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The Latest Breaking News from Volvo

One of many new models teased last week by Volvo is officially here. The EX30 Cross Country builds upon the hugely successful small electric crossover, which racked up 98,100 sales in 2024, its first year on sale. The rugged derivative gets all the goodies you'd expect from a CC-badged model,…

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The Volvo V90 Isn't Dead Yet

Update: Volvo originally suggested that the Volvo V90 was going out of production globally. But in a second e-mail to Motor1, Volvo has backtracked on its statement, stating the special edition marks the end of the line for the V90 only in The Netherlands. The model continues in other markets.

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Renault Brings Back Historic Names for Futuristic Vans

Like many automakers, Renault is keen on dusting off nameplates it hasn't used in decades. The R5 (Le Car in the United States) is back, and the reborn R4 goes on sale later this year. In addition, the Twingo will return in 2026. On the commercial side, the French brand…

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DeepSeek Is Already Making Its Way Into Chinese EVs

AI is a hot-button topic, especially in the automotive industry. As time marches forward, it seems like we’re all shifting from software-driven EVs, to shoehorning AI into every nook and cranny. Will it work? Who knows. But, the world’s latest low-cost AI Chinese darling, DeepSeek, is quickly ingratiating itself with…

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Volvo Has Many New Cars on the Way

Last year was Volvo's second consecutive year of record sales, with 763,389 cars delivered, or 8 percent more than the previous year. Despite this solid result, the Geely-owned brand braces for a "turbulent 2025 due to challenging market conditions." To stay competitive, it's putting the finishing touches on an updated…

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Chinese Cars Outsold British Cars In The U.S. Last Year

No truly Chinese brand sells in the U.S. market. Until last year, Chinese-built cars were subject to a 25% import tariff. Then it ratcheted up to 100% last summer. Despite this, and despite the fact that there are seven UK-based brands on sale in the U.S. market, American consumers still…

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Volvo Cars Anticipates Bumpy 2025 As Demand Slows

Sweden's Volvo Cars, owned by China's Geely Group, said Thursday that annual profits rose in 2024 despite a final quarter slowdown but that the outlook for this year is tougher.

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Polestar 2 Comeback, Polestar 7 SUV Will Be Keys To Going Bigger

In the near term, electric vehicle startup Polestar's goal is to go more upmarket: more premium, more performance, more luxury. The Polestar 3 leads the way with starting at $67,500 in the U.S., the Polestar 4 will come in at $54,900 and the Polestar 5 will blow all of them…

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Other EV Companies Ditched Dealers. Polestar Is All-In On Them

At this point, it's no secret that car dealers in the United States haven't exactly welcomed electric vehicles with open arms.

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The 20 Best-Selling EVs Of 2024 In Europe

Europe had a bit of a rough year in 2024 in terms of new car registrations. As previously reported, overall car sales in this part of the world went up by less than 1% compared to 2023, and every powertrain type was down except for hybrids. That includes the all-electric…

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41 EVs Did A 620-Mile Winter Trip. Here’s How Much Time They Took

Range anxiety and charging anxiety are two of the biggest pain points for electric vehicle owners, especially those who bought a battery-powered car for the first time. This, coupled with the inescapable truth that EVs lose some range in the winter compared to when it’s nice and warm outside, can…

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Polestar's New Arctic Circle Collection Brings A Rally Car Vibe To EVs

We often forget this because it feels like a billion years ago now, but Polestar was originally the motorsports, tuning and performance arm of Volvo before it was spun off into an independent EV brand. And Volvo has a long history in both rally car and touring car racing. That's…

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Volvo Adds Plug & Charge, Newest Software UX To Its Most Popular EVs

Tesla EV owners have always had the convenience of simply plugging into a Supercharger and watching as the charging session begins automatically. No messing around with credit cards or unresponsive screens on the DC fast chargers. As long as a payment method is associated with the car, everything just works.

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The kindness of strangers: I pulled over in hysterics – then a passing driver saved me from the spider

After the huntsman raced across my windscreen, I had an arachnophobic meltdown on the side of the road. Then a well-coiffed vision in a Volvo rolled up her sleeves

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Looking for a Tesla Model Y alternative? Polestar has a new premium compact SUV on the way

Here’s what we know so far about the Model Y rival, the Polestar 7

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The Rebooted Smart Car Brand Keeps Getting More Interesting

Everyone knows the Smart car. The sort of roller-skate-shaped microcar was a godsend to city-dwellers all over the world, and in many ways still is. But these days, Smart is half-owned by its original parent company, Mercedes-Benz, while the other half is owned by China's Geely Group. And as Geely…

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The Polestar 7 SUV is coming in 2026 – and it wants to take the fight to Tesla's Model Y

The Polestar 7 SUV is landing in 2026 – and a more affordable, compact electric SUV could help Polestar attract a new audience.

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The Volvo XC40 Recharge Gets A New Name In The U.S. And A Bigger Battery

The Volvo XC40 Recharge, the Swedish automaker’s first mass-produced electric car, is getting a new name and a bigger battery in the United States. For the 2025 model year, the battery-powered crossover will be sold as the Volvo EX40, dropping the Recharge moniker and getting in line with all the…

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What Hi-Fi?

I heard Abbey Road Studios brought to life through a Bowers & Wilkins in-car hi-fi in the Volvo EX90

Volvo's all-electric EX90 SUV features a 25-speaker sound system and a new Abbey Road Studios Mode.

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Polestar 7 electric compact SUV coming to take on Tesla Model Y

European-built Polestar EV follows British-engineered Polestar 5 and 6 models

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Mercedes Boss Wants The EU To Drop Emissions Fines

Electric cars had a rough time last year in Europe. Despite more affordable models being launched, the latest provisional data shows a 6% decline in EV registrations in Europe compared to 2023–in contrast to the uptick in sales in the United States and China.

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Polestar 7: Here's A Theory About What It Could Look Like

The Polestar 2 has consistently been one of our favorite electric vehicles on the market. There's only one big problem with it: it's a sedan doing battle in an SUV-centric world. As good as it may be, it could only take the electric startup brand so far when people want…

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Polestar 7: A Compact SUV From Europe, And Polestar 2 Successor

Though it's coming off a tough 2024 that saw the ouster of its CEO and declining sales, Swedish-Chinese EV brand Polestar is far from done.

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Why Toyota May Be At Its 'Limit'

The future of driving is electric. Everyone in the automotive industry knows this, even if they can't always admit it openly. But you don't need to be some engineer or strategy lead or highly-paid consultant to know where the roadblocks are: high battery costs make the cars too expensive, the…

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Five CES 2025 EVS that make me excited for the future of transportation

These are the most interesting EV tech I saw at CES 2025.

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