Volvo Trucks has announced the launch of a new generation of all-electric VNR trucks for the North American market. They differ from the first generation in an upgraded battery, increased range and charging speed. In addition, Volvo Trucks has introduced two additional configurations for these machines. Having started selling all-electric...
Automaker Volvo has confirmed that the YouTube video platform will be added to the company’s car infotainment system. The novelty will be added to all cars that already use Google platforms as an operating system. For security reasons, it will only be possible to play videos when the car is...
Volvo Cars said last Friday that it has launched an investigation into a cybersecurity breach that has resulted in the theft of some R&D data. The theft may reportedly affect the company’s operations. A spokesman for the company, which is controlled by China’s Geely Holding, said it had been approached...
In the future, windshields in Volvo cars may turn into huge screens. The company announced that through its Volvo Cars Tech Fund, it has invested in Spectralics, an optical and imaging technology startup. This gives Volvo access to interesting startup technology early in the development phase. One of the main...
Volvo has introduced the Range Assistant app, which will allow owners of Volvo and Polestar electric vehicles to save battery power. Volvo says that with the latest wireless software update, Volvo all-electric drivers can also look forward to increased autonomy thanks to improvements in intelligent battery management and recuperation performance,...
Volvo and Aurora are one step closer to bringing self-driving trucks to the roads of North America. They showed a prototype of the Volvo VNL semi-trailer tractor, which is equipped with a wide range of sensors for sensing the environment and self-navigation with the help of the Aurora virtual driver....
Volvo Cars has announced that it is phasing out the use of leather in all all-electric vehicles, starting with the C40 Recharge. The manufacturer explains this decision by the fact that it adheres to the “ethical principles of animal welfare.” It is worth recalling that by 2030 the company plans...
Volvo has confirmed that changes will be made to the 2022 Volvo XC40 Recharge electric car that will increase the range compared to the 2021 model. In particular, Volvo says the range will increase by 7.2%. This means that the cruising range will increase by 24 km to about 360...
Maersk has placed an order for 16 Volvo VNR Electric Class 8 trucks. This is the largest commercial electric truck order in North America. The Volvo VNR Electric Class 8 is the first zero-emission Class 8 battery electric truck in the Volvo Performance Team fleet to hit the road by...
Due to a shortage of semiconductor products, which are actively used in new cars, as well as new outbreaks of coronavirus infection, automaker Volvo Cars is forced to suspend work at its plant in Torslanda, on the outskirts of Gothenburg. This was announced today by a representative of Volvo Cars,...
The Lynk & Co brand was launched in 2016 by Geely and Volvo. Cars that will be positioned between Geely and Volvo cars should be produced under this brand. As it became known, a coupe-like crossover is being prepared for release, the first official images of which demonstrate to evaluate...
Volvo CEO Hakan Samuelsson said the company wants to get rid of boring alphanumeric model names for its cars, which convey almost no meaning. Volvo wants to give future models full names, drawing an analogy with people who choose names for their children. Samuelsson said a groundbreaking example of a...
Volvo Cars has signed an agreement with its parent holding company to acquire Geely Holding’s stake in joint ventures in China with the aim of gaining full control of car factories and sales in the country. The acquisition of an additional 50% stake in Daqing Volvo Car Manufacturing Co., Ltd...
Chinese automaker Geely, owner of Volvo and a stake in Daimler AG, has begun selling the Geely Xingyue L, a large seven-seat crossover that was unveiled in April this year. The car is offered at a price of $ 22,850, while it offers very rich equipment, and in terms of...
Volvo Car Group acquired an additional stake in Polestar, increasing its stake in the electric vehicle manufacturer controlled by Volvo’s parent company Geely to 49.5%. This investment follows Polestar’s first round of external funding in April. Then they managed to get $ 550 million, having interested Chinese investors Chongqing Chengxing...
Volvo Cars recently announced that it will do its own software development for its vehicles. The automaker explains this decision by the fact that “the attractiveness of the car is increasingly determined not by traditional car characteristics, but by the capabilities and functions defined by the software.” The next generation...
