https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Volvo celebrated record operating profits in 2017 after a strong performance by the Swedish brand. https://www.thelocal.se/20180208/record-year-for-volvo-as-asia-boosts-sales Thu, 08 Feb 2018 09:09:52 +0100 record-year-for-volvo-as-asia-boosts-sales Swedish car maker Volvo, owned by Chinese group Geely, is on track for its fourth consecutive year of record sales, the automobile giant said as it released its November figures on Monday. https://www.thelocal.se/20171204/volvo-on-track-to-break-another-sales-record-this-year Mon, 04 Dec 2017 13:36:23 +0100 volvo-on-track-to-break-another-sales-record-this-year Swedish car maker Volvo, owned by Chinese group Geely, cheered continued strong growth in 2017. https://www.thelocal.se/20171027/volvo-celebrates-strong-growth-in-third-quarter Fri, 27 Oct 2017 09:57:41 +0200 volvo-celebrates-strong-growth-in-third-quarter Swedish sales of environmentally friendly cars continued to increase in the first half of 2017. https://www.thelocal.se/20170829/sales-of-green-cars-soar-in-sweden Tue, 29 Aug 2017 09:52:15 +0200 sales-of-green-cars-soar-in-sweden All new Volvo cars will be equipped with an electric motor from 2019, making it the first of the world's traditional car makers to pull the plug on cars powered only by a combustion engine. https://www.thelocal.se/20170705/volvo-reveals-plans-to-go-all-electric-sweden Wed, 05 Jul 2017 08:46:13 +0200 volvo-reveals-plans-to-go-all-electric-sweden The first new Volvo XC60 has rolled off the production line at the company's Swedish factory. https://www.thelocal.se/20170427/in-pictures-first-new-volvo-rolls-off-the-line-in-sweden Thu, 27 Apr 2017 09:41:36 +0200 in-pictures-first-new-volvo-rolls-off-the-line-in-sweden A car drove around 15 kilometres in the wrong direction on the Öresund crossing between Sweden and Denmark before it was stopped by police. https://www.thelocal.se/20170426/car-drove-km-wrong-way-on-resund-bridge-without-injuring-anyone Wed, 26 Apr 2017 10:36:45 +0200 car-drove-km-wrong-way-on-resund-bridge-without-injuring-anyone The number of deaths on Swedish roads went up in 2016, new figures reveal. https://www.thelocal.se/20170109/no-new-record-low-for-road-deaths-in-sweden Mon, 09 Jan 2017 17:32:49 +0100 no-new-record-low-for-road-deaths-in-sweden Sales of new cars in Sweden rose 7.9 percent last year, according to fresh figures. And for the first time in more than five decades, the car topping the list of most-sold models is not a Volvo. https://www.thelocal.se/20170102/this-is-the-swedes-favourite-car-model-hint-its-not-volvo Mon, 02 Jan 2017 13:36:55 +0100 this-is-the-swedes-favourite-car-model-hint-its-not-volvo Lennart Ribring, from Stockholm, bought his first Ford Mustang in the 1960s. Some fifty years later, the 97-year-old driver just became the world's oldest owner of the iconic car. https://www.thelocal.se/20161116/this-97-year-old-swede-is-the-worlds-oldest-mustang-owner Wed, 16 Nov 2016 16:15:23 +0100 this-97-year-old-swede-is-the-worlds-oldest-mustang-owner In a bid to grow its market for zero-emission vehicles, Swedish carmaker Volvo has joined a German initiative to standardize plugs for electric cars, the company said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20160309/swedens-volvo-calls-for-joint-effort-to-boost-green-tech Wed, 09 Mar 2016 14:22:03 +0100 swedens-volvo-calls-for-joint-effort-to-boost-green-tech Swedish carmaker Volvo, owned by the Chinese Geely group, has said that a five-year transformation has paid off with a massive increase in net profits. https://www.thelocal.se/20160219/volvos-high-end-drive-pays-off-in-huge-profits Fri, 19 Feb 2016 07:52:25 +0100 volvos-high-end-drive-pays-off-in-huge-profits As the transport sector grows and vehicle design becomes more complex, Sweden faces a shortage of mechanics, an industry organization has warned. https://www.thelocal.se/20130204/45992 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 14:20:00 +0100 45992 A van full of stolen goods, including a boat motor, previously confiscated by police in Sweden was returned to the man convicted of trying to move the items out of the country following his trial. https://www.thelocal.se/20110814/35540 Sun, 14 Aug 2011 14:18:00 +0200 35540 Through the first half of the year, 147 people have died in road accidents, according to the National Transport Administration (Trafikverket). This represents a 28 percent increase when compared to the same period in 2010. https://www.thelocal.se/20110704/34728 Mon, 04 Jul 2011 16:10:00 +0200 34728 The first step towards introducing congestion charges in Gothenburg was taken on Thursday evening when council leaders met to fine-tune a proposal, which will now be submitted to the Swedish parliament. https://www.thelocal.se/20100129/24666 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:12:00 +0100 24666 A 33-year-old Swedish man has been fined €2,000 ($3,000) by police in Germany after he was caught speeding at more than double the legal limit while driving to the south of the country with his girlfriend in a BMW convertible. https://www.thelocal.se/20091111/23202 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:19:00 +0100 23202 A Ferrari worth 3 million kronor ($434,000) was left nursing a crumpled front end after a hapless Swedish motor vehicle inspection driver took it for an impromptu spin. https://www.thelocal.se/20090925/22296 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:57:00 +0200 22296 A driving examiner from Gothenburg has been indicted on bribery charges. The woman is alleged to have accepted half a million kronor ($57,000) in exchange for approving driving licences for 70 test candidates. https://www.thelocal.se/20090225/17824 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:43:00 +0100 17824 A woman from southern Sweden has lost her bid to have a speeding fine overturned on the grounds that she was suffering from diarrhea at the time of the offence. https://www.thelocal.se/20081030/15340 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:50:00 +0100 15340