The software platform will enable Daimler Truck, Volvo Group and potential customers of the joint venture to offer independent and digital vehicle functions for their products, the companies said. Customers will be able to add and update digital applications remotely, potentially reducing downtime and simplifying maintenance.   

Volvo Car is taking over a joint venture with Northvolt to build a factory on Sweden’s west coast, underscoring the major challenges of scaling battery production in the EV market.

The venture aims to develop a centralized operating system that could accelerate industry innovation by separating software from hardware development cycles.

Volvo Group profit fell 28.5% in the third quarter of 2024 as a downturn in demand for trucks in both Europe and North America crimped revenue and margin.

Volvo Car AB is shaking up its management team, with Chief Commercial Officer and Deputy CEO Bjorn Annwall leaving the company.

Volvo Car and dozens of industrial manufacturers urged Brussels to stick to a plan to halt sales of new combustion engine cars starting in 2035. 

Volvo Trucks plans to boost the range for one of its global battery-electric trucks to about 372 miles on a single charge, the Swedish original equipment manufacturer said Sept. 3.

Logistics firm DSV plans to buy 300 electric heavy trucks from Volvo AB in what would be one of the largest commercial orders to date for the Swedish manufacturer’s battery-powered rigs.

Northvolt AB may slow its battery projects, the latest in a line of industry reassessments after the transition to electric cars cooled.

Volvo Cars will postpone U.S. shipments of its best-selling electric car model as it shifts production from China in the wake of tariff hikes.