Volvo XC40 Electric shows signs that this is starting to change.

Two new EVs are coming from Volvo and Mazda. Will they help grow EV sales, or will the market continue to shrink?

Consider this author a convert to the Volvo thing. Here's why.

I recently spent a week driving the 2019 Volvo XC40 T5 AWD R-Design and as someone who doesn’t generally love smaller sport utility vehicles, I was really impressed by the driving dynamics and by amount of premium content in such an affordable vehicle.

Volvo Cars N.A. has recalled more than 40,000 2016 XC90 crossovers and 2019 S60 to fix coolant and suspension problems. In the coolant problem, a cracked coolant pipe may leak into the catalyst heat shield, causing a fire. In the suspension problem, rear toe link nuts may not be tightened properly, resulting in handling problems.

Volkswagen, after years of working with quantum computing, trying to find the right balance, apparently has arrived at that balance and is now ready to take a step forward using quantum computing to optimize traffic studies and to assist taxi and public transit authority optimize their vehicle use.

Volvo’s XC60 has a number of unusual design features. Here’s a quick peek at a vehicle that bucks the mainstream.

Meet Vera. She’s Swedish, and she means it, damn it. She’s a badass Level 5 Volvo robot electric tractor pod almost as low to the ground as a Porsche, only three times bigger. So low, if you’re not careful, she might mow you down before her collision avoidance and passive emergency braking systems are autonomously activated! Potential roadkill beware! No airbags need apply . . .

Here’s another ex-Ford that got spit out by the blue oval to go on with life and do better without them, since partnering up with Chinese Geely, Volvo is whipping out some amazing products even a new division, and the baby XC40 electric is a prime example. A BEV competes with Jaguar iPace, Audi eTron, and Tesla Model X, all at Model 3 prices. Another ex-Ford in your future. Not bad!

Chinese automotive group Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (Geely), which acquired Volvo Car Group from Ford Motor Company Volvo Car Group back in 2010, announced on their planned huge sum investment to automaker Lotus. This follows Geely acquisition of controlling stake in Group Lotus in 2017.

Polestar unveils it’s second model, this time instead of a coupe it’s a sedan in the same segment as Tesla Model 3 with specs to take it on, but wonder if it matches the corporate objective of a performance brand.

Are Boxy Volvos like the 745 the next big thing for car enthusiasts? Old Volvos are the ugly ducklings of the car world, but the 1980s are back, and they brought Volvos.

Uber's safety driver was a convicted felon. Uber hires felons on purpose. Here's what the company says.

A preliminary report issued by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on the pedestrian fatality in Arizona helps explain why self-driving tests should not be done on public roads.

The all-new 2019 Volvo XC40 T5 AWD R-Design is destined to make waves in the compact luxury segment.

Uber has announced the suspension of its self-driving vehicle testing in the state of Arizona.

India is slowly welcoming hybrid and electric cars and some of the best car makers like Toyota, Volvo and Suzuki bet on hybrid cars in India. Here is how they do it.

Amazon can now deliver packages directly to vehicles. Is your car compatible with Amazon's system?

Yesterday I was at Steingold Volvo on the Attleboro/Pawtucket line on the Massachusetts/Rhode Island border and tested out the Volvo XC60 PHEV: Sweden's junior PHEV rocket ship.

We count down the ridiculous things self-driving cars have been caught doing. Allegedly.

The New England Motor Press has been planning a May conference for over a year. The topic, Autonomous Vehicle Technology: Who's Driving, could not be more timely and important.

Are self-driving cars ready for prime time? Torque News looks at the issue and finds that well, maybe, sort of, they aren't, but will be a few years from now.

Uber's self-driving Volvo XC90 comes equipped with a safety system design specifically to prevent the tragedy that occurred this week.

This week, we drive the redesigned 2018 Volvo XC60 and give it a test at altitude. Check out the Inscriptions added class.

The new 2017 and 2018 Volvo V90 Cross Country wagons have a unique trick we have never seen before.