Volvo Cars and Polestar launch new Polestar Engineered electrified performance offer

Volvo Cars and Polestar launch new Polestar Engineered electrified performance offer   Volvo Cars, the premium car maker, is launching a new upgraded electrified performance offer called Polestar Engineered, specifically developed for its new 60 Series T8 Twin Engine plug-in hybrid cars.   The announcement comes one week before the company will reveal its new… Continue reading Volvo Cars and Polestar launch new Polestar Engineered electrified performance offer

Volvo Cars to focus on new ways of introducing cars and services to consumers

Volvo Cars to focus on new ways of introducing cars and services to consumers Volvo Cars, the premium car maker, will continue its move away from traditional auto industry events to focus on bespoke activities to introduce its new cars, technologies and services to media and consumers. The shift towards purpose-specific communications supports the company’s… Continue reading Volvo Cars to focus on new ways of introducing cars and services to consumers

Volvo Cars announces new business ambitions

Volvo Cars announces new business ambitions   Volvo Cars, the premium car maker, has announced new financial and operational ambitions that will position the company as a leading player in the global automotive business by the middle of the next decade.   On the operational side, it expects to generate half of all sales annually… Continue reading Volvo Cars announces new business ambitions

Volvo Cars’ global sales up by 13.3 per cent in May

Volvo Cars’ global sales up by 13.3 per cent in May   Volvo Cars’ sales momentum continued in May with global sales up 13.3 per cent compared with the same month last year, as the premium carmaker grew in all its main markets.   In the first five months of 2018, sales grew by 13.6… Continue reading Volvo Cars’ global sales up by 13.3 per cent in May

Volvo Cars to expand production following overwhelming demand for XC40

Volvo Cars to expand production following overwhelming demand for XC40   Volvo Cars, the premium car maker, has received almost 80,000 orders for the new award-winning XC40 small SUV and is expanding production in Europe and China in order to meet demand.   Production will be expanded at its Ghent manufacturing plant and Volvo Cars… Continue reading Volvo Cars to expand production following overwhelming demand for XC40

Volvo Cars to remove single-use plastics from all offices, canteens and events

Volvo Cars to remove single-use plastics from all offices, canteens and events Volvo Cars will remove single-use plastics from all its offices, canteens and events across the globe by the end of 2019. The decision reflects the company’s active support of the UN Environment Clean Seas campaign, and underlines its ambition to minimise its global… Continue reading Volvo Cars to remove single-use plastics from all offices, canteens and events

Volvo Cars to eliminate diesel from the new S60 sedan

Volvo Cars to eliminate diesel from the new S60 sedan The new Volvo S60 sedan – to be launched later this spring – will be the first Volvo to be produced without a diesel engine, highlighting Volvo Cars’ commitment to a long-term future beyond the traditional combustion engine. All new Volvo models launched from 2019… Continue reading Volvo Cars to eliminate diesel from the new S60 sedan

Volvo Cars to embed Google Assistant, Google Play Store and Google Maps in next-generation infotainment system

Volvo Cars to embed Google Assistant, Google Play Store and Google Maps in next-generation infotainment system   Volvo Cars, the premium car maker, today announced it is working with Google to embed the voice-controlled Google Assistant, Google Play Store, Google Maps and other Google services into its next-generation Sensus infotainment system, based on Google’s Android… Continue reading Volvo Cars to embed Google Assistant, Google Play Store and Google Maps in next-generation infotainment system

Volvo Cars and Volvo Trucks share live vehicle data to improve traffic safety

Volvo Cars and Volvo Trucks share live vehicle data to improve traffic safety   Volvo Cars, the premium car maker, and leading truck maker Volvo Trucks will share real-time data to expand coverage of the companies’ connected safety technology, a cloud-based system that allows vehicles to communicate with each other and alert drivers of nearby… Continue reading Volvo Cars and Volvo Trucks share live vehicle data to improve traffic safety