Volvo Cars recognised as a world leader in software-defined cars
Volvo Cars has achieved the highest possible ranking on carmakers’ software defined capabilities by S&P Global Mobility. 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.
“Years of focused engineering efforts and investments have given Volvo software capabilities that only a select few in the industry have achieved,” said Håkan Samuelsson, CEO of Volvo Cars. “This has enabled us to deliver a step change in customer experiences and development speed.”
Software-defined vehicles hold the transformational power to continuously improve Volvo cars on the roads and further raise the bar for safety. Following its technological transformation – the biggest in the company’s nearly 100-year history – Volvo Cars can now quickly turn real-world data into intelligence to train future safety and assistance systems.
Volvo Cars’ in house developed core system, HuginCore™, features electrical architecture, a core computer, zone controllers and software. Sitting at the heart of the company’s three software defined cars – the EX90, ES90 and EX60 – it enables better customer experiences, faster innovation and scalable improvements across the entire car lineup.
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About Volvo Car Group
Volvo Cars was founded in 1927. Today, it is one of the most well-known and respected car brands in the world with sales to customers in more than 100 countries. Volvo Cars is listed on the Nasdaq Stockholm exchange, where it is traded under the ticker “VOLCAR B”.
"For life. To provide freedom to move in a personal, sustainable and safe way." This purpose is reflected in Volvo Cars' ambition to become a fully electric car maker and in its commitment to an ongoing reduction of its carbon footprint, with the ambition to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040.
In 2025, Volvo Cars sold over 710 thousand cars, with an electrified share of 46%.
Volvo Cars on average employed 42,600 full-time employees. Volvo Cars' head office, product development, marketing and administration functions are mainly located in Gothenburg, Sweden. Volvo Cars' production plants are located in Gothenburg, Ghent (Belgium), South Carolina (US), Chengdu, Daqing and Taizhou (China). The company also has R&D and design centres in Gothenburg and Shanghai (China).
