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  Geely’s purchase of Volvo deemed “one of the most successful mergers in the auto industry in decades”

  7 October 2021 / 16 comments

  Volvo Cars recently announced that it intends to launch an initial public offering (IPO) and to list its class B shares on Nasdaq Stockholm. A Volvo IPO has been mooted for quite a while now, […]

   

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  Volvo announces intention to launch initial public offering; aims to sell 1.2 million cars annually by 2025

  5 October 2021 / 0 comments

  Volvo Cars intends to launch an initial public offering (IPO) following its achievement of record growth in unit sales as well as in revenue for the first half of 2021, the company has announced. The […]

   

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  Volvo Car Malaysia launches Customer Lifetime Parts Warranty programme – valid from Oct 1, 2021 onwards

  1 October 2021 / 4 comments

  Volvo Car Malaysia (VCM) has launched a new warranty programme called “Customer Lifetime Parts Warranty,” which serves to provide its customers with better peace of mind throughout their vehicle ownership. This comes after the company […]

   

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  Volvo unveils BZL chassis for electric buses – 200 kW or 400 kW driveline, single or double-decker options

  30 September 2021 / 0 comments

  Volvo Buses has introduced a new electric bus platform, which it says will make its public transport offerings more sustainable and environmentally-friendly. The company’s new global solution for electromobility is called the BZL Electric. Offering […]

   

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  Volvo to use leather-free upholstery in future vehicles

  24 September 2021 / 19 comments

  Volvo sees sustainability in motoring as more than the energy sources used for the propulsion of its vehicles; this has extended to looking after animal welfare, as well, specifically to no longer use leather trim […]

   

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  Volvo introduces new Iron Mark logo – simpler and flatter design; to be used on cars from 2023 onwards

  23 September 2021 / 6 comments

  Volvo has introduced a new design for its famous Iron Mark logo, which appears to have been rolled out to all divisions of the Swedish carmaker, including here in Malaysia. Compared to the previous design, […]

   

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  Volvo’s Recharge PHEV powertrain upgraded – bigger 18.8 kWh battery, up to 90 km EV range, 455 hp for T8

  10 September 2021 / 4 comments

  Volvo has upgraded its Recharge plug-in hybrid powertrain to deliver significantly more electric driving range, lower CO2 emissions, increased performance and enhanced driveability. Available in two specifications – T6 and T8 – the improved powertrain […]

   

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  Volvo Selekt pre-owned programme now in Penang

  7 September 2021 / 0 comments

  Volvo Car Malaysia (VCM) has announced that its Selekt pre-owned car programme, first introduced in June 2020, has now been extended to cover the northern region of Peninsular Malaysia. Customers who wish to see the […]

   

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  Volvo XC40 Recharge EV launching in Malaysia in 2022 – delay due to supply chain disruption, backlog; CKD?

  27 August 2021 / 21 comments

  The Volvo XC40 Recharge – the full battery electric version of Volvo’s popular SUV – will be coming to Malaysia in 2022. The original timeline for the EV was for it to debut this year […]

   

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  Volvo Car Malaysia announces Charles Frump as its new managing director, takes over from Nalin Jain

  11 August 2021 / 2 comments

  Volvo Car Malaysia (VCM) has named Charles Frump as its new managing director. He replaces Nalin Jain, who served as VCM MD from 2019 to 2020. Prior to this, Frump was the MD of Volvo […]

   

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  Volvo to introduce B5, B6 petrol mild-hybrids in the US

  3 August 2021 / 4 comments

  Two years on from Volvo’s global revealing of its 48-volt mild-hybrid petrol and diesel powertrains, the B5 and B6 variants will be entering the United States market in selected models, according to Car and Driver. […]

   

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  Volvo next-generation EVs to get “emotional” names

  26 July 2021 / 3 comments

  At Volvo’s Tech Moment presentation last month, the company announced it would be ditching its XC, S and V alphanumeric naming convention in favour of “proper” monikers for its future models, which will all be […]

   

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  Volvo to take full ownership of its operations in China – first major non-Chinese automaker to get full control

  21 July 2021 / 6 comments

  Volvo Cars has just announced that it will be taking complete ownership of its manufacturing plants and sales operations in China, following an agreement to acquire parent company Geely Holding’s shares in their joint venture […]

   

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  Volvo increases its stake in Polestar back to 49.5%

  15 July 2021 / 1 comment

  Volvo has announced that it has purchased additional shares in its performance electric vehicle spinoff Polestar, increasing its stake back to 49.5%. Gothenburg’s shareholding in the company stood at 50% before it was diluted by […]

   

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  Volvo partners with all-female group on custom PV544 for SEMA – engine from S60 Polestar Engineered

  15 July 2021 / 0 comments

  The Volvo PV544 may not be the most recognisable of Gothenburg’s models, overshadowed by its Amazon and P1800 contemporaries as well as the boxier later models. But the ’60s fastback is being given a new […]

   

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