Volvo’s U.S. PHEV Sales Outsold EVs By A Ratio Of 9 To 1 In Q2 2024
Volvo Cars USA reported that in June, its car sales in the U.S. decreased by 28% year-over-year to 9,304. The company explained that the results were impacted by “third-party IT-related disturbances that affected retailers across the industry.” Volvo’s plug-in car…
MOL and Volvo Penta’s Electric RoRo Tractor to Transform Port Operations
MOL and Volvo Penta have launched trials for the groundbreaking electric 4X4 RoRo tractor, the RME225, at the Port of Ghent, in collaboration with DFDS. This pioneering vehicle features a Volvo Penta driveline with three battery packs totaling 270 kWh,…
Volvo Car India Surpasses 1000 EV Deliveries on World Environment Day
Volvo Car India today announced that the company has crossed the historic milestone of delivering over 1000 electric vehicles. Volvo Car India offers three EV models in India, the XC40 Recharge, the born electric C40 Recharge and the single motor…
Automakers Hope for a Cut as Two-way EV Charging Becomes Real
Automakers from General Motors to Volvo Cars, alongside utilities and charging app operators are calculating their financial cut as EVs that allow their owners to sell power back to grids become a more realistic prospect. Bidirectional, or vehicle-to-grid (V2G), charging…
CMA CGM Joins Renault and Volvo in Flexis Electric Truck JV
CMA CGM has joined the Flexis electric light van manufacturing joint-venture, formed between carmakers Renault and Volvo last month. The French container shipping line announced this morning it had invested €120m in Flexis SAS to acquire a 10% stake in…
Renault Expects to Close Electric Van JV With Volvo Trucks Within Weeks
Renault Group expects the closing of its joint venture in electric vans with truckmaker Volvo Group and the French shipping group CMA CGM to happen by the beginning of April, a spokeswoman said. Renault and Volvo signed binding agreements last…
Red Sea Crisis is Disrupting the Electric-Car Industry
Automotive giants Tesla and Volvo have announced pauses to the production of their electric vehicles (EVs) in Europe. Electric vehicles are seeing record sales and demand worldwide, but a lack of parts means that factories cannot sustain their production. The…
Volvo’s 10,000th Car in India is its First Pure Electric Offering
Volvo Car India has achieved a significant milestone by producing its ten thousandth car at its Bangalore facility. The company, which began assembly operations in 2017, has seen the highest production of the XC60 model, with over 4000 units produced…
Volvo EM90 Unveiled as Electric Minivan for the Chinese Market
Volvo is bringing boxy back with the EM90, its first entry into the minivan segment. Described as a “living room on the move,” the people-hauler features an electric drivetrain and a spacious-looking cabin with three rows of seats as well…
Volvo EM90 Electric Minivan Makes Early Appearance In China
Volvo has been teasing its upcoming EM90 minivan but photos from China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology effectively revealed the electric model before its official debut that is scheduled for November 12. Volvo’s first minivan is actually a rebadged…
