The all-electric Polestar 3 SUV will be manufactured in the USA

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

Volvo Cars is bringing battery cell technology development and production closer to home and aims to tailor its future batteries to the needs of its customers: a longer range and faster charging times. It will do so by improving lithium-ion battery technology on its forthcoming second generation of electric cars, starting with the company’s first SUV on a completely new electric-only technology base. By the middle...

1 July 2021

Volvo takes software development in-house. The next generation of pure electric Volvo models, including the company’s first SUV on a completely new electric-only technology base, will run on Volvo Cars’ own operating system (OS), called VolvoCars.OS, for faster and more flexible development. Coupled with more frequent over-the-air updates to customer cars throughout their lifetime, the company’s aim is to make Volvo...

1 July 2021

The Volvo Concept Recharge is a manifesto for the next generation of all-electric Volvos. They will all feature flat floors and improved internal space, as previewed in the Concept Recharge. The first of the next-generation Volvo EVs will be an SUV. The compact electric motor design and the placing of the battery under the flat floor result in an extended wheelbase and increase wheel size, shorter overhangs, and a...

1 July 2021

Volvo Cars' forthcoming fully electric flagship SUV will have industry-leading safety technology as standard, helping to save even more lives as the company sets a new benchmark for automotive safety. The fully electric successor to Volvo XC90 will be revealed in 2022 and will arrive with state-of-the-art sensors, including LiDAR technology developed by Luminar and an autonomous driving computer powered by the...

28 June 2021

More than three months ahead of its scheduled world premiere at the IAA Mobility 2021 in September, smart is offering a first sneak peek at the design of its new all-electric SUV show car. The smart eSUV will be the first concept from smart Automobile Co., Ltd., a joint venture founded in December 2019 between Mercedes-Benz AG and Geely Holding Group. The first of the next-generation models will be a true smart SUV...

21 May 2021

Zeekr, the new pure electric premium brand from Geely Holding Group launched its first car, the 001, at an event held at the Zeekr Intelligent Factory in Hangzhou Bay, China. As part of its brand offering, Zeekr will take aim at the premium EV segment in China and selected global markets. Zeekr 001 - the world's first mass produced pure electric shooting brake is designed in Sweden at Geely Design Gothenburg with...

19 April 2021

Volvo Group Venture Capital AB has invested in Driivz Ltd., a leading global EV charging software company which has developed a platform for managing large charging networks for electric vehicles from end-to-end. A joint pilot project between Volvo Trucks, the Volvo Group and Driivz is ongoing with the aim of developing and testing new and innovative charging services to meet the specific needs of electric truck...

17 March 2021

During its press event, Volvo Cars has once again expressed its commitment to becoming a manufacturer of full-electric cars by 2030 and to become fully CO2 neutral by 2040. It reserved the last five minutes of the presentation for announcing the Volvo C40 Recharge. Being the first model unveiled under the new strategy, it will also be the one that's exclusively sold online. Details were scarce. If we have to re-cite...

2 March 2021

Polestar is expanding its retail presence across the United States with plans to open new locations in 15 cities by the end of 2021. In the first half of 2021, the brand will open the new showrooms, called Polestar Spaces, in Austin, Texas, Boston, Denver, Seattle, South Florida and Washington D.C. Polestar will partner with established retailer groups in order to best represent the brand in each location for sales...

2 March 2021

Volvo Cars is committed to becoming a leader in the fast-growing premium electric car market and plans to become a fully electric car company by 2030. By then, the company intends to sell only fully electric cars and phase out any car in its global portfolio with an internal combustion engine, including hybrids. The company's transition towards becoming a fully electric car maker is part of its ambitious climate...

2 March 2021

Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (Geely Holding) and Foxconn Technology Group (Foxconn) signed a strategic cooperative agreement that will establish a joint venture company to provide OEM production and comprehensive customized consulting services relating to whole vehicles, parts, intelligent drive systems, automotive ecosystem platforms, electric vehicle industry value chain, etc to global automotive enterprises. The...

18 January 2021

Jointly founded by SAIC Motor, Zhangjiang Hi-Tech and Alibaba Group, IM Motors (Zhiji Motors in Chinese), a premium intelligent pure electric vehicle brand, was simultaneously premiered in Shanghai China, CES in Las Vegas and London, UK. At the brand launch, IM Motors unveiled two ready-for-production models - the Intelligent Pure Electric Car and SUV. The English brand name IM Motors stands for Intelligence in...

18 January 2021