Despite rumours to the contrary, Volvo say they have no plans to join the V8 Supercars championship.
The Swedish manufacturer was believed to be the next car giant aiming to join the Australian motorsport competition after Nissan and Mercedes’ inclusions in this year’s championship.
It’s thought Garry Rogers Motorsport is the team that is hoping to race Volvos in the future, with the company’s S60 model seen as the most likely fit.
S60 racing programs already exist in the Scandinavian Touring Car Championship and the Pirelli World Challenge in the United States.
But Volvo is denying they’re preparing to add V8s to those international programs.
“Volvo Car Australia is constantly looking at a range of partnerships and, like a number of automotive manufacturers, is fully aware of V8 Supercars Car of the Future strategy, but we have no plans to go motor racing,” a Volvo spokesman told motorsport website Speedcafe.com.
Garry Rogers also denied he was lining up a link with Volvo but did say he is working to secure a factory deal for his team.
Volvo won the 1986 Australian Touring Car Championship while its Super Touring program in Australia secured the 1998 Bathurst 1000.