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Swedish automaker Volvo said Thursday it would stop funding its high-end electric vehicle unit Polestar , and may hand over shares to give Volvo's Chinese owner Geely a "significant" stake. Volvo owns 48.3 percent of Polestar, which has launched a cost-cutting plan aimed at improving profitability in the United States …

Luxury SUVs trump their mainstream competitors when it comes to quality and refinement, but they do not necessarily offer better protection for rear-seat occupants, the U.S. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) found. In its latest round of moderate overlap front crash tests (where half the front end of the …

Volvo has finally unveiled the brand new minivan it had been teasing for months. The EM90 will first go on sale in China, where demand for this type of family hauler is particularly strong, and then expand to other Asian markets. Don’t expect to see it in North America, however.

Unveiled to the world this June in Milan and shown in a Canadian premiere later this summer in Montreal, the all-new EX30 is a small electric crossover boasting pretty decent range and the fastest acceleration of any production Volvo to date. Not only that, but it will start at just …

Volvo revealed the all-new, fully electric EX30 for the first time in Canada at a media preview in Montreal just a couple of days ago. The small yet mighty electric crossover distills the Swedish brand’s Scandinavian design principles, commitments to sustainability and legendary safety into an espresso shot of Volvo.

Sustainability-obsessed Volvo has just opened its first North American “Volvo Retail Sustainable Experience” (VRSE) facility in Richmond, B.C. Formerly Volvo of Vancouver, the location now goes by the name of Volvo Cars Richmond. It covers more than 20,000 square feet on a prominent 2.1-acre site, just off the Vancouver-Blaine Highway …

After Ford, General Motors and Rivian, Volvo today announced an agreement with Tesla , giving current and future electric Volvo car drivers access to more than 12,000 Superchargers across the United States, Canada and Mexico. This is a first for a non-American automaker—be it from Europe or elsewhere. Sometime in …

What are the most important things you should consider when shopping for a new vehicle? It all depends on your needs and driving habits, of course, but it’s generally best to listen to the voice of reason and not make an emotional purchase. In other words, things like safety, reliability, …

Milan, Italy - Volvo has revealed its new EX30, an small electric SUV positioned below the XC40 and C40 Recharge bound for North America in 2024 as a 2025 model. Compact in size, it stands out as Volvo's fastest vehicle. It’s pretty clear, Volvo wants to go all-electric by 2030, …

Two highly anticipated electric luxury SUVs will keep their first customers waiting a little longer. The start of production for the Volvo EX90 and Polestar 3 has been pushed back to next year, the companies announced this week. Instead of the second half of 2023, Volvo now targets the first …