Volvo Car Australia is officially popping the champagne after a record-breaking month of sales in June, largely thanks to the market’s ferocious appetite for the company’s XC40 compact SUV. Last month, Volvo delivered a total of 1174 vehicles to Australian buyers for the month of June, sailing past its previous […]
Volvo reviews
Volvo global sales down 20% in 2022 first quarter, revenue up 8%
Volvo has escaped the first quarter of 2022 relatively unscathed, in spite of the fact deliveries were down by as much as 20 per cent as component shortages continue to hamper production in the industry. The news comes as Volvo releases its financial results for Q1, 2022, reporting an 8 […]
2022 Volvo XC40 Recharge Pure Electric AWD review (video)
Building on the success of Volvo’s most popular model, you can now buy a fully electric XC40, called the Recharge Pure Electric. The Swedish brand quietly retired the diesel engine only one year after the XC40’s initial launch in Australia back in 2018. This was to align with the manufacturer’s […]
Volvo announces $1.5b investment, EV production at Torslanda plant
Volvo is doubling-down on its commitment to an all-electric future with news of yet another investment into its electric vehicle pursuit, this time in the form of a 10 billion SEK (about AU$1.5 billion) investment for its Torslanda plant. Volvo says that the investment will be channelled toward its Torslanda […]
Volvo global sales up 8.8% through November 2021
Volvo Cars is displaying some clear signs of resilience in the face of wide-scale production slowdowns and semiconductor shortages after reporting an 8.8 per cent sales increase for the first 11 months of 2021. So far, Volvo has produced and delivered 634,257 cars for the first 11 months of 2021, […]
Volvo global sales up 12.6% YTD 2021 October, record in Australia
Volvo is on a roll this year, posting strong three-quarter global sales and now, as we head into November, the company is posting strong year-to-date (YTD) figures through the first 10 months. It has also set a sales record in Australia. The Swedish-based, Chinese-owned company has sold 581,464 vehicles around […]
Volvo announces over-the-air update capable of increasing EV range
Volvo has announced a new over-the-air software update that’s capable of increasing the real-world driving range of its electric vehicles, via the new Range Assistant app. Volvo says that drivers of the fully electric XC40 Recharge will be able to extract even more driving kilometres from their SUV with the […]
Volvo global sales down 30.2% in September, up 17.6 per cent YTD
Volvo has reported strong sales growth for the first nine months of 2021, up 17.6 per cent, while reporting massive declines for the month of September, 2021, due to component shortages and production slow-downs. During September, Volvo sold 47,223 vehicles around the world, which is down a staggering 30.2 per […]