Improved residual values Volvo XC60 DRIVe falls below the all-important 160g/km Writing Down Allowance threshold and offers up to 47.1 mpg Standard City Safety technology helps drivers to avoid low-speed collisions - keeping repair bills to a minimum The Volvo XC60 DRIVe is ideal for company car drivers who want…

We would like to congratulate our York Sales Consultant Chris Suter on completing the Jane Tomlinson 10k run in July. Chris completed the run for his chosen charity Saint Lenards Hospice and managed to raise £115.00! Chris took great delight in mentioning He over took Harry Gration from BBC Look North…

Volvo takes win at the BusinessCar Techies awards debut City Safety named Best Car Safety Device, beating 14 rivals to the title This award-winning technology is fitted as standard to all Volvo XC60 models Volvo's pioneering City Safety technology has been named winner of the Best Car Safety Device at…

Sports-inspired R-DESIGN specification joins the XC60 range Rear Seat Entertainment (RSE) System now available as an option on the Volvo XC60 Volvo has announced first details of the latest car in the R-DESIGN stable - the XC60 R-DESIGN. Showcasing a series of sporty visual features, the R-DESIGN package also adds…

You may already be aware that due to reaching very high standards set by Volvo Cars UK, Ray Chapman Motors were once again very close to winning the Dealer of the Year Award in 2008. To win this coveted title, certain criteria have to be met by a dealership and…

Did you know that 38 tonnes is the upper legal weight limit for Commercial freight vehicles on the roads in the United Kingdom?   Well  Jim Gilmour didn’t until Friday March 13th when he was driving his Volvo S40 to Ray Chapman Motors for its very first service. I am…

Every year, Volvo Cars U.K. run an award scheme for the Volvo Dealer of the Year. Ray Chapman Motors are pleased and proud to be, once again , at the top of the table. Over the past ten years we have won it twice and come in the top ten…

      ·         R-DESIGN joins the DRIVe range ·         CO2 emissions in the Volvo C30, S40 and V50 R-DESIGN 1.6D models have been cut by up to 10 percent to just 119 g/km ·         Prices announced for the full DRIVe range   Volvo has strengthened its DRIVe range by…

    It is commonly believed that one of the biggest barriers to a customer purchasing a new car in the economic downturn is the fear of redundancy. In line with Volvo's traditional focus on customer needs, Volvo Car UK has decided to provide free-of-charge unemployment protection. Available on new…

  Volvo Car Corporation has today appointed Peter Horbury as new Vice President of Design.  He replaces Steve Mattin, who has elected to leave the company.    Effective May 1, Peter Horbury, age 59, will assume responsibility for the division of Product Design within Volvo Cars.  He will lead the…