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19.03.26 - 13:48
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Volvo Cars kicks off largest over-the-air car software update in history with comprehensive user experience upgrade (Cision)
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Volvo Cars is launching its largest over-the-air software update ever, as it rolls out a new, more intuitive user experience to millions of customers starting this week.
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Around 2.5 million Volvo cars across 85 countries around the globe will receive the new user experience, called Volvo Car UX. A more user-friendly new layout for the car's central display screen allows drivers to enjoy a faster, easier and more intuitive way to interact with their cars while reducing the number of taps to get to different functions.
Customers who drive a Volvo car with Google built-in* will...
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19.03.26 - 09:06
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Volvo Cars publishes updated 2026 Green Financing Framework (Cision)
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Volvo Cars today published its updated 2026 Green Financing Framework, to support its ambitious sustainability and electrification strategy. The updated framework received the highest possible rating, "Dark Green" shading, from S&P Global Ratings, demonstrating the group's continued progress in electrification and emission reduction.
The 2026 Green Financing Framework highlights the company's efforts to align with the 2025 ICMA Green Bond Principles and the 2025 LMA, LSTA, and APLMA Green Loan Principles. It also defines how green financing instruments are set up within Volvo Cars to finance...
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18.03.26 - 16:54
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Volvo Cars recognised as a world leader in software-defined cars (Cision)
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Volvo Cars has achieved the highest possible ranking on carmakers' software defined capabilities by S&P Global Mobility (https://autotechinsight.spglobal.com/). It is the only legacy carmaker globally to reach Level 5 SDV (software-defined vehicle) capability.
The recognition highlights Volvo Cars' ability to improve nearly every function of the car throughout its lifecycle and offer better value to customers, through software. For example, it can use over-the-air updates (OTA) to add safety features, unlock faster charging speeds, increase driving range and enhance user experience.
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18.03.26 - 10:00
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Allgon announces the appointment of Monika Franke-Templar as Chief Human Resources Officer (Cision)
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Allgon announced today the appointment of Monika Franke-Templar as the Chief Human Resources Officer of the Allgon Group. She will assume the role on March 23, joining the executive management team and reporting to the CEO.
Monika joins Allgon with more than 25 years of international HR leadership experience from global, technology-intensive environments. She most recently served in senior HR executive roles at Polestar and Volvo Cars, where she held a broad range of global positions supporting both engineering-dense organizations and commercial business areas.
Monika has a strong...
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17.03.26 - 09:36
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Volvo stellt den Verkauf des EX30 in den USA ein (Electrive)
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Volvo Cars hat beschlossen, seinen kompakten Elektro-SUV EX30 nicht länger in den USA anzubieten. Gründe dafür sollen veränderte Marktbedingungen und finanzielle Faktoren sein, so das Unternehmen. Es dürfte sich dabei u.a. um eine Reaktion auf die gestoppte E-Auto-Förderung der USA durch die Trump-Regierung handeln....
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17.03.26 - 08:06
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Volvo receives order for 400 VNL trucks in the U.S. (Cision)
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Volvo Trucks has received an order for 400 all-new Volvo VNLs from TEL, one of the largest fleet leasing providers in the U.S. This marks one of the largest Volvo VNL orders to date.
[image] Volvo Trucks has received an order for 400 VNL trucks, the company's new flagship model for long-distance transport in North America.
American TEL operates one of the largest fleet leasing programs in the U.S., providing heavy-duty trucks to fleets and owner operators across North America. Their investment in 400 Volvo VNL 860 sleepers is one of the largest to date for Volvo Trucks in North America and...
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17.03.26 - 00:39
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Giant order: Volvo lands major 400-truck deal (GlobeNewswire EN)
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Greensboro, N.C., March 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TEL, one of the U.S.'s largest fleet leasing providers, has placed an order for 400 Volvo VNLs – Volvo Trucks North America's new flagship model for long-haul transport. This marks one of the largest Volvo VNL orders to date. ...
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13.03.26 - 10:45
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"Consumer Sentiment Going Down": EU Auto Heads Begin Blaming Iran Conflict For Industry Woes (ZeroHedge)
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"Consumer Sentiment Going Down": EU Auto Heads Begin Blaming Iran Conflict For Industry Woes
The first-order effect of the U.S.-Iran conflict was widespread disruption across the Middle East. The second-order effect was an energy price shock that drove gasoline and diesel prices at the pump sharply higher. The third-order effect could be a deterioration in consumer sentiment amid higher energy costs, rising inflation fears, and broader economic/geopolitical uncertainty.
The transmission of the energy shock to consumers appears to have materialized just 12 days into Operation Epic Fury, according to executives at Volkswagen and Volvo Car, who report that consumer sentiment has already softened.
"We are already seeing customer sentiment decline in many markets," Volkswagen Head of Sales Martin Sander told an industry event in London earlier on Thursday. "Consumers were already facing a great deal of uncertainty, and this is now, of course, adding another layer of anxiety...
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12.03.26 - 18:03
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Autoliv and Yamaha Motor Introduce Airbag for Commuter Scooter (PR Newswire)
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STOCKHOLM, March 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Autoliv, Inc. (NYSE: ALV and SSE: ALIVsdb), the worldwide leader in automotive safety systems, and Yamaha Motor Co. have co-developed an innovative airbag system for the new Tricity 300 commuter scooter. This is a significant step toward making......
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10.03.26 - 12:36
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Volvo AB (B) Market-Perform (DPA-AFX)
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NEW YORK (dpa-AFX Analyser) - Das US-Analysehaus Bernstein Research hat die Einstufung für Volvo mit einem Kursziel von 290 schwedischen Kronen auf "Market-Perform" belassen. Mit dem Beginn des Krieges im Nahen Osten hätten sich die Aktien der Lkw-Hersteller ......
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09.03.26 - 15:24
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Auto parts maker Artifex Systems opens new engineering centre (Cision)
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Artifex Systems has officially opened its new engineering centre at Lindholmen Innovation District in Gothenburg. The strategic investment follows the company's acquisition by Indian multinational Tata AutoComp, and highlights the region's strength as a hub for mobility innovation.
Cockpit systems, dashboards, door trim systems and various types of consoles are examples of what Artifex supplies. Key customers include Volvo, Scania and Volvo Cars.
“Artifex Systems [formerly IAC Sweden] is known in Sweden's automotive cluster as a competent and rather big interior components supplier. But...
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