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Imagine if the major carmakers were to be placed in a classroom. Volvo would likely be the nerdy kid sitting in the centre front row, eagerly answering every question and taking extensive notes. If this were some typical 1990s TV sitcom, Volvo would be the one with the pocket protectors, taped glasses, and high-waisted slacks. Its boxy models were too conservative. While constantly being at the forefront of safety technology gave it plaudits, Volvo couldn’t swing it with the cool kids of the blo

Volvo Car has abandoned its target of selling 1.2 million cars by 2025, confirms CEO Jim Rowan in an interview with Automotive News Europe. “The China market has changed dramatically in the last two or three years,” said Rowan. “The new car market there has diminished because there is now a big second-hand car market, which China never really had before”. This comes after the company slashed its 2024 full-year sales growth forecast by 3 percent. Volvo had initially forecast a 15% growth in retai

Volvo Car Malaysia has unveiled the Volvo EX30, the smallest battery electric vehicle (BEV) model in the Swedish carmaker’s stable. Fully imported (CBU) from China, 3 variants of the EX30 are available in Malaysia which are: EX30 Plus – RM 188,888 EX30 Ultra – RM 208,888 EX30 Ultra Twin Performance – RM 228,888 Local assembly (CKD) production for the EX30 is planned for later though initial deliveries will be CBU China. Both the Plus and Ultra are single-motor variants which are powered by a rea

Volvo is exiting the car subscription business, transferring its Care by Volvo programs in Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Norway to new operators while phasing it out in the U.K., as confirmed by an Automotive News Europe report This marks another shift in Volvo's strategy, following its decision on announced earlier this month to abandon plans of becoming an all-electric automaker by 2030 and its earlier move away from aiming for half of global sales via online channels. The program was

Volvo has joined the growing list of premium automakers like Porsche, Mercedes, and Bentley retreating from their ambitious battery electric vehicle (BEV) goals. Volvo was among the first to set a bold target of selling 100 percent BEVs by 2030, a pledge made in 2021. However, the company has now backtracked, acknowledging that hybrids remain crucial due to current market dynamics and consumer demand. In its latest announcement, Volvo revealed a revised goal: 90 to 100 percent of its global sale