The ageing Volvo XC90 is due for a major update in 2025. First launched in Malaysia in 2016, the ageing XC90 struggles to compete with the newer BMW X5, Mercedes-Benz GLE, and Lexus RX, all of which have been refreshed with new generation models. Volvo is no longer paying as much attention to the XC90 as it had in the past because the company’s focus is now on the fully electric EX90. However, the EX90 is facing delays due to software glitches, and the BEV model will be delivered to customers wi

On-board Charger (OBC) 6.4 kW update for PHEV models A new exterior colour option, Vapour Grey Panoramic sunroof fitted as standard Volvo Car Malaysia has announced a series of updates and enhancements for its 2024 lineup of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), including the XC90, XC60, S90, S60, and V60 models. These updates include a more powerful on-board charger, which Volvo Car Malaysia says it accommodates up to 6.4 kW two- or three-phase charging (up from single-phase 3.6 kW charging

EX90 unlikely to replace Volvo XC90, at least not directly All-new 2023 XC90 likely to be announced later this year / early-2023 No new powertrain, will carry over current model’s PHEV setup About two weeks ago, Volvo announced its latest flagship the EX90. To be revealed on 9-November 2022, the EX90 will spearhead the Swedish marque’s goal of having EV models contributing 50 percent of its global sales by 2025, and to become an EV-only company by 2030. The EX90 will also set the tone for future

We’re not sure if the marketing people at Volvo thought this one through but maybe there was something in the Schnapps and meatballs when they ideated a video that heralded its plug-in hybrid ((PHEV) models… at the expense of its pure electric vehicles (EV) models. From what we can remember, cannibalising your own models isn’t exactly the way to push the brand forward. Also Read: Volvo Cars to go fully electric by 2030, says no future for petrol engine cars We get it, every motorist has differen

As more car manufacturers start to give their models nomenclatures instead of names (Proton X50, Volkswagen ID.4), Volvo is going the opposite direction with its future models by giving them names. During the unveiling of the Volvo Concept Recharge which previews the successor to the XC90, Volvo’s CEO, Håkan Samuelsson, has said that the company would diverge from its long-running XC nomenclature by giving the new model “a name, like a child”. Also read: This 1,000 km range Volvo Concept Recharg

Volvo Car Malaysia today paved a new path for customers with the launch of its 360 total-care used car programme known as Volvo SELEKT. The programme is created for the discerning customers in mind, who want the same uncompromising excellence and quality of a new Volvo car but at a price point they desire. Each pre-owned Volvo car under the Volvo SELEKT programme is guaranteed to be under five years old and has less than 100,000 km in mileage. Once it qualifies under the programme, the car will