Whether an engine or a steering wheel, parts-sharing is an easy way for manufacturers to save money. Still, many car owners may be surprised by what parts get shared. Here's 12 unlikely examples.......

Ah, memories. There was a time when Volvos were, dare we say it, cool. Anyway, our buddy Philip finds a restored ES1800 that so reminds us of the current C30 from Volvo. We love the ES1800 just as we love the C30. Speaking of which, is the C30 even selling? Some, but sales are off 40%. Speaking of s...

Switzerland isn't a great place to feel poor so it seems unfortunate that the world's car bosses find themselves meeting in Geneva this week, at probably the auto industry's lowest point since the 1970s. The mid seventies was a terrible time for the car industry, as the makers of our mac...

Ford has a plan to maybe sell Volvo to a Chinese company? Well, maybe they will, but you want to see sales fall faster than what GM has managed to do to Saab? No one will buy a Swedish car from a Chinese company. No one. We also love that these companies come up with names for these plans, in this c...

Apple computers have frequently been compared to Volvo automobiles, more due to the perceived political and ideological leanings of a prominent cohort of their respective users (ie: urban liberals) rather than commonality of design and engineering philosophy. Indeed, while Apple has tended to be a d...

Consumer Reports has put together a list of the quickest depreciating new cars so that you bargain hunters can snatch up a lightly used car for a good price. In case you weren't aware, new cars take a big hit in depreciation in the first few years of ownership — a smart buyer lets someone else...

Would you believe a 95% Crack Pipe rating yesterday? That's what the $48,500 '72 Chevy pickup scored in the poll, which seems like a pretty decisive verdict. Today we're going to Göteborg! Actually, we're going to the Czech Republic, which is where this 1967 Volvo P1800S lives. It's a restomodded m...

Filed under: Ford Motor (F), China Ford (NYSE: F) may finally have some good news for investors. So far this year, all the company has been able to say is that it will probably not need government funds to stay afloat but that the US car market faces another big drop in vehicle sales. That has pushe...

Meet crazy inventor Richard Carter. Where most people look at singing novelty fish and say "get that damn thing away from me," Carter saw something magnificent—and the Sashimi Tabernacle Choir......

Filed under: Euro, Commercial Trucks, Volvo Click above for a high-res gallery of the Volvo FH16 700 And so, the new, top-secret Volvo S60R should kick a lot of BMW ass. Okay, we kid. Obviously. Those numbers go with the FH16 700 and yes, as you can see, it's a semi - the world's most powerful, acco...