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Volvo S80

The Volvo S80 is a large executive sedan produced by Volvo Cars from 1998 to 2016 in two generations, built in Gothenburg, Sweden, and known for safety features like the Inflatable Curtain airbag.

Volvo S90

The Volvo S90 is an executive sedan sold by Volvo Cars from 1996 to 1998 and reintroduced in 2016 as a luxury sedan replacing the S80.

Volvo Trucks

Volvo Trucks, also known as Volvo Lastvagnar, is a Swedish heavy-duty truck manufacturer headquartered in Gothenburg and a business area of the Volvo Group, serving more than 130 countries.

Volvo V40 (2012–2019)

The Volvo V40 is a five-door premium compact hatchback made by Volvo Cars from 2012 to 2019 in Ghent, Belgium, and known for its class-leading safety record.

Volvo V50

The Volvo V50 is a five-door compact station wagon produced by Volvo Cars from late 2003 to 2012, replacing the V40 and sharing Ford's C1 platform with the Mazda 3.

Volvo V60

The Volvo V60 is a five-door mid-size premium station wagon made by Volvo Cars, launched in 2010 and redesigned in 2018 as the estate counterpart of the S60.

Volvo V70

The Volvo V70 is a five-door estate car built by Volvo Cars in three generations between 1996 and 2016, whose raised V70 Cross Country variant founded Volvo's Cross Country line.

Volvo XC40

The Volvo XC40 is a compact premium SUV from Volvo Cars, first built in Ghent in 2017 and winner of the 2018 European Car of the Year.

Volvo XC60

The Volvo XC60 is a compact to mid-size luxury crossover SUV made by Volvo Cars since 2008, and the company's best-selling car ever, with 2.7 million sold by 2025.

Volvo XC70

The Volvo XC70 is a raised, all-wheel-drive estate car built by Volvo Cars from 2000 to 2016 as the rugged Cross Country version of the V70.

Volvo XC70 (2025)

The Volvo XC70 (2025) is a mid-size plug-in hybrid SUV by Volvo Cars, revealed in August 2025, reviving a former wagon nameplate and slotting between the XC60 and XC90.

Volvo XC90

The Volvo XC90 is a mid-size luxury crossover SUV produced by Swedish carmaker Volvo Cars since 2002, the company's first SUV, offered with three rows of seats.

Voyah Taishan (岚图泰山)

The Voyah Taishan (岚图泰山) is a full-size six-seat plug-in hybrid SUV built by Voyah, Dongfeng Motor's premium new-energy brand, launched in China on November 18, 2025.

VRL Logistics

VRL Logistics is an Indian road logistics company founded by Vijay Sankeshwar in 1976 in Gadag, Karnataka, operating one of India's largest privately owned commercial-vehicle fleets.

W Motors

W Motors is a Dubai-based automotive manufacturer founded in 2012 by Lebanese entrepreneur Ralph R. Debbas, known for the Lykan HyperSport and Fenyr SuperSport hypercars.

W-beam guardrail

W-beam guardrail is a semi-rigid roadside barrier of corrugated steel rail named for its W-shaped cross-section, the most common steel beam guardrail in the United States.

Wabash National Corporation

Wabash National Corporation is an American manufacturer of semi-trailers and truck bodies headquartered in Lafayette, Indiana. Founded in 1985, it is known for its DuraPlate composite trailer panels.

Wagon

A wagon is a large four-wheeled vehicle for carrying heavy loads, drawn by two or more draft animals, and the word also denotes uncovered railway freight rolling stock.

Wanderer (company)

Wanderer was a German machine-building company founded in Chemnitz in 1885 that made bicycles, motorcycles, typewriters, and automobiles, becoming a founding brand of Auto Union in 1932.

Warm mix asphalt

Warm mix asphalt (WMA) is asphalt pavement produced and compacted at temperatures 30 to 120 °F below conventional hot mix asphalt, cutting fuel use and emissions.

Warringah Freeway

The Warringah Freeway, formerly the Warringah Expressway, is a motorway in Sydney linking the Sydney Harbour Bridge to the Gore Hill Freeway, carrying around 250,000 vehicles daily.

Wartburg 1.3

The Wartburg 1.3 was the last car built by East German manufacturer VEB Automobilwerk Eisenach, produced from 1988 to 1991 with a licensed Volkswagen four-stroke engine.

Washington State Department of Licensing

The Washington State Department of Licensing (DOL) is the Washington state agency for driver licensing and vehicle and vessel titling, registration, and license plates, headquartered in Olympia.

Washington State Department of Transportation

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is the state agency responsible for Washington's transportation system, including over 7,000 miles of highways and the Washington State Ferries.

Water truck

A water truck, also called a water wagon or water cart, is a vehicle with a mounted tank, pump, and spray system used for dust control and soil compaction.

Water-fuelled car

A water-fueled car, also called a water-powered car, is a claimed automobile using water as its primary energy source; none has ever worked, since water is not a fuel.

Watling Street

Watling Street is a Roman road in Britain running from the Kent ports through London to Wroxeter, built after AD 43 and now followed by the A2 and A5.

Waymo

Waymo, formerly the Google self-driving car project, is an American autonomous driving technology company owned by Alphabet that runs the Waymo One commercial robotaxi service.

Waymo Ojai

The Waymo Ojai is an all-electric, minivan-like robotaxi built for Waymo's ride-hailing service on a Zeekr platform, debuting the sixth-generation Waymo Driver and opening to all riders in August 2026.

Weigh-in-motion

Weigh-in-motion (WIM) is a transportation engineering method that estimates a road vehicle's axle loads and gross weight from sensors it drives over, without stopping, for enforcement screening and pavement design.