Volvo Trucks and Deutsche Post DHL Group have signed a cooperation agreement to accelerate the shift to zero exhaust emission vehicles. DHL intends to intensify its transition to heavy electric trucks by deploying a total of 44 new electric Volvo trucks on routes in Europe. The intended order includes 40 electric trucks of the model … Read more
Volvo Cars has taken a strategic minority stake in carwow, a leading online marketplace for buying and selling cars, through the Volvo Cars Tech Fund, its venture capital arm. As a leading platform in Europe for buying new cars and helping consumers sell their current car online, carwow has experienced considerable growth in recent years … Read more
All new Volvo car models can now receive over-the-air software updates as latest upgrade reaches over 190,000 customers across 34 markets All new Volvo car models are now available with over-the-air (OTA) software update capability, a key technology to deliver on Volvo Cars’ ambition of making customers’ cars continuously better and cementing Volvo Cars’ position … Read more
Volvo Cars is introducing a range of updates to its entire car line-up, the most prominent of which is an exterior refresh of its fully electric XC40 Recharge. The company also unveils a single electric motor variant of the pure electric C40 Recharge. The new C40 and XC40 variants, along with all other new Volvo … Read more
Volvo Cars is integrating and testing a new wireless charging technology in a live city environment together with selected partners, evaluating its potential for future electric cars. Over a three-year period, a small fleet of fully electric Volvo XC40 Recharge cars will be used as taxis by Cabonline, the largest taxi operator in the Nordic … Read more
Volvo Car USA is adding a special Black Edition styling option to its award-winning S60 sedan. The new Black Edition adds another level of expression to the sporty design of the Volvo S60 with exclusive high gloss black accents and badging. Arriving in select retailers this spring, the S60 Black Edition will be available in … Read more
Volvo Cars today reported an all-time high revenue and profitability for the full year 2021. The demand for the company’s cars remained strong with growing unit sales, despite persistent component supply shortages in the auto industry. The company’s revenue for 2021 amounted to SEK 282 bn, up from SEK 262.8 bn in 2020. It reported … Read more
With its next generation of pure electric cars, Volvo Cars aims to offer customers a longer range, quicker charging and lower costs, and reach new milestones in automotive safety and sustainability. To realise these ambitions, Volvo Cars will invest SEK 10 billion in its Torslanda manufacturing plant in Sweden in coming years, in preparation for … Read more
Volvo Cars global sales grew by 5.6 per cent per cent to 698,693 cars in the full year 2021, demonstrating resilience in the face of persistent supply constraints. The results also demonstrated the continued popularity of Volvo Cars’ Recharge line-up of cars with a fully electric or plug-in hybrid powertrain. Sales of Recharge models grew … Read more
Volvo Car Group is using Qualcomm Technologies’ Snapdragon* Cockpit Platforms to take the car maker’s Google Android Automotive-based infotainment system in upcoming fully electric cars under the Volvo and Polestar brands to the next level. By leveraging Volvo Cars’ and technology firm Qualcomm’s in-house research and development competence, the companies will improve the overall capability of Volvo’s next-generation infotainment system powered by Google Android, making it much faster and more responsive. Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Cockpit Platforms is designed to be a … Read more