Tag: Volvo

Faraday Future FF91: driving the car that nearly didn’t happen – Autocar

Considering the FF91’s positioning as a smartphone on wheels of sorts, its target audience is more likely to care about the touchscreen’s size and resolution than the powertrain’s output. The software is Android-based, like Volvo and Polestar’s infotainment systems, but the interface is brand-specific, and a big part of the Faraday Future experience.  Owners will… Continue reading Faraday Future FF91: driving the car that nearly didn’t happen – Autocar

Press Releases – Ferrari joins ACEA

Brussels, 7 January 2020 – The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) kicks off the new year with Ferrari becoming its newest member company. ACEA is the advocate for the automobile industry in Europe, representing manufacturers of passenger cars, vans, trucks and buses with production sites in the EU. With the addition of the Italian luxury… Continue reading Press Releases – Ferrari joins ACEA

Amazon-backed Rivian will integrate Alexa into its electric pickup and SUV

Rivian will integrate Amazon’s voice assistant Alexa into the R1T pickup and R1S SUV, the company’s first electric vehicles that are set to debut at the end of the year. Rivian said Monday it plans to also extend the Alexa integration to 100,000 electric delivery trucks that Amazon has ordered from the automaker. The electric… Continue reading Amazon-backed Rivian will integrate Alexa into its electric pickup and SUV

Daimler, Volvo mull combustion engine cooperation: report

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Swedish truck maker Volvo is pictured at the IAA truck show in Hanover, September 22, 2016. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer BERLIN (Reuters) – Luxury German carmaker Daimler (DAIGn.DE) and Volvo Cars, owned by China’s Geely, are considering cooperating to cut the costs of developing combustion engines, a magazine reported on Sunday, citing… Continue reading Daimler, Volvo mull combustion engine cooperation: report

Mack Trucks plans down weeks, potential layoffs at Lower Macungie plant as market slows down – Morning Call

After two years of strong demand, the heavy-duty truck market is shifting into a lower gear, a slowdown that will likely lead to layoffs at Mack Trucks’ assembly plant in Lower Macungie Township. “We have communicated to our employees that we’ll have to adapt production to reduced demand sometime in the first quarter of 2020,”… Continue reading Mack Trucks plans down weeks, potential layoffs at Lower Macungie plant as market slows down – Morning Call

UVeye to Unveil Industry-Leading Vehicle-Inspection Technology at CES

TEL AVIV, Israel, Jan. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Israel’s UVeye next week plans to unveil an industry-leading vehicle-inspection system based on deep-learning technology that can identify even the smallest exterior defects on any vehicle within seconds. The company’s Atlas 360-degree quality-control system, alongside its other products, will be shown for the first time in North America… Continue reading UVeye to Unveil Industry-Leading Vehicle-Inspection Technology at CES

New Number of Votes in AB Volvo

GOTHENBURG, Sweden, Dec. 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — The number of votes in AB Volvo has changed due to the conversion of a total of 441 304 Series A shares to a total of 441 304 Series B shares. The conversions were implemented with the support of the opportunity for Series A shareholders to request conversion… Continue reading New Number of Votes in AB Volvo

The making of Volvo’s crystal glass gearsticks

When the glassworks in the small Swedish town of Kosta was founded, its owners didn’t foresee it would one day make gear selectors. It was 1742, after all, when demand for car parts was somewhat limited.  Yet 277 years later, Kosta’s hot shop is an unlikely hotspot for the production of Volvo gear selectors. Not regular gear… Continue reading The making of Volvo’s crystal glass gearsticks