Tag: Volvo

Volvo Cars to set up EV plant in Slovakia

Volvo Cars has announced plans to set up a third manufacturing plant in Europe, positioning the company well to meet the continued demand from its customers for electric cars and to capture future growth potential. The new state-of-the-art plant will be climate neutral and build only electric cars, underpinning the company’s ambition to become fully… Continue reading Volvo Cars to set up EV plant in Slovakia

Cleantechnica: Sweden’s Plugin EV Share Grows In June — Tesla Model Y Overall Bestseller 002086

In June 2022 Sweden’s plugin electric vehicles took 55.1% market share, up from 49.4% YoY. BEVs grew share by over 31% YoY, whilst PHEVs reduced share slightly. Overall auto market volume, at 26,059 units, was 28% down YoY. Sweden’s best selling vehicle (of any powertrain) in May was the Tesla Model Y. June’s combined plugin… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Sweden’s Plugin EV Share Grows In June — Tesla Model Y Overall Bestseller 002086

OEMs go all out to woo SUV buyers

The Hyryder is Toyota’s first mid-size SUV for India and will be launched in the coming months. Automakers are pitching their upcoming offerings to car buyers with marketing plans that use innovative key words and messaging such as ’Hot n Techy’ in case of the Brezza or ‘Big Daddy’, the tagline for Mahindra’s new Scorpio-N, to showcase their… Continue reading OEMs go all out to woo SUV buyers

10 Things We Just Learned About The Noble M500 – HotCars

After making the M600 in limited numbers Noble set their sights on making a more user-friendly supercar, and that is exactly what the M500 promises to be. After extracting every ounce of power from the old 3.0 liter Duratec engine, effectively culminating in the M15, they switched over to a Volvo V8 for the M600,… Continue reading 10 Things We Just Learned About The Noble M500 – HotCars

BMW is the latest to adopt Android Automotive

Google’s Android Automotive OS has been gaining traction in the industry, and this week, BMW announced it will be adopting the platform for some future vehicles. The company plans to develop their BMW Operating System 8 infotainment software using Android Automotive for some vehicle models beginning in March 2023 but also maintain the current Linux-based… Continue reading BMW is the latest to adopt Android Automotive

Sparklers and Safe Driving, America’s Road Team on Safe Driving for Independence Day Holiday

WASHINGTON, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Today, the American Trucking Associations and America’s Road Team Captains are advising travelers to take extra driving precautions through the busy Independence Day holiday weekend. AAA predicts 47.9 million people will travel 50 miles or more from home over this weekend, a 3.7% increase from the previous year and… Continue reading Sparklers and Safe Driving, America’s Road Team on Safe Driving for Independence Day Holiday

German Manager Magazine: Volvo: Former Chief Development Officer Peter Mertens returns001887

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German Manager Magazine: Volkswagen, Cariad, Volvo, Mercedes, Herbert Diess, China: The new newsletter manage:mobility001886

Dear reader, on the way from Würzburg to Stuttgart, I recently got stranded in the Swabian-Franconian province as a 9-euro-ticket business traveller. Faster trains do not run on the route. The regional train in the village of Möckmühl was no longer interested. In the absence of an alternative, the agreed interview called for a park… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Volkswagen, Cariad, Volvo, Mercedes, Herbert Diess, China: The new newsletter manage:mobility001886