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2024.09.03

07:21

Volvo to launch Samsung battery-powered electric truck with 600 km range in 2025

Asia Tech Wire (Sep 3) -- Swedish automaker Volvo will launch in 2025 an electric truck with 600 km range, powered by Samsung batteries.

2024.07.30

06:42

Volvo reminds shareholders that conversion to Polestar ADSs expires in August

Asia Tech Wire (July 30) -- Volvo Cars on Tuesday reminded shareholders that the conversion to electric-car maker Polestar's American depositary shares (ADSs) will expire in August.

2024.07.05

08:13

Volvo Cars' NEV sales account for 48% of its total sales in June

Asia Tech Wire (July 5) -- Volvo Cars, a Swedish automaker owned by Chinese automotive group Geely, saw its new energy vehicle (NEV) sales account for 48% of its global sales in June.

2024.06.11

06:55

Geely-owned Volvo shifts EV production from China to Belgium

Asia Tech Wire (June 11) -- Volvo Cars, a Swedish automaker owned by Chinese automotive group Geely, has begun shifting production of electric vehicles in China to Belgium, in response to the possibility of the European Union imposing tariffs on Chinese imports of electric cars, according to The Times.

2024.02.23

09:36

Volvo Cars plans to reduce stake in EV maker Polestar to 18%

Asia Tech Wire (Feb 23) -- Geely-owned Swedish automaker Volvo Cars plans to reduce its stake in premium electric car brand Polestar to 18%.

2022.03.16

05:04

Volvo Cars partners with Starbucks for EV charging network in U.S.

Asian Tech Press (Mar. 16) -- Swedish automaker Volvo Cars announced Tuesday partnership with coffee giant Starbucks Corp. to launch EV charging network in the U.S.

2022.02.15

09:30

Volvo Cars launches first pure electric vehicle in South Korea

Asian Tech Press (Feb 15) -- Swedish automaker Volvo Cars on Tuesday has launched its first pure electric vehicle in South Korea.

2022.02.08

10:53

Volvo Cars to invest $1.1 billion in Swedish car plant for faster electrification shift

Asian Tech Press (Feb 8) -- Volvo Cars announced it will invest $1.1 billion in a Swedish car plant to accelerate its electrification.

2022.01.06

04:49

Volvo Cars partners with Luminar to debut self-driving feature in California

Asian Tech Press (Jan 6) -- Swedish automaker Volvo Cars announced on Wednesday that it will partner with LIDAR manufacturer Luminar to introduce its unsupervised autonomous driving feature Ride Pilot to customers in California first.

2022.01.05

06:40

Qualcomm agrees chip supply deals with Volvo, Honda and Renault

Asian Tech Press (Jan 5) -- Qualcomm announced on Tuesday chip supply agreements with car makers Volvo Group, Honda Motor Co Ltd and Groupe Renault, accelerating its drive to work with traditional car companies on their digital product lines.

2021.12.10

07:56

Volvo and Swedish battery maker Northvolt enter into a $3.3 billion partnership

Asian Tech Press (Dec 10) -- Volvo Cars and Swedish battery developer and manufacturer Northvolt will establish a joint research and development center in Gothenburg, Sweden, as part of a £30 billion investment.

2021.12.01

08:03

Volvo warns that semiconductor shortage will continue through next year

Asian Tech Press (Dec 01) -- Volvo Cars warned that an industry-wide semiconductor shortage will continue into next year.

2021.11.15

06:33

Geely's Volvo Cars considers opening third plant in Europe

Asian Tech Press (Nov 15) -- A spokeswoman said Sunday that Volvo Cars is considering building a third plant in Europe to increase its production capacity to more than 1.2 million vehicles a year.

2021.10.29

08:46

Geely's Volvo Cars lists in Stockholm, Sweden

Asian Tech Press (OCT 29) -- Volvo Cars has announced its official listing on the Stockholm Stock Exchange in Sweden.

2021.10.19

07:47

Volvo Car Group takes ownership of Luqiao plant from Geely Holding

Asian Tech Press (OCT 19) -- Volvo Cars has reached an agreement with its parent company Geely Holding Group to wholly acquire the manufacturing operations of the Luqiao plant and integrate the plant into Volvo's assets. According to the agreement between the two parties, the transfer will be completed within two years.

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