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Volvo WILL build a luxury car to take on the Mercedes S-Class

Volvo WILL build a luxury car to take on the Mercedes S-Class (Concept You pictured) Volvo has done a lot right – and not much wrong – since Geely took over the reigns from Ford. With new cars like the V40, a new range of 4-cylinder engines and a new design direction – previewed by the stunning Volvo Concept Coupe – the Swedes look to be on a roll. But their strategy of pointing their cars at premium car lovers in the mainstream segment seemed to have taken a left turn with a revelation by Geely and Volvo Chairman, Li Shufu, who has declared Volvo are to build a luxury car to take on the might of the Mercedes S-Class, Audi A8, BMW 7-Series and Jaguar XJ.

Koenigsegg Agera R BLT

Christian von Koenigsegg and his team have created a custom Agera R for a Chinese client – the Koenigsegg Agera R BLT. When your pockets are deep enough to buy a Koenigsegg, they’re usually deep enough to have it customised to your own specification. That’s how the mighty Agera R came about, and now a Chinese client of Koenigsegg has had his new Agera R turned in to a special edition with lots of goodies and a new name – the Koenigsegg Agera R BLT.

Memorial service for former GM design boss Chuck Jordan is Friday

A memorial service for Chuck Jordan, design chief at General Motors from 1986 to 1992, will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 28, at the GM Heritage Center in suburban Detroit.