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Volvo Car USA and Canada reports sales of 11,814 cars in April

Volvo Car USA and Canada sold 11,814 cars in April, up 12.3 percent over the same period last year. Electrified models — those with a fully electric or plug-in hybrid powertrain — accounted for a 32.8 percent share , an increase of 16.9 percent compared ....

Volvo EX30 receives the prestigious Red Dot 'Best of the Best' Design Award

The award recognises excellence in design based on four basic principles of good design the quality of function, the quality of seduction, the quality of use, and the quality of responsibility. The jury of 39 experts from all over the world selected ....

Volvo Cars reports 8 per cent increase in Q1 2024 core operating profit to SEK 6.8 billion

Volvo Cars today reports an operating profit (EBIT) excluding joint ventures and associates of SEK 6.8 billion for the first quarter of 2024, an increase of 8 per cent versus the same period in 2023. The corresponding EBIT margin came in at 7.2 per ....

Volvo XC40 Recharge and S60 Recharge win awards in U.S. News & World Report's 2024 Best Hybrid and Electric Cars

The 2024 Volvo XC40 Recharge and S60 Recharge have been named Best Luxury Electric SUV and Best Luxury Plug-In Hybrid, respectively, in U.S. News %26 World Reports 2024 Best Hybrid and Electric Cars. Both vehicles were selected for having the best combination ....

Volvo XC60 and V90 Cross Country Recognized in Good Housekeeping's 2024 Best New Family Cars Awards

The Volvo XC60 features an expressive, athletic take on modern Volvo design. With clear Scandinavian influence and refined detailing, the exterior has a sculptural quality and features subtle, timeless design. The interior is a masterful composition ....

Volvo For Life Fund launches with a mission to improve a million lives

Volvo Cars today launches a new philanthropic fund with the ambition to positively impact a million lives over time through support initiatives in the communities in which we operate. The Volvo For Life Fund will focus initially on social and environmental ....

Volvo Car USA and Canada sold 16,494 cars in March, up 47.3 percent over the same period last year. Electrified models—those with a fully electric or plug-in hybrid powertrain—accounted for 25.7 percent in March, an increase of 33.9 percent compared ....

Dear diesel, it's time to say goodbye

We proudly announced it to the world at Climate Week NYC in September last year, and now its becoming a reality weve built our last diesel car. On a cloudy Thursday in early February, the plant in Ghent, Belgium, produced its last diesel-powered ....

This is the second award win for Volvo Cars in the World Car Awards 20-year history. The Volvo XC60 won the 2018 World Car of the Year title. In addition, Håkan Samuelsson, President and CEO, Volvo Cars, was the inaugural World Car PERSON of ....

The fully electric Volvo EX30 named 2024 World Urban Car

Small and mighty indeed – we are celebrating today, because our fully electric Volvo EX30 has landed a big accolade at the prestigious World Car Awards! Beating out a competitive field of nominees, the EX30 was awarded the title of 2024 World Urban ....

Volvo EX30 LCA shows lowest carbon footprint of any fully electric Volvo car to date

The Volvo EX30 possesses the smallest carbon footprint of any fully electric Volvo car to date1. Thats according to the life cycle assessment (LCA) of the Volvo EX30, available here, which concludes that it has a total carbon footprint of 23 tonnes ....

Volvo Cars partners with and invests in Breathe for next-generation fast charging

Volvo Cars has partnered up with Breathe Battery Technologies (Breathe), becoming the first car company to get access to the latest version of its patented, algorithm-enabled charging software for use on our new-generation fully electric cars. By ....

Volvo Car USA and Canada sold 8,774 cars in February, down 6.3 percent over the same period last year. Recharge models—those with a fully electric or plug-in hybrid powertrain—accounted for 33.8 percent in February, an increase of 6.2 percent compared ....

Volvo Cars' industry-first connected safety technology can now alert drivers of accidents ahead

Youre driving down a winding country road. Its impossible to see beyond the road in front of you. Suddenly, your Volvo car alerts you theres been an accident ahead. As you calmly decelerate and come around the next curve, you see a crashed car in ....

Volvo EX90 and XC90 Recharge win Parents Best Family Car Awards

The fully-electric Volvo EX90 and plug-in hybrid XC90 Recharge have been named Best Electric 3-row SUV and Best Hybrid SUV, respectively, in the Parents Best Family Car Award competition. Parents panel of expert judges, all of whom have personal ....