Famed for its safety, Volvo is among the only automakers not simply satisfied with local governments crash tests. As a member of the Volvo Group, Polestar is equally committed to the safety of the people who drive its cars. Today, the young carmaker is focusing on exactly how its making its upcoming Polestar 2 so […] More…
Polestar today announced that pricing for the Polestar 2 would start at $59,900, lower than initially targeted in order to allow it to apply for state incentives in important markets. “We are quite enthusiastic to announce the U.S. pricing for the Polestar 2,” said Gregor Hembrough, Head of Polestar USA. “The MSRP is lower than […] More…
As a response to the cost of the coronavirus, Volvo may cut future costs by slowing R&D and mid-cycle refresh spending. The measures would not, according to Volvo CEO Hakan Samuelsson, affect the company’s research into electric vehicles or autonomy. Samuelsson told Automotive News Europe in an interview that the cost shutting down factories for […] More…
Volvo will reopen its Torslanda plant in Sweden next week. The decision follows downtime at the plant caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Work will start on April 20, according to Volvo. The decision was taken following talks with its labor unions. Office workers will also be returning to work on Monday. “We have a responsibility […] More…
The Polestar Precept is a vision into the future for the automaker, so it should hardly come as a surprise that the car is full of environmentally sustainable materials. Intended to be shown off at the Geneva Motor Show this month, the global Covid-19 pandemic meant that the show was canceled. So, Polestar decided to […] More…
Zenuity, a joint venture of Volvo and Veoneer, will be split down the middle to, as Volvo puts it, accelerate autonomous technology development. The split will divide Zenuity into two parts, the first focusing on “unsupervised autonomous drive software” and will be owned by Volvo. The second portion will be owned by Veoneer and will […] More…
In a continued effort to support customers and improve the Volvo ownership experience, this new vehicle pickup and delivery service allows all U.S. Volvo owners to have their cars serviced without leaving the home or work. In pilot for the last several months, Volvo Valet provides a convenient and transparent maintenance process to help make […] More…
Along with the rest of the automotive world and, indeed, the rest of the economy, Volvo is warning that its 2020 earnings will be affected by the coronavirus. “The weakening market and production disruptions will impact the first half year results negatively as sales, profit and cash flow are expected to be lower than last […] More…
In a letter sent out to prospective customers and posted to polestar-forum.com, Polestar announced that it had begun production on the Polestar 2. This despite production stoppages around the world and work-from-home orders to its staff in Europe and North America. “Our precautions and planning over the last months mean that we have begun Polestar […] More…
A fault in Volvo’s emergency braking system is prompting a worldwide recall of 750,000 vehicles, reports Autocar. The fault was discovered by Denmark’s motoring body, FDM during a road test in 2019. During the test, an XC60 repeatedly failed to stop for an obstacle that should have triggered autonomous emergency braking. Volvo took the car […] More…
Volvo Cars has announced it will be using more rail and less road to help reduce CO2 emissions from manufacturing and transportation of its vehicles. The plan, the company says, is especially important for implementation in Europe, where the company currently uses many trucks for transport, but where rail is generally more prevalent than in […] More…
Volvo has announced the pricing for the all electric XC40 in the UK and the price is rather high at £53,155. Put another way, that’s a thousands pounds more than base price for the XC90. That price converts to roughly $65,000 in the US, but car prices are rarely a straight conversion thanks to production […] More…