Tag: Volvo

Lloyd Motor Group buys York JLR dealership from Inchcape

Lloyd Motor Group has bought the Jaguar Land Rover dealership in York from Inchcape for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition increases the number of Lloyd Jaguar Land Rover retailers to six, with York joining Ripon Land Rover, Carlisle Land Rover, Kelso Land Rover and Carlisle Jaguar. Lloyd Motor Group, founded in 1976, operates in twenty-nine… Continue reading Lloyd Motor Group buys York JLR dealership from Inchcape

Hino and Isuzu race for electric trucks as Chinese rivals encroach

TOKYO — Isuzu Motors and Hino Motors are making forays into no-emission light trucks next year as Japan trails other major automobile markets in embracing electrified fleets. The Japanese commercial vehicle producers are eyeing business with shipping and logistics companies while fighting the growing presence of Chinese rivals, which offer competitive prices. Hino intends to roll… Continue reading Hino and Isuzu race for electric trucks as Chinese rivals encroach

Bengaluru: Automated driving test track likely in Devanahalli

Transport officials said they are planning ADTCs in each district. While they are operational in Mysuru, Kalaburagi and Shivamogga, construction is on in Hassan, Dharwad, Raichur, Mangaluru and Belagavi. “We plan to set up ADTCs in Ballari, Gadag, Madikeri, Hospet, Chikkodi, Kolar and Udupi,” said Holkar. BENGALURU: Following a PIL in the high court exposing… Continue reading Bengaluru: Automated driving test track likely in Devanahalli

Scania Interim Report January-June 2021

SÖDERTÄLJE, Sweden, July 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The recovery has continued during the second quarter of 2021 and both order intake and deliveries rose sharply compared to the previous year. Summary of the first six months of 2021   Net sales increased by 28 percent to SEK 74,776 m. (58,469) Operating income increased by 246 percent… Continue reading Scania Interim Report January-June 2021

Norway’s electric car subscription service imove closes $22.3M Series A led by AutoScout24

The “subscribe to your car” movement has been taking off in recent years, with the appearance of Fleks in the U.K., Cazoo (after its acquisition of Drover) and Care by Volvo Hertz, to name just a few. Into this space has appeared imove out of Norway, with what appears, at least, to be a new… Continue reading Norway’s electric car subscription service imove closes $22.3M Series A led by AutoScout24

Volvo targets range of 621 miles for EVs by 2030

Volvo has announced it is partnering with Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt to develop ultra energy-dense lithium-ion battery packs for its next generation of models.  The improvements will be seen in what the company calls its ‘second generation’ of electric cars, which will open with the launch of the next XC90. It will be built on… Continue reading Volvo targets range of 621 miles for EVs by 2030

Zero emissions and automated driving: manufacturers are designing the car of the future

3 ‘of reading The car is preparing for the most important post-war change to today, with the slow but planned abandonment of heat engines to make room for electric propulsion. It will not happen “tomorrow” but within a decade the fleet in circulation will change radically, as confirmed by the many announcements of car manufacturers… Continue reading Zero emissions and automated driving: manufacturers are designing the car of the future

Baby electric Volvo SUV likely to be built in China

Volvo’s forthcoming baby electric SUV is likely to be built in China, the company’s boss has revealed – but it now seems unlikely to be called XC20. The Swedish brand’s CEO Hakan Samuelsson has already confirmed that the new model will feature an SUV body style and be based on a pure-electric platform developed by Volvo’s… Continue reading Baby electric Volvo SUV likely to be built in China

Priority is creating world-class facilities in B’luru: Yediyurappa

New Delhi: Amid rising speculations about imminent change of leadership after July 26, Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on Friday said that his priority is to create world-class facilities in Bengaluru. Yediyurappa, who went on a city round along with senior bureaucrats in a Volvo air-conditioned bus of the Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC), said… Continue reading Priority is creating world-class facilities in B’luru: Yediyurappa