Volvo - 2021

The Volvo XC40 Recharge P8 AWD has entered production, Volvo announced. The company said that "while order books remain open, every car scheduled to be built this calendar year has already been sold." The vehicles is produced at Volvo's Ghent plant. The XC40 Recharge is based on the Compact Modular Architecture (CMA), an advanced vehicle platform co-developed within the Geely Group. The P8 AWD version offers a...

2 October 2020

Volvo Cars UK has opened the order books for the Volvo XC Recharge P8 AWD. Initially offered in R-Design specification, the XC40 Recharge Pure Electric is available from £53,155, with UK deliveries expected to start in early 2021. 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...

27 May 2020

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