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    XC40 leads Volvo success in 2021 Fleet World Great British Fleet Awards

    •    Volvo XC40 adds to its awards tally with Best Medium SUV title in the Great British Fleet Awards •    Judges praise it as “a strong package in a hard-fought sector”, emphasising availability of electrified powertrain options •    Volvo S60 highly commended in the Best Compact Executive category Volvo models have collected new honours in the 2021 Fleet World Great British Fleet Awards, led by the XC40 which has been crowned Best Medium SUV. The S60 saloon has also taken a share of the limelight, being highly commended in the Best Compact Executive category. The success

    Volvo XC40 crowned Family SUV of the Year for a third time in What Car? Car of the Year Awards

    •    XC40 maintains its winning reputation, taking the Family SUV of the Year title in the 2021 What Car? Car of the Year Awards – the third time it has won the award •    Judges praise cabin space, practicality, quality and “top-notch” safety in their assessment •    XC40 previously What Car? Car of the Year on its awards debut in 2018, and Family SUV of the Year in 2018 and 2019 •    Volvo’s Advanced Interior Air Cleaner system takes a runners-up spot in the Technology Award category More than three years on from its launch, the Volvo XC40 premium compact SUV continues to set

    Volvo SUVs claim double honours in 2021 Company Car Today CCT100 Awards

    •    XC40 compact SUV wins Premium Crossover award for the third year running, commended by the judges as the “dominant force” in its segment •    XC60 mid-size SUV takes top honour in the Premium SUV category, rewarded for its “excellent running costs and efficiency” •    Volvo further praised for its deployment of plug-in hybrid and mild-hybrid technology in its UK model range The Volvo XC40 has scored an impressive hat-trick of wins, taking its third successive Premium Crossover title in the Company Car Today CCT100 Awards. This year, Volvo doubled up on its honours tally, with

    Volvo’s Recharge plug-in hybrids pull in the honours in the 2021 Caravan and Motorhome Club Towcar of the Year Awards

    •    Volvo’s plug-in hybrid technology judged perfect for towing duties by Caravan and Motorhome Club experts •    XC40 Recharge Plug-in Hybrid T5 FWD wins Alternatively Fuelled Towcar award •    V60 Recharge Plug-in Hybrid T6 AWD named Family Towcar of the Year •    Both models take caravan towing class honours – the XC40 in the 1,500-1,700kg category and the V60 in the over 1,700kg class Volvo’s new Recharge plug-in hybrid models have enjoyed great success in their first appearance in the annual Caravan and Motorhome Club Towcar of the Year Awards, netting a haul of four

    Volvo extends electrification of XC40 range with second plug-in hybrid powertrain option

    Volvo extends electrification of XC40 range with second plug-in hybrid powertrain option   • Volvo launches new XC40 Recharge Plug-in Hybrid T4, a second plug-in hybrid petrol-electric version of the premium compact SUV • System uses a 129hp 1.5-litre three-cylinder petrol engine and an 82hp electric motor with seven-speed automatic transmission and front-wheel drive • Latest addition opens plug-in hybrid technology to a wider market, while a sub-£40,000 price tag means the Recharge Plug-in Hybrid T4 avoids the £325 Vehicle Excise Duty surcharge • Capable of up to 27 miles on

    Volvo’s first all-electric car – the XC40 Recharge Pure Electric – now available for UK customers to order

    · Volvo XC40 Recharge Pure Electric available to order now amid surging interest in battery-powered cars · The first of five electric Volvo cars to be launched in the next five years · Capable of more than 249 miles on a single charge, versus average UK daily drive distance of 30 miles · Fast-charging potential: 80% of capacity in 40 minutes · Will deliver running-cost savings and tax benefits typical of electric cars · First Volvo to include pioneering Google Android-powered infotainment system · No internal combustion engine means extra storage space ·

    Volvo Cars inaugurates new battery assembly line at Ghent manufacturing plant

    Volvo Cars today formally inaugurated a brand-new battery assembly line at its Belgian manufacturing plant in Ghent, where it will start building its first fully electric car, the XC40 Recharge P8, later this year.   The inauguration is the latest proof point for Volvo Cars’ ambitious electrification strategy and its climate action plan. It aims to reduce its lifecycle carbon footprint per car by 40 per cent between 2018 and 2025, as a first step towards its goal of becoming a climate-neutral company by 2040.   Over the next five years, Volvo Cars will launch a fully electric

    Volvo Cars launches fully electric Volvo XC40 Recharge as part of new electrified car line

    Future Volvo customers will need to answer one fundamental question: do you want a new Volvo with a cord or without one? Today, Volvo Cars introduces the XC40 Recharge, the company’s first ever fully electric car and the first model to appear in its brand-new Recharge car line concept.   The XC40 Recharge, based on the multi-award-winning and best-selling XC40 small SUV, is the first of a family of fully electric Volvos. It represents a true milestone for Volvo Cars: the company’s first electric car and the first Volvo with a brand-new infotainment system powered by Google’s Android

    Volvo Car Group - Invitation to Volvo Cars Moment

    Volvo Cars invites you take part of the reveal of its first fully electric car; the electric XC40. At this event, Volvo Cars will also present the company’s strategic direction towards a more sustainable future.   For the second time this year we take a moment to focus on a topic of great importance to us. Following our Safety Moment earlier this year, we now shift our focus to Sustainability.     Speakers Håkan Samuelsson, President and CEO, Volvo Car Group Henrik Green, Chief Technology Officer  Björn Annwall, Head of the EMEA region and Global Commercial Operations

    Fully electric Volvo XC40 introduces brand-new infotainment system powered by Android with Google technologies built in

    Volvo Cars is fundamentally rethinking infotainment in the forthcoming fully electric Volvo XC40. Powered by Android, the new infotainment system offers customers unprecedented personalisation, improved levels of intuitiveness and new embedded Google technology and services.   Volvo Car Group is the first company to team up with Google on integrating an infotainment system powered by Android, with Google Assistant, Google Maps and the Google Play Store built in. The two companies have been development partners for the past few years.   The new system offers full integration of

    Volvo wins the first Car Manufacturer of the Year title in honours hat-trick at the News UK Motor Awards 2019

    · Volvo becomes the first winner of the Best Car Manufacturer of the Year title in News UK’s Motor Awards 2019 · Volvo XC40 wins best small SUV/crossover category · Volvo V60 crowned best family car · Results determined by a popular vote among readers of News UK media outlets, including Drive.co.uk, The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun and talkSPORT radio · News UK praises the “impressive quality and scope” of Volvo’s model range and the company’s reputation for “progressive values, technological innovation and standout craftsmanship · Volvo hailed as a “truly aspirational

    Fully electric Volvo XC40 SUV heralds new electric future and does more with less

    Sometimes less really is more: the forthcoming battery-powered Volvo XC40 SUV, Volvo Cars’ first fully electric car, proves that Volvo cars can be made better by taking certain things away.   The advance of electric cars constitutes the biggest change in the history of the automobile. For the first time in over a century, cars move without a petrol or diesel engine in the engine bay and have a battery in the floor, changing the car at its core.   It also means cars no longer need tailpipes or a large grille for cooling purposes, while the removal of an internal combustion engine

    The fully electric XC40 SUV – Volvo’s first electric car and one of the safest on the road

    The advance of electric cars constitutes the biggest change in the history of the automobile. For the first time in over a century, cars move without a petrol or diesel engine in the engine bay and have a battery in the floor, changing the car at its core.   With the introduction of the forthcoming fully electric Volvo XC40 SUV next month, Volvo Cars is not just launching its first fully electric car – in true Volvo tradition, it is also introducing one of the safest cars on the road, despite a fresh set of challenges presented by the absence of an internal combustion engine.   “

    Volvo becomes first car manufacturer to offer plug-in hybrid versions of its entire model range with launch of new XC40 T5 Twin Engine

    Volvo becomes first car manufacturer to offer plug-in hybrid versions of its entire model range with launch of new XC40 T5 Twin Engine   • Volvo's new T5 Twin Engine petrol-electric hybrid powertrain debuts in XC40 – the UK's first plug-in hybrid premium compact SUV • Full UK XC40 T5 Twin Engine prices and specifications announced* • Volvo becomes first car manufacturer to offer plug-in hybrid versions across its entire model range • Front-wheel-drive hybrid system uses 180hp three-cylinder 1.5-litre petrol engine with 82hp electric motor • Preliminary WLTP data indicates

    Volvo increases XC40's winning appeal with powertrain upgrades, enhanced equipment levels and new options

    Volvo increases XC40's winning appeal with powertrain upgrades, enhanced equipment levels and new options   • Powertrain and equipment revisions improve performance, choice and value for money in Volvo's top-selling XC40 premium compact SUV range • Power increase and new automatic transmission option for highly efficient T3 three-cylinder petrol engine • T4 petrol powertrain now available in two-wheel-drive form • Even more generous equipment specifications and options, enhancing practicality, safety and convenience • New colour choices introduced • New XC40 range on

    Volvo Car Group signs multi-billion dollar battery supply deals with CATL and LG Chem

    Volvo Car Group signs multi-billion dollar battery supply deals with CATL and LG Chem   Volvo Car Group has signed long-term agreements with leading battery makers CATL and LG Chem to ensure the multi-billion dollar supply of lithium-ion batteries over the coming decade for next-generation Volvo and Polestar models.   The agreements cover the global supply of battery modules for all models on the upcoming SPA2 and the existing CMA modular vehicle platforms, and represent a major step towards realising Volvo Cars’ ambitious electrification strategy.   In 2017, Volvo Cars

    Volvo Cars starts Chinese production of XC40 compact SUV in multi-brand Luqiao plant

    Volvo Cars starts Chinese production of XC40 compact SUV in multi-brand Luqiao plant   Volvo Cars is starting production of its award-winning XC40 in Luqiao, China, this week to meet ever-growing demand for the company’s first compact premium SUV.   The XC40 was launched in late 2017 to global acclaim and was the first ever Volvo to win the prestigious European Car of the Year award, in March 2018. Until now, Volvo Cars’ Ghent plant in Belgium has been the sole production site for the XC40, of which more than 100,000 units have already been sold globally.   As of this week,

    Volvo Cars takes major step towards its electrified future with a range of new hybrid powertrains

    Volvo Cars takes major step towards its electrified future with a range of new hybrid powertrains   Volvo Cars has today taken a significant step towards its electrification goals with the release of upgraded and newly developed electrified powertrain options, to be made available across its entire model range in the future.   The company has upgraded its existing Twin Engine plug-in hybrid powertrain, while at the same time confirming that plug-in options will now be available on every model it produces.   Moreover, Volvo Cars will introduce a range of mild hybrids in the

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