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RecallsVolvo Recalls 40,000 Vehicles in Canada, Nearly All Models Affected
Another week goes by and another car company announces a recall due to rear-view camera issues. This story is about Volvo and the vast majority of its current crop of models. A software problem could cause the rear-view camera image not to display when the transmission is shifted into reverse, …
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NewsVolvo to Step Up U.S. Production After Tariffs
Sweden's Volvo Cars , owned by China's Geely, will increase its production of vehicles in the United States and probably produce an additional model there, following U.S. President Donald's Trump's introduction of tariffs, its CEO told media Thursday. As of Thursday, cars manufactured outside the United States are subject to …
RecallsSeveral Volvo Plug-in Hybrid Models Recalled Over Fire Risk
Owners of certain plug-in hybrid models from Volvo need to beware of a problem inside the high-voltage battery that may cause the battery modules to overheat and short circuit. Said short circuit in the high-voltage battery can create a fire risk, even when the vehicle is parked and turned off, …
NewsVolvo Unveils the ES90, an SUV-ish Electric Sedan
Volvo has unveiled the ES90, a brand-new addition to the Scandinavian automaker's range of electric vehicles. At first glance, the ES90 looks like a large luxury sedan, but Volvo considers it a product that doesn't belong in any specific vehicle category. The automaker describes it as a vehicle that combines …
ElectricNew Canadian Winter Tests Reveal Fastest-Charging EVs
Earlier this month, the Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) hosted a special EV drive event with a number of staff members and auto journalists—including The Car Guide ’s Julien Amado—testing over a dozen different electric vehicles until their batteries ran out of power in order to find out which ones perform …
NewsPorsche, Toyota Lead 2025 CBB Best Residual Value Awards
Canadian Black Book (CBB) has just announced its 2025 Best Residual Value Awards, which forecast a vehicle’s value as a percentage of its original MSRP after four years. As new vehicle inventories return to normal, residual values have shown a consistent trend of leveling off over the last two years, …
NewsPour One Out for These Lexus and Volvo Cars
If you’re a fan of Lexus or Volvo , we’re sorry to inform you that a handful of models have just been discontinued or are about to be. All of them are cars, incidentally, which should come as a surprise to no one. Sometime in the past few days, Volvo …
Hybrid/Plug-in HybridTop 10 Plug-in Hybrid SUVs for 2025
Fully electric SUVs are nice, but they’re not what every driver needs. For a lot of people, a plug-in hybrid SUV makes more sense. There’s a large-capacity battery that enables dozens of kilometres of pure electric driving and a good old combustion engine to eliminate range anxiety on long trips …
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