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Veoneer and Volvo Cars to split Zenuity software joint ventu...

02 April 2020

STOCKHOLM: Geely-owned Volvo Cars and auto tech supplier Veoneer will split their jointly owned software venture Zenuity as the Swedish carmaker focuses on developing autonomous dr...

Volvo Cars in talks to reach emissions deal with California

01 April 2020

WASHINGTON:Volvo Cars confirmed Tuesday it is in talks with California to reach a voluntary emissions agreement. Mary Nichols, who heads the California Air Resources Board, disc...

Polestar 2 production begins in China amid Covid-19 pandemic

25 March 2020

BEIJING: Volvo's production of Polestar 2 has officially begun at its Luqiao in China with initial deliveries to start sometime in mid-2020 for Europe before heading into China and...

Volvo reduces emissions by using trains to transport cars

17 March 2020

LONDON: Volvo Cars is significantly cutting CO2 emissions in its logistics operations by switching transports between its plants and new car depots from trucks to trains. Especi...

Volvo Cars inaugurates new battery assembly plant

09 March 2020

STOCKHOLM: Volvo Cars has formally inaugurated its new battery assembly line at its Belgian manufacturing plant in Ghent, where it will start building its first fully electric car ...

Multimodal expands fleet with 10 more Volvo FM440 trucks

25 February 2020

SHAH ALAM: Following a historic 2019 sales performance, Volvo Trucks has delivered an additional 10 units of its Volvo FM440 truck to Multimodal Freight Sdn Bhd. “We would like ...

Every Volvo 90 and 60 Series model now available as a mild h...

23 February 2020

GOTHENBURG: Volvo says its entire "90" and "60" lineups, along with the XC40, are now available as mild hybrids, which come with a 48-volt mild hybrid powertrain. The announceme...

Volvo 3S centre opens in Ara Damansara

20 February 2020

PETALING JAYA: Volvo Car Malaysia has officially opened its doors to its new 3S (Sales, Service and Spare parts) centre. The new four-storey centre is operated by Sime Darby Swe...

Volvo serves up CNY savings on Twin Engine PHEV range

31 January 2020

PETALING JAYA: Volvo Car Malaysia, the premium Swedish car brand, is offering great deals for this year's Chinese New Year with angpows worth up to RM13,888. The Swedish carmake...

Volvo banks on hybrid cars to avoid paying hefty fines

28 January 2020

STOCKHOLM: Volvo Car AB is counting on tripling sales of plug-in hybrid models this year as a way to avoid paying what could amount to hundreds of millions of euros in European pen...

CKD Volvo S60 T8 and facelifted S90 coming, 8-year warranty ...

22 January 2020

PETALING JAYA: Volvo Car Malaysia (VCM) announced that it will launch the locally assembled S60 T8 sedan and the facelifted S90 sedan this year on the back of buoyant sales in ...

New Volvo 3S centre opens in Ara Damansara, PJ

09 January 2020

PETALING JAYA: Sime Darby Swedish Auto Sdn Bhd, which was appointed Volvo Car Malaysia’s dealer-partner in October last year, has unveiled its new Volvo 3S (sales, service and spar...

Daimler and Volvo in talks to jointly build engines, says re...

06 January 2020

BERLIN: Daimler 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 unnamed...

Order a car wash via Volvo's mobile app

02 January 2020

LONDON: Volvo Car UK offers its customers the convenience of having a cleaner car via its new app-based mobile valeting service - Volvo Car Mobile Wash. Depending on the model, ...

Volvo XC90 updated for 2019, starts from RM373K

18 November 2019

KUALA LUMPUR: Volvo Car Malaysia has refreshed the line-up of its flagship XC90 large luxury sports utility vehicle (SUV) with new subtle styling touches and upgrades. Available...

Volvo opens 3S centre in Ipoh

11 November 2019

IPOH: Volvo Car Malaysia has launched a new showroom here, run by its dealer-partner, iRoll Ipoh Sdn Bhd, which aims to provide customers in Perak with more access to the brand and...

Volvo Cars goes for blockchain tech to avoid unethical cobal...

06 November 2019

STOCKHOLM: Volvo Cars will use blockchain technology to trace the origin of cobalt used in its batteries in an effort to avoid supplies produced by children and under unethical con...

Volvo S60 T8 R Design arrives: RM296K, AWD plug-in hybrid wi...

26 October 2019

KUALA LUMPUR: The new Volvo S60 T8 R Design is expected to boost sales for the premium Swedish marque in the country, as the mid-sized sports sedan is priced competitively and pack...

Fully electric Volvo XC40 Recharge unveiled, offers 400km ra...

17 October 2019

GOTHENBURG: Volvo Cars on Wednesday introduced the XC40 Recharge, the company’s first ever fully electric car and the first model to appear in its brand new Recharge car line conce...

Volvo Cars aims to be climate neutral by 2040

17 October 2019

STOCKHOLM: Volvo Cars, owned by China’s Geely Holding, is targeting a 40% reduction in the carbon footprint of each car it manufactures by 2025 as it bids to become fully climate n...