Volvo Community Events

The 12th edition of the Volvo Ocean Race starts in October. Seven boats will depart from Alicante, Spain, on Oct. 11, 2014 and visit 11 ports on five continents on the way to the final stopover in Gothenburg, Sweden in June 2015. To reach the finish, they’ll race 38,739 nautical miles around the world in […]

Bonhams Auctioneers has sold a 1973 Volvo P1800 ES Sport Wagon for the record sum of 92,400 USD. It was at an auction at the Greenwich Concours d´Elegance in Connecticut, USA that the Swedish classic with just 13,000 miles on the odometer was sold. “As far as we know, this is a new world record […]

VOLVO CAR UK COMMISSIONS UNIQUE ARTWORK TO CELEBRATE A SOCIAL MEDIA MILESTONE Bespoke creation uses comments crowdsourced from Volvo Car UK’s 100k Facebook fans Illustrator Matt Johnstone filmed creating his work: “100 reasons to love Volvo” – to be shown on Volvo Car UK’s social media channels from today Finished artwork to be offered as […]

Volvo Trucks and Ducournau Transports will give the Star For Life non-profit organisation the largest donation ever made to a school included in its HIV preventive programme. The 150,000 euro donation represents all the proceeds from an eBay charity auction of the first new Volvo FH. Over the next six years, the money will fund […]

Volvo’s new Chauffeur package offers business users great deals on its S60, V60, V70 and S80 models The offer includes a three year 120,000 mile extended warranty on every vehicle The new Volvo S80 Business Contract Hire offer starts at just £369* per month Volvo has further added value to its range of services to […]

With more than five million people infected, HIV/AIDS continues to destroy lives and communities across South Africa, and it affects everyone including employees at companies like Volvo Southern Africa. However through education and the Star for Life programme, Volvo is contributing to the fight against this deadly disease.

Volvo’s CSR expert speaks up What actually is CSR – corporate social responsibility? Is it important for large companies like the Volvo Group – and is it not just another word for giving money to charity?

A sneak-peak of the concept boat All aboard – developed from women´s requirements. Is this a boat for women? What do women want from a boat? A team of buiness developers have come up with solutions for the problems women commonly experience in a boat. Volvo Penta is in on the idea.

Volvo Car UK recruits Father Christmas to help raise £25,000 for Action for Children Father Christmas to test drive a Volvo V60 DRIVe and deliver presents to Action for Children projects across the UK Help us reach our fundraising target by following the journey on Facebook (InsideVolvoUK) Volvo Car UK has teamed up with Father […]

With safety as one of its core values, Volvo Cars has become famous for always putting people first. Ever since the founding members at Volvo declared that “Cars are driven by people. The guiding principle behind everything we do at Volvo, therefore is, and must remain – safety”, Volvo has had a people-centric approach to […]