Corporate Strategy
Honda presents first fully-fledged BEV plan
Automaker's sporadic BEV updates have lacked coherence and detail until now
Volvo Cars
Volvo Cars is an unusual mix of western heritage brand and the global automotive industry's eastern financial muscle, as its majority owner is China's Geely. With the advantages of the Chinese head start in the BEV race, Volvo is a leader among legacy OEMs on the road to electrification, with an aim for all-electric to be 50pc of its overall sales mix in 2025
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Vehicle Sales
Volvo closes in on 50pc sales having a plug
The Sino-Swedish automaker sees a new high for BEV share of sales in April
Volvo Cars
Volvo Cars raises €500mn for EV platform R&D
OEM also makes executive appointments around platform research and supply chan
Vehicle Sales
Volvo scoops European BEV podium place
The new EX30 takes third spot in March behind only Tesla's long-standing market leaders
Corporate Strategy
Volvo’s premium strategy aims to swerve adoption concerns
The firm believes it does not need to worry about exactly how much of the market as a whole goes all-electric
Policy and Regulation
European consumers set to move prior to 2035 – Volvo
Sino-Swedish OEM expects impact of mid-decade ICE sales ban to be felt years in advance
Vehicle Sales
Germany falls behind UK in Q1 BEV sales
The long-time European all-electric national leader has lost its crown for now
Vehicle Sales
Volvo sets new monthly BEV record
Sino-Swedish firm growing all-electric sales in Europe but struggling in US and China
Volvo Cars
Volvo Cars invests in charging software start-up
Firm believes technology can cut charging times by 30pc
Vehicle Sales
Volvo hails PHEVs ‘used as intended’
Customers are using the electric drive more than their ICE
Vehicle Sales
Volvo BEV sales growth to accelerate
Firm says January increases will be topped later in the year