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For us Volvo owners, these frigid winter days are brutal but not because of the weather, though. It's brutal because our favorite car is used only for the usual stuff-work, errands and the like. The rest of the time it's just sitting in the garage. Winters can be so boring.

When warmer weather finally arrives, you can fire up the V60 or SUV, grab the spouse and kids, open the garage door and head down the highway to take in the beautiful Virginia scenery. The best cure for cabin fever is just to get out and hit the…

Though we have had mild winters recently, the massive snowstorms of 2008 and 2009 are still fresh in the minds of many Central Virginians. Snow piled up three feet or higher. Roads blocked off for days at a time. Stranded motorists on I-64. Schools closed for a week or longer. It was a mess.

For even many Volvo drivers, navigating through that mountain of precipitation was dangerous at times and precarious, at best. That event…

For many US companies, the end of World War II meant the return to normal business again. It meant a return of employees who had served were back at their machines or desks or fields, doing what they did before their country called.

Except for Volvo: A long engineer's strike in Sweden delayed the research and assembly of engines hurting both its sales and development. Two test Volvos were driving around the back roads and on test routes to see if they were ready for debut there and in the US.

1946 came and even though the engineers strike…

When we hit record low temperatures in the Richmond Metropolitan Area, you were ready: you opened all of the sink cabinets to let the warm air in; you turned on the spigots and let it have a slow leak all night; you laid two thick blankets on each of your children and shared one with your spouse while your pets, whom you brought in from the porch, slept cozily at the foot of your bed and then you poured salt on your sidewalk so that you didn't slip on the way to your Volvo in the morning.

Volvo...wait…

The Volvo V60 is intuitive with advanced features and designed with the customer in mind. Its designed to be dynamic. It is designed for connection. It is designed to keep you save.


For next weeks Richmond, VA trip, tomorrows Henrico County high-school game or today's drive home from Chesterfield. Available with a driving power train with class leading fuel efficiency and emmissions. Whoever you are or what ever you do…

(This is Part Two of a continuing series of the history of Volvo in the United States.)

World War II had begun in Europe and would soon make its way to the United States. Gas rationing had begun overseas and citizens would be limiting their travel so the military would have the fuel it needed to participate in the war.

Volvo sales suffered because of the war. Its sales dropped to a paltry 5,900 units in 1940. But, was saved by the order of new ATVs (all-terrain vehicles) to the military.

The following year, 1941, was a continuation of…

A new year has begun.

It's time to turn over a new leaf.

Throw away those old habits and begin anew!

Alright, enough clichés, we got the idea.

Yes, it is a new year and some readers do have resolutions from being promoted to losing weight to paying off their debts. Our goals, if we have any, may run the gamut. But, the bottom line is that we want the New Year to be better than the previous year.

While we at Volvo of Richmond can't help you with those resolutions, we can help when it comes…

Obviously, you like reading about your favorite car, Volvo, because you're reading our blog right now. 

Thankfully, when it comes to Volvos, we have plenty of choices on the web. Just Google "Volvo Blogs" and you get 40,900 results. Of course, not all of them are blogs or websites but this we know for sure: there is a lot of chatter amongst Volvo aficionados.  

From long-time Volvo owners to Volvo collectors to Volvo…

"Stock up your pantry!"
"Freeze ten gallons of milk!"
"Buy a breadmaker!"
"Stock the garage with 10 cords of wood!"

Okay. The last one was a bit over the top, but you get the idea. Based on the forecasts we’ve heard for the Richmond (Virginia) Metropolitan area and most of Central Virginia, you’d think that we have the hardest winter coming in 2014 since the Ice Age.

We're not one to hyperventilate…

Everyone has favorites in something: ice cream, movie, book, restaurant and team.

You name it and someone has a favorite of it.

Volvo owners are no different. We cling to that favorite all our life and tell anyone who listens how great that Volvo was to drive and how she endured hundreds of thousands of miles before we finally traded her in…for another one. 

The same goes for Volvo Cars. This incredibly popular car has…