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The recently launched Volvo S60 sedan has received a phenomenal response from the Indian Market. The company claims that it has received over 100 booking for the S60 since last week. Volvo S60 drives into India Mr. Paul de Voijs, Managing Director of Volvo Auto India, said. The company has received excellent response since its introduction with over 100 bookings. We are booked till May. It is heartening to note  [ Read More ]

Volvo S60 was launched in Mumbai yesterday at a starting price of Rs. 27 lakhs (ex-showroom). To be more specific, the S60 is launched in 3 variants -D5 Kinetic priced at 27 lakhs, D5 Summum priced at 32 lakhs & T6 Summum priced at 34 lakhs. The event started with a brief introduction to Volvo. The stage was then taken over by Mr. Goran Larson, President, Volvo Cars Malaysia and  [ Read More ]

Volvo’s press conference announcing the S60 has just concluded and here are the variants and prices (ex-showroom Mumbai) – D5 Kinetic – 27 lakh D5 Summum – 32 lakh T6 Summum – 34 lakh The T6 accelerates from 0-100 in 6.5 seconds and the fuel efficiency is 9.8 kmpl. The T6 is powered by a 6-cylinder inline 304hp displacing 3,000cc coupled to a 6-speed automatic transmission. The D5 accelerates from  [ Read More ]

A quick call to the corporate communications team handling Volvo India’s account and the cat’s out of the bag. Volvo will launch the S60 in India in Mumbai on the 10th of this month. A day later, the vehicle’s pricing will be announced for Delhi in the capital city. We’re not completely sure about the engine options but our guess is initially the 2.4-liter 205hp twin-turbo diesel will be released  [ Read More ]

If you think the Germans are not your cup of tea, try the Swedes. After bringing in the XC60 last year, the company is all set to bring in their luxury sedan competitor – Volvo S60 this February. The car will go head to head with Mercedes C Class, BMW 3 series and Audi A4. Design wise, the S60 started a new chapter in Volvo’s history. Earlier considered to be  [ Read More ]

Indian Autos Blog has learnt if all goes well, Volvo will launch the ravishing S60 in India by the end of February next year. Volvo is keen on extending its model line-up in India, as at the end of the day, there’s no better publicity than a new product.

Volvo is also working to increase its footprint in India with more dealers. By the end of 2010, there will be 9 dealers and at the end of 2011, there will be 14. The focus for the company is sedans and SUVs as they make up about 90% of the volume for its competition.

Volvo will introduce the S60 with perhaps two engines to start with – the 205hp 2.4 twin-turbo diesel and the 3.0-liter 6-cylinder T6 petrol capable of 300hp. From there on, we could see more affordable variants including the introduction of a 2.0-liter engine.

The S60 will be positioned in the league having the front-running C-Class and 3 Series.

We’ve not been writing much about Volvo in India since they run here with just the S80 and the XC90. We were informed Volvo is pondering over the possibility of the XC60 locally, and here comes another announcement from the company – the new S60 sedan is here next year.

The safety conscious Swedish auto maker is uncertain of who its owner will be, but Indian operations is fully inert to those developments assures Volvo Car India Managing Director Paul de Voijs.

Volvo presently operates with seven dealerships in the country. It is looking to increase its visibility by expanding the dealer network to twelve.