Volvo - 2021

Four executives from Volvo participate in this 14:29 min walkaround video of the Volvo XC40 Recharge P8 AWD. The model was announced in September 2019 and you can check out the video below the recap of the model's specifications. The SUV features Volvo's high-end safety features which made the brand synonymous to safety. It arrives with Google's Android OS which has been customized with Volvo's participation...

26 May 2020

Volvo announced that its next-generation cars will be equipped with Luminar's LiDAR seamlessly integrated into the roof. The partnership with Luminar will deliver Volvo's first fully self-driving technology for highways and paves the way for future active safety developments. Volvo Cars' next-generation SPA 2 modular vehicle architecture will be available as hardware-ready for autonomous drive from production start...

7 May 2020

Volvo Cars will restart production at the Torslanda plant in Sweden on April 20. The company has specifically stated that the plant and offices are treated to be as safe as possible. In addition to extensive sanitation and cleaning on a regular basis, workspaces have been adjusted to allow the needed social distancing. Volvo Cars will also reopen its Ghent in Belgium on April 20 but with reduced production output...

18 April 2020

In a press release from today, Volvo Car said that it is pondering on combining its business with Geely Automobile as this will "accelerate financial and technological synergies between the two companies. The considered combination would have the scale, knowledge and resources to be a leader in the ongoing transformation of the automotive industry. The combination would preserve the distinct identity of each of the...

10 February 2020

The Post and Courier reports that Volvo will expand its Ridgeville, SC campus with a battery plant for the electric XC90. This contains two news, actually. The first is for the battery plant, obviously. And the second - that there will be an electric XC90 SUV. This is the first confirmation of a second Volvo-branded all-electric model, after the Vovlo XC40 Recharged got unveiled three months ago and will debut in...

15 January 2020

Europe's largest order for electric buses to date is a fact. Transdev Sweden has ordered 157 electric buses from Volvo which will serve various routes in Gothenburg, including sensitive areas or zones with special restrictions. It is expected that this will significantly reduce emissions and noise. All units will be the latest 7900 Volvo Electric Articulated model. Each can carry up to 150 passengers with an energy...

5 November 2019