Tag: Volvo

VE Commercial Vehicles’ February sales up 19 percent

VE Commercial Vehicles, the Volvo Group and Eicher Motors joint venture, recorded 19 percent growth in year-on-year sales at 5457 units in February (February 2020 sales at 4586 units). This includes 5335 units of Eicher brand and 122 units of Volvo brand.  The Eicher trucks and buses have recorded sales of 5335 units in February representing a… Continue reading VE Commercial Vehicles’ February sales up 19 percent

Pent-up demand, infra push drives M&HCV sales in February

The shortest month of the year February has turned out to be a positive month for commercial vehicle manufacturers in India with everyone except for Mahindra reporting sales in positive territory, albeit on a lower year-ago base. The global automotive industry has been witnessing a major supply chain challenge as the shortage of semiconductors has… Continue reading Pent-up demand, infra push drives M&HCV sales in February

Polestar Cars to Open 15 New U.S. Showrooms in 2021

With at-home test drives already available, the first of the new retail Spaces will open by early spring in Austin, Texas, Boston and Denver. Specific showroom details are available at Polestar.com/Spaces. Additional information pertaining to the locations in Washington D.C., Seattle and Florida will be announced soon.  In the latter half of 2021, Polestar anticipates opening… Continue reading Polestar Cars to Open 15 New U.S. Showrooms in 2021

Electric vehicles: Helping consumers identify the right recharging option with standardised labels

Brussels, 1 March 2021 – A brand new harmonised set of labels for electric vehicles and charging stations will start to be used throughout Europe as of 20 March this year, in line with the requirements of the EU Directive on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure (2014/94/EU). As well as appearing on charging stations,… Continue reading Electric vehicles: Helping consumers identify the right recharging option with standardised labels

Clean Technica: Volvo Does Its 1st OTA Update. Why So Late?000631

In today’s example of “better late than never,” Volvo is doing its first over-the-air (OTA) update. Tesla has been doing these for almost a decade, and other manufacturers have slowly been getting in on this in recent years. “The benefits of over-the-air updates are obvious,” said Henrik Green, Chief Technology Officer at Volvo Cars. “Yesterday,… Continue reading Clean Technica: Volvo Does Its 1st OTA Update. Why So Late?000631

European steel users call on Commission to terminate safeguard measures on 30 June 2021

Brussels, 26 February 2021 – In response to today’s announcement by the European Commission that it will review the safeguard measures on steel, in place since 2018, a coalition of downstream users of steel is urging the Commission not to extend the measures beyond their expiry date this June. While the COVID-19 pandemic has severely… Continue reading European steel users call on Commission to terminate safeguard measures on 30 June 2021

@Geely: Volvo Cars and Geely Auto to Deepen Collaboration

2021 February 24, Hong Kong/Gothenburg. Volvo Cars and Geely Auto have agreed on a wide-ranging collaboration that will maximise the strengths of the Swedish and Chinese automotive groups, delivering synergies in powertrains, sharing of electric vehicle architecture, joint procurement, autonomous drive technologies and aftersales.  Powertrain operations to be combined in new company focused on next-generation… Continue reading @Geely: Volvo Cars and Geely Auto to Deepen Collaboration

DHL Freight and Volvo Trucks join forces to speed up transition to fossil free road transport on longer distances

GÖTEBORG, Sweden, Feb. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — DHL Freight, one of the leading road freight providers in Europe, and Volvo Trucks have partnered to speed up the introduction of heavy duty electric trucks to be used for regional transport in Europe. The combined effort marks another important step towards climate neutral transport solutions. So far,… Continue reading DHL Freight and Volvo Trucks join forces to speed up transition to fossil free road transport on longer distances

Inside the industry: Volvo is showing the subscription model can work for cars

It reads like the car enthusiast’s dream: pay a fixed subscription fee and swap to whichever car you want from a brand’s line-up as and when it suits you. Something sensible for the week and a sports car at the weekend? Drive electric day to day but switch to a diesel SUV for those long… Continue reading Inside the industry: Volvo is showing the subscription model can work for cars