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Ahead of the all-new XC60’s unveil at the upcoming 2017 Geneva Motor Show, Volvo has released a short 3-minute video highlighting new safety features that will be introduced in the new premium mid-sized SUV. We will run through the new ...

SUV Review: 2022 Volvo XC60 B6 Inscription

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,” as Charles Dickens so famously wrote. He obviously wasn’t referring to a Volvo, of course, but having spent a week in the automaker’s 2022 XC60 , that vehicle ...

Volvo prepares to invest around €1 billion in Torslanda plant

Volvo Cars will invest ten billion Swedish kronor (around 960 million euros) in its Torslanda plant near Gothenburg in the coming years to prepare it for the production of the next generation of fully electric cars. The currently announced ...

Unicon & Volvo Trucks collaborate on electric concrete mixers

The Danish concrete manufacturer Unicon has ordered eleven Volvo FM Electric trucks from Volvo Trucks, which will be converted into concrete mixers and used in Denmark. In the future, the two companies aim to develop customised electric truck solutions ...

Volvo Car Malaysia Teases 2017 S90 and V90, Launching Tomorrow!

Volvo Car Malaysia will be unveiling not one, but two highly-anticipated models tomorrow. The first model is the new S90 followed by its estate sibling, the V90. Both models were caught on camera earlier. Making its debut in 2016, the Volvo ...

2017 Volvo S90 And V90 Launched In Malaysia, Priced From RM388,888

Volvo Car Malaysia has unveiled its new flagship models, the S90 and V90. These two models are built on Volvo’s Scalable Product Architecture (SPA), making the second phase of the company’s transformation. These models were earlier spied here. There are ...

Bangkok 2017: Volvo Launches V90 But Only in Diesel

Volvo isn’t having the best of time in the region, despite making a massively strong comeback in the European region with their latest line of products. While we hope the launch of the V90 and S90 over here will help ...

Volvo XC70 EV equivalent to be launched in 2025 – Report

As Volvo plans to become a fully electric car company by 2030, a new report states that a Volvo XC70 equivalent EV is under development for a planned launch sometime in late-2024 or 2025. Volvo XC70 EV Equivalent Details According ...

Volvo-Northvolt joint venture battery plant due in 2025, could supply for 500,000 EVs annually

Volvo and Swedish battery firm Northvolt on Friday announced a new battery plant, close to the automaker’s key assembly plant in Gothenburg, Sweden. Scheduled to open in 2025, the joint-venture plant will have a “prospective” annual battery cell production capacity ...

2023 Volvo C40 Recharge: Two powertrains coming to Australia

Volvo‘s next electric vehicle (EV), the C40 Recharge, is set to feature single- and dual-motor variants when it touches down on Australian soil early in the second half of 2022. Initially detailed as a dual-motor only proposition, a single-electric motor ...

Volvo to adopt “Tesla style” megacasts for its next-gen electric vehicles

The use of Giga Presses may be considered futile and ill-conceived by Tesla skeptics, but it appears that some veteran automakers are currently preparing to adopt the technology for their next generation electric vehicles. First up seems to be Volvo, ...

Volvo and Northvolt to build Gothenburg gigafactory

© Provided by Motoring Electric Volvo and Northvolt Factory Volvo will partner with specialist battery manufacturer Northvolt to build a ‘gigafactory’ in Gothenburg, Sweden. The new plant will be responsible for making lithium-ion battery packs, for fitment to the ...

Volvo will launch new large SUV to slot beneath XC90, built in America and China

Codenamed V546, the new Volvo crossover will sit somewhere between the current XC60 and XC90 when it is released in 2025 Volvo will add a fourth SUV to its lineup by launching a large crossover slotting between the midsize XC60 ...

Volvo Cars Begins Production of New XC60 on 90th Anniversary Date

Volvo Cars has commenced production of its new XC60 mid-size SUV three days ago in its plant in Gothenburg, Sweden. The reason why April 14 was chosen as the date to roll the new SUV out of the production ...

Revealed: Alfa Romeo Tonale hybrid crossover is here to take on Audi Q3, Volvo XC40

Striking the right Tonale? ALFA ROMEO has unveiled the Tonale, its long-awaited compact crossover, with a design inspired by classic Alfas but a modern line-up of diesel, hybrid and plug-in hybrid power choices that open “a new era of electrification” ...

First All-New 2017 Volvo XC60 Rolls Off Production Line In Sweden

Volvo has begun production of the all-new XC60 at its production plant in Torslanda, Sweden. The first customer car rolled off the production line just before lunch time. The company’s first customer-bound unit is a T5 Inscription AWD, finished in Crystal ...

Volvo Cars Investing in Aluminum Megacasting

Reducing the number of castings of aluminum in the vehicle’s structure, such as major elements of the floor structure of the car cast as one single part, significantly reduces weight, improving efficiency and potential range of battery-electric vehicles. Volvo Cars ...

Volvo Borrows Tesla Manufacturing Techniques For New EVs

Elon Musk's influence on the automotive world is now greater than it's ever been. There's no question Tesla has changed the automotive industry. It's important to understand this wasn't done with all-electric vehicles alone, but also how those vehicles communicate ...

Volvo Cars and Northvolt Accelerate Shift to Electrification with Battery Plant in Gothenburg, Sweden

Volvo Cars and Northvolt have selected Gothenburg, Sweden to establish a new battery manufacturing plant which will commence operations in 2025 and complement the planned R&D centre that both companies announced in December as part of an investment of ...

Volvo Begins Exporting S90 From China To Europe Via Rail Link

Volvo Cars is the first car manufacturer to export its China-made vehicles to Europe via China’s “One Belt, One Road” trade initiative. The new Volvo S90 sedans, built in Volvo’s Daqing facility in China, will be arriving at a holding ...

2023 Volvo C40 Recharge: Single and dual-motor options in line for Australia

The upcoming 2023 Volvo C40 Recharge electric small SUV appears set to offer a choice of single- and dual-motor powertrain options in Australia, once it goes on sale in the final months of 2022. Revealed in March 2021, the ...

Volvo Is Making Polestar A Separate Brand For High-Performance Electrified Vehicles

Just two years after acquiring Polestar Performance as a wholly-owned subsidiary, Volvo Cars is pushing its performance arm to spearhead a new range of high-performance electrified vehicles. Detailed plans are set to be revealed in autumn, but the company’s announcement ...

New 2017 Volvo V40 with ‘Thor’s Hammer’ Lights Launched, RM180,888

Volvo Car Malaysia today unveiled the updated Volvo V40 T5, now with the latest Inscription trim and featuring a few subtle yet significant updates that make the hatchback look more like its larger 90 series siblings. The most prominent feature of ...

Selekt Direct: Volvo launches online used car sales and delivery service

© Provided by Motoring Research Volvo Selekt Direct Volvo has created a brand-new online sales platform dedicated to approved used cars. The Volvo Selekt Direct service allows customers to find and buy a used Volvo without needing to leave ...

Kangaroos Confuse Volvo’s Animal Detection Software

With the majority of carmakers perfecting hardware, software and algorithms preparing for the day cars will pilot themselves – Volvo has hit a snag in its autonomous driving program with kangaroos. In a report by ABC Network Australia, the unusual ...

All Volvo Models From 2019 Onwards Will Be Hybrids or EVs

In a historic announcement, Volvo has announced that every model it launches from 2019 onwards will have an electric motor or some form of powertrain electrification. Volvo’s announcement marks one of the most significant moves by a mainstream carmaker – ...

New Volvo XC60 Receives Polestar Treatment, Kicks Out 421hp

Polestar, the performance brand of Volvo Cars has introduced the latest-generation powertrain optimisation for the new Volvo XC60. With the Polestar enhancement, the new Volvo XC60 T8 delivers 421 hp, matching the optimised XC90 T8 as the most powerful Volvo models ...

The XC40 Will Be The Most Customisable Volvo Ever

Volvo’s has promised that its soon-to-be-revealed XC40 SUV, will be the company’s most exciting product ever, owing to dozens of exterior and interior colour combinations that offer a vibrancy and individuality that it believes the segment currently lacks. There are ...

Volvo S90 T8 PHEV CKD Open For Bookings In Malaysia; RM349k Intro Price

The order books have been quietly opened on the soon-to-arrive plug-in variant of the all-new Volvo S90. Set to be locally-assembled, the Volvo S90 T8 is expected to benefit from EEV tax incentives enabling to hit the market at a ...

Volvo aims to make cars simpler with "mega casting"

Volvo is adopting a process called “mega casting” for aluminum parts in order to simplify manufacturing of future electric vehicles. Mega casting will be implemented at Volvo’s Torslanda, Sweden, factory as part of a $1 billion investment to upgrade ...

All-New 2018 Volvo XC40 Unveiled, EV In The Pipeline

After introducing the new second generation Volvo XC90 and more recently the new XC60, the company has rolled out its third and most compact SUV, the all-new XC40. Unlike the Volvo XC90 and XC60 that’s based on the Volvo SPA platform, ...

Malaysia Is Volvo's Only PHEV Competency Centre Outside Sweden

Exports of Volvo Cars from Malaysia to Taiwan are underway, making it the only major automotive brand other than Proton and Perodua to export Malaysian-built cars beyond the ASEAN region. The range of models being shipped to the island republic currently ...

Volvo Bets EUR 640m Into Polestar To Challenge Tesla – Unmatched Customer Service Included

By now, you would have read and seen pictures of the Polestar 1, a 600 hp and 1000 Nm petrol-electric hybrid 2+2 seater grand tourer by Volvo that doesn’t carry the Volvo badge. Instead, it wears the Polestar badge. Think ...

Volvos electric test drive centre launches in Cornwall

Volvo has launched an electric vehicle (EV) test drive centre in Cornwall, at the county’s iconic Eden Project. Visitors to the Eden Project will now be able to test drive a pure-electric Volvo in the Cornish countryside, and get ...

Volvo Cars to invest over $1 billion to upgrade Swedish plant with tech-like mega casting for its next generation of BEVs

Volvo Cars has shared news that it plans to invest SEK 10 billion (~$1.09 billion) in its Torslanda manufacturing plant in Sweden, to deliver advanced production practices for its next generation of fully electric vehicles. This includes mega casting ...

Bangkok 2017: Volvo XC60 T8 Showcased, Malaysia Debut in Q1 2018

At the ongoing 2017 Thailand International Motor Expo, Volvo Cars Thailand showcased the all-new XC60 in both diesel D4 and petrol-electric plug-in hybrid T8 variants. We posted photos of the D4 earlier, though that model is not likely headed to ...

Volvo XC40 Production Begins in Belgium

It’s no surprise that Volvo has already recieved over 13,000 orders for the XC40 given how seductive their new model lineup looks combined with the increasing demand for small premium SUVs. Production of the XC40 has just started in Ghent, Belgium, ...

Bangkok 2017: All-New Volvo XC60 - CBU Sweden Now, CBU Malaysia Later

A couple of weeks ago, the Volvo XC60 was officially launched for the Thai market in both diesel and hybrid flavours. The D4 and T8 respectively are both potent powertrain variants, with the latter being familiar to us in both ...

Volvo Joins Forces With Uber To Develop Self-Driving Cars

Volvo Cars have entered an agreement to sell as many as 24,000 autonomous driving compatible units of the XC90 to ride-sharing company Uber in the United States between 2019 and 2021. The non-exclusive agreement enhances the strategic partnership between Volvo ...

All-New Volvo XC60 Bags 2017 Japan Car Of The Year Award

Japan Car Of The Year (JCOTY) has announced the winner of its 2017-2018 award, the Volvo XC60. Interestingly, the second place of the JCOTY award was handed to the BMW 5 Series, with the Toyota Camry coming in third place. ...

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