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Volvo Cars’ sales rose 6% year-on-year in July to 57,447 cars, driven by an increase in fully electric vehicles in Europe, the Sweden-based automaker said on Friday 2 August 2024. …
Volvo’s electric cars drive global growth Read More
The Vietnamese automobile distributor Tasco has bought out Sweden Auto, which is the sole distributor of Volvo cars in Vietnam on 8 July 2024. This strengthens Tasco Auto’s position as …
Tasco buys Sweden Auto to sell Volvo in Vietnam Read More
The Swedish electric perfomance car brand Polestar has announced that it plans to enter seven new markets during 2025. One of these being Thailand. The new markets will be in …
Polestar expands to Thailand Read More
Norway will not follow the EU in regards to tariffs on Chinese electric cars. This was announced by the Norwegian Finance Minister Trygve Slagsvold Vedum and he underlined, that tariffs …
Norway won’t follow EU’s car tariffs on Chinese cars Read More
The European Commission has today notified car makers, that additional tariffs of up to 25 percent will be imposed on Chinese EVs from July. The tariffs are expected to earn …
EU to impose multi billion-euro tarriffs on Chinese EVs Read More
Volvo Cars has begun moving the production of its electric car manufacturing from China to Ghent in Belgium. It is happening at the same time as the EU is investigating …
Volvo moves production from China to Belgium Read More The Swedish founded car company Volvo sales has overall risen 13 percent this May compared to last year. This boost is mainly due to the sales of electric vehicles. The …
Volvo sales rise by 13 percent Read More
According to Human Rights Watch there is a good chance that the Chinese cars sold to Denmark are being produced with forced labor in the Xinjiang province in China. In …
Cars in Denmark most likely produced with forced labor in China Read More
The Chinese automobile manufacturer Geely Group has started mass production of Volvo’s first minivan. The car with the name Volvo EM90 will only be available in China and will be …
Chinese Geely starts mass production of Volvo minibus Read More
The Chinese car HiPhi Z won the El Prix in Norway, held by the Norwegian Automobile Association to test Electric Vehicles’ ability to drive in cold weather. The biannual El …
Chinese HiPhi Z wins cold weather test in Norway Read More