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  Volvo Car Malaysia extends 8-year/160,000 km hybrid battery warranty to all PHEV models sold fr Dec 2015

  21 December 2020 / 13 comments

  Christmas came early for plug-in hybrid Volvo owners. Volvo Car Malaysia (VCM) has announced that it will be extending the eight-year or 160,000 km battery warranty extension to every single PHEV model sold from December […]

   

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  Volvo working towards sustainability and reducing its carbon footprint through new Green Planet initiative

  21 December 2020 / 2 comments

  Volvo has long been a pioneer of safety on the road, and while that facet remains a continued focus for the brand, the company has now set its sights on doing its bit for the […]

   

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  Volvo well on its way to be an “SUV company” – total SUV sales in 2020 at 71%; new models coming soon?

  9 December 2020 / 6 comments

  For the first 11 months of 2020, Volvo CEO Hakan Samuelsson said the automaker’s SUV sales accounted for 71% of its total sales, up from 63% in the same period in 2019. That figure teeters […]

   

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  Volvo-Geely merger talks to resume in Q1 next year

  4 December 2020 / 10 comments

  Talks on a merger between Volvo Cars and Geely Auto – a subsidiary of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (ZGH) – have been put on hold until the first quarter of next year. The resumption of […]

   

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  Volvo Cars Safety Centre multifunction facility turns 20

  3 December 2020 / 1 comment

  Having opened in 2000, the Volvo Cars Safety Centre crash test laboratory turns 20 this year, and remains one of the most advanced crash test centres in the world today, says Volvo. The Safety Centre […]

   

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  2021 Volvo S90 Recharge facelift debuts in Thailand

  2 December 2020 / 2 comments

  The 2021 Volvo S90 facelift has just made its regional debut at the ongoing Thailand International Motor Expo, nearly nine months after its global reveal. It takes on the new Recharge nomenclature (indicating its plug-in […]

   

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  Mercedes-Benz and Geely confirm hybrid engine R&D partnership – for next-gen Volvo and Proton models?

  21 November 2020 / 23 comments

  Daimler AG and Geely Holding, the parent companies of Mercedes-Benz and Geely Auto respectively, have confirmed their plans to collaborate on developing “highly efficient powertrain systems for next-generation hybrid vehicle applications.” Simply put, the two […]

   

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  Volvo ‘ultimate simulator’ for developing safety tech

  20 November 2020 / 0 comments

  Accuracy is especially crucial in developing safety systems, which drives Volvo to use a ‘mixed-reality’ driving simulator to make greater progress in safety and autonomous driving systems. Volvo’s simulator setup aims to blur the line […]

   

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  Volvo drops cars from 30 metres up to train rescuers

  16 November 2020 / 6 comments

  Volvo Cars has executed its most extreme crash tests ever in order to provide rescue services workers with a valuable training opportunity. Rather than crashing cars in a laboratory, the Swedish carmaker dropped several new […]

   

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  Volvo XC40 Recharge T5 now in Thailand – 262 PS 1.5L three-cylinder PHEV; from RM280k; Malaysia next?

  4 November 2020 / 13 comments

  The Volvo XC40 Recharge T5 has been introduced in Thailand, where it is offered in three trim levels, R-Design Expression, R-Design and Inscription. All three are powered by a T5 Twin Engine plug-in hybrid powertrain, […]

   

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  Volvo brings EV motor design, development in-house

  3 November 2020 / 0 comments

  Volvo has opened a new electric motor laboratory in Shanghai, China for the development and testing of electric vehicle components. This supplements ongoing electric motor development in Gothenburg, Sweden and battery labs in China and […]

   

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  Volvo, Ford to pool CO2 output to escape EU penalties

  2 November 2020 / 2 comments

  Volvo and its spin-off sibling Polestar have announced that they will reduce fleet emissions beyond their CO2 target for 2020 (the parameters of which have been defined by the European Commission). The companies will also […]

   

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  Heico Sportiv introduces e.motion engine control unit – removes 180 km/h speed limit on Volvo models

  19 October 2020 / 9 comments

  Earlier this year, Volvo announced that it would intentionally cap the top speed of its new models (2021 model year onwards) at 180 km/h as part of its Vision 2020 commitment to reduce the number […]

   

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  VIDEO: Volvo justifies 180 km/h speed limiter by sharing stories of people saved by the 3-point seat belt

  15 October 2020 / 30 comments

  “It violates individual human rights.” “It’s better to be thrown out than to be trapped inside.” “Wearing a seat belt is a terrible idea.” These are some of the nice things that have been said […]

   

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  Next Volvo XC90 could be the company’s last ICE car

  13 October 2020 / 0 comments

  The Volvo XC40 Recharge is the first in a series of new electric vehicles from the Swedish carmaker, and it is one step in the company’s transition to becoming an electric-only brand, with internal combustion […]

   

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