On September 4, Volvo Cars started production of its new, fully electric Volvo ES90 for European markets. Volvo Cars has opened the ES90 order book across several European markets, and customer deliveries will start later this year. The ES90 will also become available soon to some of Volvo Cars’ key markets in the As

MarkLines' preliminary figures for August 2025 (including estimates from GM, Stellantis, Tesla, and others) compiled as of September 4 show that U.S. new car sales increased 2.1% year-on-year to 1,456,805 units. The number of business days in August was 27, one day fewer than the same month last year.
GM, Ford, and o

On September 3, Volvo Cars announced that it will reveal the new Volvo EX60 on January 21, 2026, in Stockholm, Sweden.
The new EX60 is Volvo Cars’ first fully electric premium mid-size SUV, built on its latest technology platform. It will offer the longest electric range of any Volvo so far and introduce a new user e

On August 29, ECARX announced that its Antora 1000 Pro computing platform and Cloudpeak cross-domain software stack will power the cockpit of the Volvo XC70 hybrid mid-size luxury SUV. The XC70 is the first model to feature Volvo's SMA super hybrid architecture.
ECARX and Volvo worked closely throughout the developme

On August 27, Volvo Cars revealed the all-new Volvo XC70 SUV, its first long-range plug-in hybrid. The model offers an all-electric range of over 200 km under the CLTC cycle, the longest of any Volvo plug-in hybrid to date.
The vehicle, built on Volvo Cars’ new Scalable Modular Architecture (SMA) platform, is a key a

NVIDIA announced the opening of preorders for the NVIDIA Drive AGX Thor developer kit, a platform to accelerate the design, development, and deployment of autonomous vehicle and mobility solutions.
The developer kit is based on the NVIDIA Blackwell architecture and uses next-generation Arm Neoverse V3AE CPUs and the

On August 22, it was reported that Grupo Eximar, the official importer of Volvo, Jaguar, and Land Rover vehicles in Argentina, announced the addition of MG to its portfolio.
MG will debut in Argentina with four models: the MG3 hybrid, from USD 23,500; the MG ZS hybrid SUV, from USD 27,500; the fully electric MG4 hatc

Volvo Trucks has received an order for 264 all-new VNL 860 trucks from Averitt Express, one of the largest single orders for the model in North America. The trucks will expand Averitt’s fleet of over 4,600 vehicles, more than half of which are Volvos. The new VNL offers up to 10% better fuel efficiency, advanced safe

On August 19, BHTC announced that BHTC Bulgaria EOOD has officially opened its expanded production and development site in Bozhurishte, Bulgaria. With an investment of EUR 25 million, the new plant expansion will create over 100 additional jobs in the coming years.
BHTC Bulgaria is part of the AUO Group. Since launch

A group of four commercial vehicle OEMs filed a lawsuit against the state of California to block the state from enforcing emissions standards that U.S. President Donald Trump had declared void in June 2025. The companies involved in the lawsuit are Daimler Truck North America, International Motors, Paccar, and Volvo

On August 11, Volvo Brazil announced the sale of the first batch of its BZRT articulated and biarticulated electric bus produced at its Curitiba industrial complex.
Goiânia will become the first city in the world to operate a regular fleet of Volvo electric biarticulated 28 meters long buses capable of carrying 250 p

On August 8, Volvo Group Brazil announced the launch of the Volvo BZRLE, a new low-floor electric bus chassis designed to expand the brand’s urban electric lineup in Brazil.
The BZRLE offers the option of one or two 200 kW motors (up to 400 kW/540 hp), with all components, including batteries, located under the floor

Truck industry observers have long speculated about the first takeover of a European OEM by an Asian Group—with IVECO, following the spin-off from CNH Industrial in 2022, very much in the focus of the speculation.
The historic moment arrived with the announcement of Tata Motors’ €3.8 billion ($4.4 billion) all cash v

Note: Some figures were updated on August 15.
The number of new vehicles sold in the U.S. in July 2025 (preliminary figures including estimates for GM/Stellantis/Tesla, etc.), aggregated by MarkLines as of August 4, was 1,371,830 units, up 7.5% y/y. The number of sales days in July was 26, one day more than in the sa

On July 31, Aeva, a leader in sensing and perception systems, announced a collaboration with Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems, the North American leader in advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) for commercial vehicles, focused on SAE Level 2+ active safety and collision mitigation solutions for Class 8 trucks.
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On July 30, Nemak, S.A.B. de C.V. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the automotive business of Swiss-based GF Casting Solutions. 
GF Casting Solutions automotive business will bring advanced expertise in the design and manufacturing of high-complexity structural components made from

On July 28, ECARX Holdings Inc. announced that its Cloudpeak cross-domain software stack is powering the global launch of the Volvo EX30 Cross Country compact electric SUV.
ECARX’s Cloudpeak cross-domain software stack is built on a unified global platform, allowing automakers to easily adapt their vehicles for diff

The simultaneous rise of SUVs and decline of Hatchbacks indicates that consumers are increasingly favoring vehicles that provide more space and versatility.
According to GlobalData’s bodystyle analysis, SUVs are estimated to account for 58% of Passenger Vehicles (PVs) in Western Europe by the end of 2025, up from 37%

On July 29, Isuzu Motor announced that Isuzu and Volvo Group have signed new strategic agreement that will support the joint development by Isuzu and UD Trucks of a common platform for medium heavy-duty truck models for the Japanese- and other Asian markets, utilizing Volvo Group technology.
This new agreement includ

On July 18, an event for the groundbreaking of the Shanghai Intelligent Connected New Energy Vehicle (NEV) Industry Cluster Area was held in Jiading District.
Prior to the event, renowned automobile brands including IM Motors, SAIC-VW, SAIC-Audi, NIO, and Volvo Cars exhibited nine new intelligent models, such as Robo