Volvo Cars reports sales increase 1% in February 2025 On March 4, Volvo Cars reported global sales of 50,662, an increase of 1% compared to the same period of 2024. The sales of fully electric and plug-in hybrid models represent 43% of the total, however, it decreased 3% compared to February 2024. The BEV constituted 18% of all the cars sold, while PHEVs represent 43%. The top selling model of the brand was the CX60, with 17,658 units commerciali...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/05

Chinese company holding a stake in Renault's Horse division, which focuses on internal combustion engines. Additionally, Geely owns 34% of Renault’s joint venture in South Korea, where both companies developed the Grand Koleos, a plug-in hybrid SUV built on the CMA platform shared with the Volvo XC40, set to launch in Brazil in 2025. (Auto Esporte on February 12, 2025)...

News  Updated at: 2025/02/15

Volvo Cars announces major tech upgrades for multiple models On January 28, Volvo Cars announced two major tech upgrades for the XC40, EX40, EC40, S60, V60, V60 Cross Country, V90, and V90 Cross Country models in the upcoming model year. Starting this year, Volvo cars will introduce the new Volvo Car UX, and the ultra-fast Snapdragon Cockpit Platform from Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., enhancing infotainment speed and responsiveness. Additionally,...

News  Updated at: 2025/01/29

o 42,902 units, representing 34% of the U.S. sales in the year. Sales in China decreased 8% compared to 2023, resulting in 156,370 units sold during 2024, with a growth in EV models sales of 3% to 15,766. For 2024, the Volvo XC60 was the top-selling model with sales of 230,853 cars, followed by the XC40/EX40, with total sales of 173,890 units and the XC90 at 108,621 cars. (Volvo Cars press release on January 7, 2025)...

News  Updated at: 2025/01/08

sales plunged 28.5% to 9,009 units (6.2% share), Ford sales plummeted 27.5% to 8,792 units (6.1% share) and Kia sales soared 24.7% to 8,516 units (5.9% share). The best-selling car in October 2024 was Kia Sportage (4,533 units), followed by Ford Puma (3,521 units), MINI Cooper (2,921 units), Volvo XC40 (2,675 units) and VW Tiguan (2,477 units). Compared to October 2023, gasoline-engine car sales dropped 14.2% to 72,681 units (50.4% share), elect...

News  Updated at: 2024/11/06

e), while Kia sales rose 1.5% to 9,764 units (6.6% share). Audi sales plunged 14.9% to 9,428 units (6.4% share) and Nissan sales surged 30.1% to 7,919 units (5.4% share). The best-selling cars in July 2024 were Kia Sportage (3,999 units), Nissan Qashqai (3,633 units), Ford Puma (3,418 units), Volvo XC40 (3,055 units) and VW Golf (3,009 units). Compared to July 2023, gasoline-engine car sales decreased 5.9% to 76,879 units (52.1% share), electric ...

News  Updated at: 2024/08/07

8%.From January to July, global sales amounted to 445,520 units, 13% more than the same period in 2023. The region with the most sales was China, with a total of 87,937 units, followed by the U.S. with 70,609 units. The best-selling model in July was the Volvo XC60 with 15,577 cars, followed by the XC40/EX40 with 13,818 cars, and the EX30 with 9,201 cars. (Volvo Cars on August 2, 2024)...

News  Updated at: 2024/08/03

a year earlier. In this market, sales of electrified models – fully electric and plug-in hybrid models - stood at 1,448 sold cars, an increase of 12 per cent compared to the same period last year. The brand's best-selling models in June 2024 were the Volvo XC60, with 19,222 units, followed by the XC40/EX40 with 16,195 units and the EX30 with 12,513 units. (Volvo press release on July 4, 2024)...

News  Updated at: 2024/07/05

Volvo Cars India launches single motor variant of XC40 Recharge electric SUV On March 7, Volvo Car India launched the single-motor variant of the XC40 Recharge for INR 5.49 million. It comes with a 69 kWh lithium battery and its motor produces 238 hp of power and 420 nm of torque. It gets a range of 475 km as per WLTP and 592 km as per ICAT testing conditions on a single charge and has a top speed of 180 km/h. The vehicle is assembled at its plan...

News  Updated at: 2024/03/07

Volvo Cars streamlines model names and upgrades its fully electric and hybrid cars On February 20, Volvo Cars announced that it is streamlining and standardising its model names for fully electric cars, in line with its ongoing transformation towards becoming a fully electric car maker by 2030. It is renaming the XC40 Recharge and C40 Recharge models to EX40 and EC40 respectively, fitting with its other electric models, the EX30, EX90, and EM90. ...

News  Updated at: 2024/02/20

Volvo EX90 launches at 2024 Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto On February 15, Volvo Cars announced that it will present its all-new, fully electric 2024 Volvo EX90 SUV for the first time to the Canadian public at the Canadian International Auto Show (CIAS) in Toronto from February 16-25, along with the Volvo C40 Recharge, XC40 Recharge, XC60 Recharge and XC90 Recharge.  The seven-passenger Volvo EX90 represents the start of a new era f...

News  Updated at: 2024/02/16

Volvo Cars India sales grew by 31% in 2023 On January 5, Volvo Car India announced that it delivered 2,423 cars in 2023 against 1,851 units in 2022 displaying a growth of 31% yoy. During the period, it sold 510 units of XC40 Recharge, and 180 units of C40 Recharge while 921 deliveries were made for XC60 in 2023. It also mentioned that Kerala and Tamil Nadu markets displayed encouraging BEV acceptance surpassing 100 deliveries each, while Delhi NC...

News  Updated at: 2024/01/08

bucks-branded DC fast chargers will be placed at 15 Starbucks locations along a 1,350-mile route between Denver, Colorado and Seattle, Washington. These chargers, placed about every 100 miles on average, can add up to 110 miles of charge in as little as 15 minutes on 2024 model year and newer Volvo XC40 and C40 Recharge models. While their vehicles are recharging outside, drivers and their passengers can relax comfortably inside with their favori...

News  Updated at: 2023/12/12

Volvo XC40 PHEV discontinued in Malaysia; only MHEV and BEV variants available Reported on November 14, 2023, Volvo Malaysia has introduced the 2024 model year update for the XC40 range. The XC40 B5 mild-hybrid combustion engine-powered variant is now priced the same as the XC40 P8 EV, at MYR 278,888 (OTR without insurance). This also means the discontinuation of the XC40 Recharge T5 PHEV variant that was last updated for Malaysia in October 2022...

News  Updated at: 2023/11/16

Volvo Cars, Sweden to start production of EX30 SUV in Ghent, Belgium On October 26, Volvo Cars announced that it will start building the new fully electric Volvo EX30 SUV in its Ghent plant in Belgium in 2025. The EX30 is the third fully electric Volvo vehicle produced in Europe, joining the XC40 and C40 models on the Ghent manufacturing line. Production of the EX30 started earlier this fall in Zhangjiakou, China and the first cars are scheduled ...

News  Updated at: 2023/10/26

Volvo Car India sales grew by 40% in January to September 2023 On October 23, Volvo Car India announced that it retailed 1,751 cars during the in the January-September 2023 period, displaying a 40% growth yoy as compared to 1,251 units in the corresponding period of last year. The growth was primarily driven by the XC60, which contributed 35% of the total volume. Additionally, XC40 Recharge sold 419 units during this period accounting for 24% of...

News  Updated at: 2023/10/23

Volvo Cars, India discontinues XC40 ICE variant On October 12, Volvo Car India’s announced that its has decided to offer XC40 only in its all-electric variant i.e., discontinuation of the ICE variant. It also revised the price of C40 Recharge to INR 6.29 million with immediate effect. It received over 100 bookings of the car during the launch month. Based on Volvo Cars India press release...

News  Updated at: 2023/10/13

ipped and moderately priced to start a new era in Brazil for the company.The brand's fourth electric passenger car in the country is positioned as a more premium proposition in a market populated by lower cost Chinese offerings. Finding itself positioned above the BYD Yuan Plus and below the Volvo XC40, the Megane E-Tech is part of the company’s Renaulution plan.The Megane E-Tech, built on the Global Alliance’s electric CMF-EV platform, is i...

News  Updated at: 2023/09/26

Volvo EX30 makes North American debut at New York City event Volvo showcased the new, fully electric Volvo EX30 subcompact SUV for the first time in North America at a gala event in New York City on July 24, 2023. The EX30 is the company’s smallest fully electric subcompact SUV and expands Volvo’s fully electric lineup to four models, joining the C40 Recharge, XC40 Recharge, and the EX90. The U.S. version of the EX30 will feature two powert...

News  Updated at: 2023/07/26

,089 cars during the January to June 2023 period as compared to 818 units delivered in the corresponding period of last year, growing by 33%.  The growth was primarily driven by the XC60, which experienced a 35% increase resulting in 376 deliveries. Additionally, the locally assembled all-electric XC40 Recharge accounted for 27% of the total volume with 289 units being sold during this period. Volvo also mentioned that the C40 Recharge will also...

News  Updated at: 2023/07/12