Volvo EX30

Imagine if the major carmakers were to be placed in a classroom. Volvo would likely be the nerdy kid sitting in the centre front row, eagerly answering every question and taking extensive notes. If this were some typical 1990s TV sitcom, Volvo would be the one with the pocket protectors, taped glasses, and high-waisted slacks. Its boxy models were too conservative. While constantly being at the forefront of safety technology gave it plaudits, Volvo couldn’t swing it with the cool kids of the blo

Volvo Car has abandoned its target of selling 1.2 million cars by 2025, confirms CEO Jim Rowan in an interview with Automotive News Europe. “The China market has changed dramatically in the last two or three years,” said Rowan. “The new car market there has diminished because there is now a big second-hand car market, which China never really had before”. This comes after the company slashed its 2024 full-year sales growth forecast by 3 percent. Volvo had initially forecast a 15% growth in retai

Volvo Car Malaysia has unveiled the Volvo EX30, the smallest battery electric vehicle (BEV) model in the Swedish carmaker’s stable. Fully imported (CBU) from China, 3 variants of the EX30 are available in Malaysia which are: EX30 Plus – RM 188,888 EX30 Ultra – RM 208,888 EX30 Ultra Twin Performance – RM 228,888 Local assembly (CKD) production for the EX30 is planned for later though initial deliveries will be CBU China. Both the Plus and Ultra are single-motor variants which are powered by a rea

Volvo has joined the growing list of premium automakers like Porsche, Mercedes, and Bentley retreating from their ambitious battery electric vehicle (BEV) goals. Volvo was among the first to set a bold target of selling 100 percent BEVs by 2030, a pledge made in 2021. However, the company has now backtracked, acknowledging that hybrids remain crucial due to current market dynamics and consumer demand. In its latest announcement, Volvo revealed a revised goal: 90 to 100 percent of its global sale

Volvo Car Manufacturing Malaysia’s (VCMM) Shah Alam plant, a wholly owned subsidiary of Volvo Car Corporation, is throttling down output as the export of Volvo internal combustion engine (ICE) cars to Thailand slows. The VCMM plant produced zero cars in three out of the first six months of this year (January, April, and June), according to production data compiled by the Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA). Between January to June 2024, the VCMM plant produced just 438 cars, 88% lower than th

Volvo Car Malaysia (VCM) has opened registration of interest (ROI) for the Volvo EX30 battery electric vehicle (BEV), set to be introduced here later this year. This comes after several units of the dainty BEV SUV was spotted outside their Petaling Jaya office. Once launched, the EX30 will be Volvo’s smallest electric SUV in Malaysia, measuring 4,223 mm in length, 1,837 mm in width, 1,555 mm in height, with a wheelbase of 2,650 mm. It’s smaller than both the XC40 and the C40. Local specification