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Business, Equipment

Geely Signs $2.5 Billion Loan to Refinance Volvo Truck Deal

Chinese billionaire Li Shufu’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group  has obtained a syndicated loan to refinance borrowings related to its 2018 acquisition of a stake in Volvo AB.

March 5, 2025
Government, Business

Truck Makers Face Retrial in Europe in Price-Fixing Case

Daimler Truck Holding AG and Volvo AB will face a retrial in a 560 million euros ($603 million) case over a price fixing cartel, a German appeals court ruled.

March 28, 2024
Business, Technology, Fuel

Volvo Car Just Made Its Last Diesel Vehicle

Volvo Car AB produced its last automobile with a diesel engine this week, ending an era for the manufacturer that plans to only make electric vehicles by 2030.

March 27, 2024
Business, Equipment

Volvo Reports 20% Revenue Boost for Q3, Sees Sales Dip in 2024

Volvo Group on Oct. 18 announced gains in global profit and revenue for the third quarter, but forecast that global truck sales next year will fall compared with 2023 levels.

October 19, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Geely: All Options Open on Volvo Stake After Daimler Sale

Volvo AB’s second-largest shareholder, Geely, said while it’s not currently planning any changes to its position, “anything is possible” in the future.

April 4, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment

Volvo Q2 Prosperity Tied to Record Quarterly Truck Sale Revenue

Volvo Group reported higher second-quarter net income as revenue from truck sales rose 51% to set a quarterly record.

July 19, 2022
Business, Technology

EV Maker Polestar Raises $550 Million From New Investors

Polestar, the electric carmaker controlled by Volvo Car AB and its owner Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., has raised $550 million from new investors to help fund its growth.

April 15, 2021
Business, Technology

The Urban Garbage Truck Gets a High-Tech Battery Makeover

Automakers from Tesla Inc. to Ford Motor Co. are developing ever-sleeker, futuristic-looking electric cars. Volvo AB has something a little different in the race: the battery-powered garbage truck.

February 11, 2020
Government, Business

Daimler, Volvo Win Dismissal of $950 Million Cartel Suit

Daimler AG, Volvo AB and other truck makers won dismissal of a 867 million-euro ($950 million) lawsuit claiming customers were overcharged in a price-fixing cartel.

February 7, 2020
Business, Fuel

Volvo Counting on Hybrid Cars to Pay Hefty CO2 Fines

Volvo Car AB is counting on tripling sales of plug-in hybrid models this year as a way to avoid paying what could amount to hundreds of millions of euros in European penalties for the sale of its more polluting yet popular combustion-engine SUVs.

January 27, 2020