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Sweden’s CarUp reports that as many as 30 Polestar 2s have been affected by a mysterious issue causing them to become totally immobilized.  The problem, reports the outlet, is with the 12V system which causes a warning light before the car dies completely. Unfortunately, despite knowing the...

Volvo Cars has announced that it will lay off 1,300 white-collar position in Sweden to “effectively position the company for long term growth,” according to a statement today. Volvo says that its production operations won’t affected by the job cuts, but that it will continue to review and...

NEVS, the name given to the leftovers of SAAB, and Koenigsegg announced a wide-ranging partnership on Tuesday that will allow the two to work on everything from hypercars to EVs. First, NEVS, owned by Evergrande—a Chinese real estate concern—has made a 150 million EURO (roughly $171 million)...

Stockholm, Sweden is now the site of a road capable of charging electric vehicle batteries. Developed by government-funded eRoadArlanda, a group of property, technology, and automakers, the road sits close to Stockholm’s Arlanda airport. It comprises a 1.2-mile long stretch with an...

Although the Polestar 1 has been traveling the world like a rock star, its heart remains in the frigid, Swedish north. And that’s just where it’s been testing recently to make sure that its chassis is balanced and the car is controllable, even in the snow. The tests allowed drivers to see what...

For the first time ever, the Volvo V60 prototype has been captured on film. This elusive wagon was found testing way up in the north of Sweden ahead of its debut. Based on Volvo's SPA platform, the V60 will share a chassis with the larger V90 (as well as with everything else in the 90 and 60...

The Swedish police force has long chosen Volvos whenever it’s needed cars, and now that there’s a new wagon—the V90—the Polisen have been running tests to determine its worthiness. Not only did the handsome V90 pass with flying colors, it was the best rated car ever tested by the Swedish police...

Volvo Cars is launching one of the largest recruitment drives in its 89 year history, as it announces that it’s looking to hire about 400 engineers in the next year. Most of the engineers will be working out of Gothenburg, Sweden at Volvo’s R&D headquarters. They’ll be working in software...

To say that the new Volvo XC90 marks a pivotal turning point in the Swedish automaker's history would be an understatement.  The first product to ride on Volvo's Scalable Product Architecture (SPA) platform, and the replacement for what was at one time the marque's highest volume vehicle, Volvo...