be affected or how the cuts would affect production at the plant. The cuts were not included in the worldwide layoffs announced April 29 together with its Q1 2025 earnings, the spokesperson said. While the Ridgeville plant has capacity to produce 150,000 cars annually, it currently only builds the EX90 electric SUV and Polestar Model 3. Most of the cars it sells in the U.S. are imported from Europe. Volvo said it remained committed to creating 4...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/08

Volvo vows to boost U.S. production after 25% tariffs imposed On April 3, newly reinstated Volvo Car CEO Hakan Samuelsson said that his company will have to increase the number of cars it builds at its plant in Ridgeville, South Carolina, including the addition of another model, after U.S. President Trump raised tariffs on imported automobiles. Volvo already builds EX90 and Polestar 3 electric vehicles in Ridgeville, and “will have to look clos...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/04

Volvo Cars uses Ansys and NVIDIA GPUs to boost CFD simulations for EX90 On March 18, Ansys announced a significant breakthrough in aerodynamics simulations in collaboration with Volvo Cars and NVIDIA. Using the combination of eight NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs for the solver and CPU cores for meshing, the companies reduced the total simulation run time from 24 hours to 6.5. To improve the energy efficiency and drive range of the fully electric EX90, Vol...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/19

South Carolina. The current versions of the EX30 are manufactured in China. Production of the EX30 for European markets begins this year at Volvo’s factory in Ghent, Belgium. “We think the EX30 Cross Country will be a pretty good seller in the U.S.,” Rowan said. Volvo builds the full-electric EX90 and Polestar 3 SUVs at the Ridgeville plant, which is capable of building cars on the first and second generations of Volvo’s Scalable Product ...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/06

Luminar technology selected for new electric Volvo ES90 On March 5, Luminar announced that its technology will be equipped in the new Volvo ES90, which is slated for production later in 2025. This marks the second Volvo car model to feature Luminar’s technology, following the successful launch of the automaker’s flagship SUV, the Volvo EX90, which is now being delivered to customers. “The Iris lidar on ES90 will complement an advanced set o...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/06

Volvo starts presales of EX90 SUV in Brazil On February 27, it was announced that Volvo initiated the pre-sale in Brazil of its new EX90, a 100% electric SUV priced at BRL 849,990. The first units are scheduled for delivery starting in April. The EX90 is Volvo’s first fully electric, seven-seater vehicle, offering an Inmetro validated range of 459 km, and it expands the brand’s portfolio for Brazilian customers. A standout feature of the EX90...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/05

Volvo Cars introduces EX90 and XC90 SUVs to Colombia On February 20, Volvo Cars unveiled the fully electric EX90 SUV in Cartagena, Colombia, showcasing its most advanced model to date. The event also featured the updated XC90, reinforcing Volvo’s dedication to safety, innovation, and sustainability in Latin America.   The EX90 is powered by a twin-motor AWD system, offering a range of up to 600 km per charge. It features Safe Space Technology,...

News  Updated at: 2025/02/22

. VCM said the introduction of the new, fully electric Volvo EX30 was well received locally, as its first batch of fully imported units were sold out before the local assembly started.  Currently, VCM has a focused portfolio of fully electric vehicles for Malaysia, with its flagship 7-seater Volvo EX90 coming next, the company added. (From an article of New Straits Times on February 7, 2025)...

News  Updated at: 2025/02/11

returned to pre-pandemic levels presenting a challenge for the company, particularly in the first half of 2025, which it plans to manage. Additionally, the company anticipates challenges in reaching the volumes and profitability of 2024, with higher amortizations as it ramps up new models like the EX90 and ES90. However, the company remains focused on cash preservation and expects to deliver positive free cash flow for 2025, compared to its prev...

News  Updated at: 2025/02/06

e OEM’s next-generation ADAS system using Luminar’s LiDAR, as well as paid development of new software capabilities. Luminar has also been selected to be featured as standard equipment on an additional model in the Volvo Cars line-up. Luminar continues to meet all key deliverables for the Volvo EX90 production ramp, shipping more products in Q3 than the past three quarters combined. (Based on Luminar press release)...

News  Updated at: 2024/11/12

of fast-charge points. •    Adapters for current owners of Volvo fully electric vehicles are available to order immediately at Volvo Charging at Tesla Superchargers and other North American Charging Standard (NACS) chargers will be enabled by an adapter included with the purchase of a new Volvo EX90 flagship SUV, EX40 or EC40 fully electric vehicle starting with model year 2025.•    NACS adapters for current owners of Volvo fully electric...

News  Updated at: 2024/10/30

Volvo presents carbon footprint of new EX90 On September 30, Volvo announced the carbon footprint of the new Volvo EX90. The fully electric premium SUV has a significantly lower CO2 footprint compared to the similarly sized Volvo XC90 with either a plug-in hybrid or mild hybrid drive. The EX90 has a CO2 footprint of 36.7 tonnes with the average European electricity mix, roughly half that of the Volvo XC90 mild hybrid at 72.8 tonnes, and about 20%...

News  Updated at: 2024/10/01

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News  Updated at: 2024/09/17

Acconeer, Sweden provides interior detection system for Volvo EX90 On September 5, Acconeer announced that the new Volvo EX90 has Acconeer’s interior detection system. The radar sensor scans the cabin as well as the trunk, alerting the driver if anyone is left behind when attempting to lock the car. (Based on Acconeer press release)...

News  Updated at: 2024/09/10

Volvo partners with NVIDIA to elevate EX90 with AI-powered safety and autonomous driving tech On September 5, Volvo announced that its EX90 is the brand's first software-defined car, built on a centralized core compute architecture developed through its collaboration with NVIDIA. Powered by the NVIDIA DRIVE Orin SoC, capable of over 250 trillion operations per second (TOPS), the system drives AI-based safety, driving assistance, and future autono...

News  Updated at: 2024/09/05

gh terrain. Additional insulation reduces wind and road noise for a quieter ride. The XC90 includes an advanced safety cage and a suite of active safety features. Utilizing radar and a front camera, it can detect lane drift and steer the driver back to safety, helping to prevent collisions. The new EX90 is now available for order, with production set to begin in late 2024 and deliveries expected by year-end. Based on Volvo Cars press release...

News  Updated at: 2024/09/05

Volvo Cars to build all upcoming electric cars on unified technology platform On September 5, Volvo Cars announced a new, game-changing approach to technology, channeling all engineering efforts into one direction to define its future. Starting with the EX90, its future electric cars will be based on the same fundamental core of systems, modules, software, and hardware, called the Volvo Cars Superset tech stack. It can be configured in many ways....

News  Updated at: 2024/09/05

ion customers worldwide will receive an upgrade to their Volvo cars produced from 2020 onwards. The upgrade will be rolled out gradually and is one of the most comprehensive infotainment updates ever made by a car manufacturer, according to the company.  This new system is being implemented in the EX90 and EX30 models, and is planned to be extended to other vehicles, such as the XC90 through various system updates including a simple over-the-air...

News  Updated at: 2024/09/05

Volvo Cars starts shipping first batch of EX90 to US and Europe On September 4, Volvo Cars announced that the first batch of the fully electric EX90 is being shipped to retailers in the United States and Europe, with deliveries expected by the end of September 2024.  The company plans to ramp up deliveries and expand to additional markets between Q4 2024 and Q1 2025. The vehicle is built at Volvo Car’s Charleston plant, in South Carolina, USA,...

News  Updated at: 2024/09/04

Syensqo, Belgium and ZF develop outboard housing for steering system for Volvo EX90 On August 8, Syensqo announced that it has developed the outboard housing for Volvo’s EX90 vehicle with ZF. It was manufactured using Xencor HPPA long glass fiber (LGF).  Given the safety-critical nature of the steering system, Syensqo developed comprehensive durability and aging models to ensure long-term reliability. The combination of Xencor HPPA LGF with th...

News  Updated at: 2024/08/08