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At a press conference in Toronto today, the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada unveiled the winners in the nine vehicle categories that make up this year’s Canadian Car of the Year Awards program. These are the results of four days of intensive testing in October at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park …

The 28 th edition of what is affectionately known as Testfest is under way. This annual event gathers up members of the Automotive Journalists Association of Canada in order to determine the best new vehicles for 2016. This year, the test program will be held at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park …

After handing out the 2015 World Car of the Year Award to the Mercedes-Benz C-Class earlier this year at the New York Auto Show, it was time to look ahead and start the journey on the road to World Car of the Year for 2016. Once again, the World Car …

New info from Sweden: the brand’s next SUV, the XC90, will not only be modern and nice to look at, it will also be frugal (which is pretty rare in this segment!). The Volvo XC90 T8 Twin Engine is a plug-in hybrid equipped with a 2-litre turbocharged AND supercharged four-cylinder.

For the past few years, this formerly Swedish manufacturer (now a member of the Chinese Geely Holding Group) has been keeping such a low a profile that many wondered about Volvo’s future. In fact, Volvo seems to have done a lot of soul-searching this last decade: it built its reputation …

The small town of Torslanda, Sweden is getting ready to build Volvo’s next SUV, the XC90. To make sure that they can build enough vehicles to satisfy demand (which is already quite high), the manufacturer just added a third shift to their factory. This adds 1,300 employees to the workforce, …

After unveiling the 2015 XC90, Volvo is now eager to show us the different trim levels of its luxury SUV. If you are looking for a sporty-looking truck (but don’t necessarily need a 518-horsepower ML63 AMG), Volvo would like you to consider their XC90 R-Design. If features some subtle changes …

With their next XC90 full-size SUV, Volvo aims at nothing less than domination in this segment. They will attempt to do this by rolling out novel technologies that will help lower fuel consumption and boost power figures. One of them is called Twin Engine: it will be used on the …

Volvo’s full-size SUV, the XC90, has been with us since 2003. It may have been the manufacturer’s best-seller in 2005 (85,994 units sold), but it is way overdue for a complete makeover. Volvo now teases us with a slow reveal of the next-gen XC90, starting with the interior. The first …

The current first generation Volvo XC90 has been offered since 2003. It will depart next year to make way for a newly redesigned 2015 model. Before replacing it however, Volvo will offer one final special edition. Called the Signature Edition, it will be sold in some European markets and was …