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…