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Volvo Cars and Geely Auto to deepen collaboration; new combined powertrain company

Green Car Congress

Volvo Cars and Geely Auto have agreed on a wide-ranging collaboration that will maximize the strengths of the Swedish and Chinese automotive groups, delivering synergies in powertrains, sharing of electric vehicle architecture, joint procurement, autonomous drive technologies and aftersales.

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Volvo Cars and Geely intend to merge their combustion engine operations

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Volvo Cars and Geely intend to merge their existing combustion engine operations into a stand-alone business in order to establish a new global supplier that will seek to develop next generation combustion engines and hybrid powertrains. Volvo Cars Drive-E 4 cylinder gasoline engine - T4/T3/T2.

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Volvo Cars launches new S60 sports sedan; first Volvo car made in US; two PHEV models coming

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Volvo Cars revealed the new S60 mid-size premium sports sedan at the company’s new—and first—US manufacturing plant in Charleston, South Carolina. The combined car launch and factory opening reinforce Volvo Cars’ commitment to the US, an important market for the company and its new premium sports sedan.

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Volvo XC90 plug-in hybrid review, Chinese EV tariffs, retailers shun EV charging: Today’s Car News

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We revisit the XC90 plug-in hybrid. And could the Rivian R3 help EV revive small cars in America? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Could the R3 and R3X revive a stagnant small-car market? Big-box retailers could be doing more to support EV charging. Senators push the idea of new tariffs to keep out Chinese EVs.

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Volvo Reaches 44% Plugin Vehicles

CleanTechnica EVs

of the US auto market last year, compared to 16% in. continued] The post Volvo Reaches 44% Plugin Vehicles appeared first on CleanTechnica. Full battery-powered electric vehicles (BEVs) accounted for just 7.2%

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Volvo Car Group introduces world-first Cyclist Detection with full auto brake

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Volvo Car Group used the venue of the Geneva Motor Show to introduce new safety technology that detects and automatically brakes for cyclists swerving out in front of the car. All cars equipped with pedestrian detection will also incorporate cyclist detection. The advanced sensor system scans the area ahead.

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EVs At 58.1% Share In Sweden — The Volvo EX30 Had A Meteoric Climb To #2 Spot

CleanTechnica EVs

March’s auto market saw plugin EVs at a 58.1% Overall auto volume was 23,891 units, down some 21% YoY. Share In Sweden — The Volvo EX30 Had A Meteoric Climb To #2 Spot appeared first on CleanTechnica. share in Sweden, down YoY from 59.9%. Plugin volumes were down YoY for BEVs, but up slightly for PHEVs.

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