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Volvo Trucks and Bucher collaborate to electrify sewer cleaner trucks

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Volvo Trucks and Bucher Municipal have now entered into a collaboration to electrify sewer cleaner trucks. Bucher Municipal is expecting that up to 80 sewer trucks, or 50% of their production of cleaning vehicles, will be zero exhaust emission trucks from Volvo by the end of 2023. —Volvo Trucks President Roger Alm.

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Volvo will make its first all-electric car in China; available in 2019, exported globally

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Volvo Cars announced at Auto Shanghai that it will build its first fully electric car in China. The all-new model will be based on Volvo’s Compact Modular Architecture (CMA) for smaller cars, and will be available for sale in 2019 and exported globally from China, Volvo said.

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Volvo Cars and Autoliv announce the launch of Zenuity JV for AD and ADAS; first ADAS products in 2019

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Volvo Cars, and Autoliv signed a final agreement to establish a new joint venture called Zenuity to develop software for autonomous driving (AD) and driver assistance systems (ADAS), based on the letter of intent announced during fall 2016. From this base, the company will develop new ADAS products and AD technologies. Earlier post.).

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Volvo Cars and Autoliv autonomous driving JV Zenuity starts operations

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Zenuity, the joint venture between Volvo Cars and Autoliv, Inc. Zenuity is a new entrant in the growing global market for autonomous driving software systems. At the same time Volvo Cars will contribute intellectual property, know-how and personnel into the joint venture. earlier post ) has begun operations.

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Volvo Cars selects South Carolina for its first US plant

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Volvo Cars has selected South Carolina as the location of its new $500-million factory in the US. The new facility will have initial annual production of around 100,000 cars and be located in Berkeley County, close to Charleston. The new plant will make latest generation Volvo models for sale in the United States and for export.

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Volvo Cars and Autoliv to create joint venture for next-gen autonomous driving software

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Volvo Cars and Autoliv have signed a letter of intent to set up a new jointly-owned company to develop next-generation autonomous driving software. It has a medium-term vision that no one will be killed or seriously injured in a new Volvo by 2020. Its management will comprise of representatives from Autoliv and Volvo Cars.

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Volvo Cars raises US$533M via issuance of preference shares to Swedish investors

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Volvo Cars has raised SEK5 billion (US$533 million) from the sale of newly-issued preference shares to a group of Swedish institutional investors. The issuance has been conducted to further diversify Volvo Cars’ long-term funding sources. Operating profit for the first nine months of the year was SEK7.7

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