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Volvo said Wednesday it would not meet its 2030 goal to be fully electric due to a lack of infrastructure to support EVs, scaling back its target to between 90-100 percent. The company cited "a slower-than-expected rollout of charging infrastructure, withdrawal of government incentives in some markets and additional uncertainties …

The current-generation Volvo XC90 is entering its tenth year, but don’t call it irrelevant in the midsize luxury segment. For 2025, key changes are in store for the gas-powered counterpart of the all-new, fully electric EX90 . The refreshed exterior marks a subtle evolution, with slimmer headlights blending with the …

The launch of the all-new and highly promising Volvo EX30 in the U.S. has been pushed back a full year, a company spokesperson confirmed on Wednesday, citing “changes in the global automotive landscape.” The delay is also attributable to the need to ramp up production at Volvo’s plant in Ghent, …

The Volvo S60 compact luxury sedan, the current generation of which was introduced six years ago, will not be renewed. In fact, it will stop being manufactured altogether toward the end of the month at the Ridgeville, South Carolina plant for the North American market. Production will continue for a …

Production of the all-new Volvo XC90 , which was initially planned for the second half of 2023 but was pushed back to the first half of 2024, has finally begun in Charleston, South Carolina. The first deliveries to customers will follow this summer. As we reported last fall, the automaker …

Subcompact luxury SUVs are key players in the Canadian market. The team at The Car Guide has analyzed all the various models available in 2024 and identified the best buys in the segment for Canadian drivers. Just like they do with compact luxury cars, Audi and BMW lead the way, …

Following the Canadian Car and Utility Vehicle of the Year awards in February, the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) announced the winners of its 2024 Innovation Awards on Tuesday during the opening ceremonies of the Vancouver Auto Show. These awards are split into three different categories. Let’s take a …

As the lineup keeps transforming and moving closer to becoming all-electric by 2030, Volvo today announced name changes to some of its models. The XC40 Recharge and C40 Recharge , the Swedish automaker’s first two electric vehicles, are renamed EX40 and EC40, respectively. That makes perfect sense considering the new …

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 …