Volvo recalls 59,000 cars

Swedish carmaker Volvo is recalling 59,000 cars across 40 markets over a fault in the car’s software that can temporarily shut down the engine while the car is in motion.

Group spokesman Stefan Elfstrom said that the recall decision affected five-cylinder diesel models S60, V60, XC60, V70 and XC70 built from mid-2015.

He told AFP the glitch can be “unpleasant” but there had been no recorded accidents as a result.

Volvo announced that the vehicles affected by the recall had mainly been sold in Sweden, Britain and Germany.

Car owners will be contacted by local car dealers, after which they can have their cars fixed free of charge.

China's carmaker Geely took over Volvo in 2010 for about EUR 2 billion.

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