Volvo - 2021

Volvo Cars and Northvolt will open a joint research and development (R&D) center in Gothenburg, Sweden as part of a SEK 30 billion investment in battery development and manufacturing. The R&D center, which will become operational in 2022, will create a few hundred jobs in Gothenburg and positions Volvo Cars as one of the few automotive brands to make battery cell development and production part of its end-to-end...

10 December 2021

The 2022 Volvo C40 Recharge, the first Volvo designed to be fully electric, will start with an MSRP of $72,600 in Canada. This newest addition to the Volvo electric line-up has all the benefits of an SUV but with a lower and sleeker design. Not only is it the first Volvo model in the company's history designed as a pure electric, the Volvo C40 is also the first to feature a leather-free interior. Powered by twin...

2 December 2021

Labelled a manifesto for Volvo Cars' future, the pure electric Concept Recharge does much more than showcase the company's future design language and product strategy. With the Concept Recharge, Volvo Cars demonstrates the steps it will take in all areas of pure electric car development to reduce its cars' and its overall carbon footprint. The company plans to sell only fully electric cars by 2030 and aims to be a...

17 November 2021

Drivers of the fully electric Volvo XC40 Recharge can soon optimise the driving range of their car even further, thanks to a new Range Assistant in-car app that is released in a beta version as part of the latest over-the-air software update for Volvo cars with an infotainment system powered by Android Automotive OS. With this latest over-the-air update, drivers of fully electric Volvo cars can also expect increased...

21 October 2021

Expecting next year's full lift of the Chinese requirement for local operations to be done via JVs with Chinese companies, Volvo Cars announced it will take full ownership of its Chinese manufacturing and sales operations. Volvo Cars has signed an agreement with its parent Geely Holding to acquire Geely Holding's stake in the companies’ joint ventures in China, with the aim of taking full ownership of its car...

22 July 2021

The 2022 Volvo C40 Recharge pure electric will start at an MSRP of $58,750 in the United States before tax credits. This newest addition to the Volvo electric line-up has all the benefits of an SUV but with a lower and sleeker design. It is the first Volvo model in the company's history designed as pure electric-only and the first to feature a leather-free interior. The C40 Recharge, along with the 2022 XC40...

21 July 2021