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Volvo Ending Sedan/Wagon Sales in UK, Could North America Be Next?

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Volvo Cars is suspending sedan sales in the United Kingdom and it looks like North America could be next if we consider the brand’s rationale. The company has said its sales volume has skewed so heavily toward SUVs and crossovers that it doesn’t make good sense to offer anything else. is now absent the S60, V60, and V90.

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Polestar is Cooking Up a Smartphone for the Chinese Market

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Tesla, Ford, General Motors, and most luxury brands offer broad product lines in the country, and that includes Volvo and Polestar, both owned by Chinese auto giant Geely. It has developed a new smartphone that it plans to sell with its debut SUV in the country, the Polestar 4.&

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Iconic Automotive Designer Peter Horbury Died At Age 73

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Peter Horbury, the man credited with pushing Volvo from the brick-making OEM to one building flowing, curvy vehicles, has died. He had stints at Ford, Volvo, Chrysler, Rolls-Royce, and others. Later, he headed design for Ford when it owned Aston Martin, Volvo, and Jaguar. Horbury’s resume is the stuff of legend.

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Polestar to Utilize Former Saab Plant as European R&D Facility

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Unfortunately, NEVS likewise collapsed after Chinese parent company Evergrande was revealed to be in copious amounts of debt. Despite technically being a Swedish automotive brand tied to Volvo Cars, both companies are presently subsidiaries of China’s Geely and Polestar production takes place in Asia.

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The Lincoln Nautilus is Going Hybrid for 2024

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Adaptive suspension helps keep the SUV planted and improves the ride quality on broken pavement and rough surfaces. & The new SUV gets massaged exterior styling with a new grille, updated headlights, and LED lighting elements. .& The iconic Lincoln star logo is illuminated, and the grille features handmade components.

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Volvo Unveils Compact EX30 All-Electric SUV

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Meanwhile, Volvo has introduced the EX30 — a pint-sized EV that’s to serve as the foundation of its all-electric transformation. With the Volvo EX30, we aim to bring premium, fully electric mobility to a much broader audience, helping to advance and speed up the transition to full electrification that our industry and society needs.”

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China puts its electric vehicles on center stage - China automotive news

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The battery-powered cars that Chinese companies are showing are intended to be much less expensive than those planned by big foreign companies. Chinese auto makers also showed other types of "new energy" vehicles, including regular gasoline-electric hybrids to compete with Toyota Motor Corp.s Brilliance Jinbei Automobile Co.

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