I prossimi modelli Volvo

[KimKardashian]

1 ora fa, Beckervdo scrive:

Volvo UK taglia dai listini S60/V60 e S90/V90. Il marchio Svedese venderà solo SUV in UK.

Via Volvo UK

Ma alla fine arriva la nuova S90? Stanno arrivando berline da Polestar, Lotus, Zeekr e Link mi sembra assurdo non farla a marchio Volvo

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1 ora fa, KimKardashian scrive:

Ma alla fine arriva la nuova S90? Stanno arrivando berline da Polestar, Lotus, Zeekr e Link mi sembra assurdo non farla a marchio Volvo

Parlano per le berline non piu vendibile di UK non globale. Per Cina continuno sicuramente con le berline ma versione guida a destra molto probabile fa poco senso come volume.

 

 

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Volvo's new European EV plant will use Tesla-style Giga Press
Idra will supply Volvo with two giant Giga Press machines that are the size of a small house or a tennis court.

MILAN -- Idra, an Italian-based aluminum casting machine maker, has won a contract with Volvo Cars to install two of its largest presses at the automaker's new EV plant in eastern Europe.

The contract is for two 9,000 ton Giga Press machines, Idra said. The machines are the size of a small house or a tennis court. Idra did not disclose the value of the contract.

Volvo is building a $1.25 billion factory in Kosice, Slovakia, capable of making 250,000 electric vehicles a year. Series production of the automaker's next-generation EVs is scheduled to start in 2026.

Idra is a Tesla supplier and has recently added Ford and Hyundai to its customer base as more automakers explore this manufacturing technique. Idra is owned by China's LK Industries.

Tesla has pioneered the use of massive casting machines, known as Giga Presses, to make large single pieces of vehicle underbodies, streamline production and reduce the work even of robots.

Front and rear underbodies cast by the presses are combined with battery packs to form a three-piece chassis for battery-electric vehicles.
 

(ANE)

 

 

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Geely reduces Volvo stake; will continue to support Swedish automaker
Geely, whose holdings include Lotus and a stake in Aston Martin, said it will continue to support Volvo.

Chinese billionaire Li Shufu's Zhejiang Geely Holding Group is raising around $350 million selling part of its stake in Volvo Cars, responding to investor concerns about the automaker's limited free float.

Geely, which owns a web of automotive interests in Europe, offered approximately 100 million shares in the company at 37 kronor ($3.49) apiece, 9.4 percent below Thursday's closing price.

The sale of the 3.4 percent stake leaves Geely with a holding in Volvo of 78.7 percent, Geely said in a statement.

"The placing will increase the free float and further broaden the shareholder base of Volvo Cars. Proceeds received by Geely Holding are intended to be used to support business development within the group," it added.

Geely said it will continue to support Volvo. None of the cash from the share sale went to Volvo.

At 09:00 GMT, Volvo shares were down 10.2 percent at 36.66 crowns, having traded as low as 35.25 crowns.. The share is down 25 percent year-to-date.

The sale follows complaints from analysts and investors over the company’s small free float, which has put pressure on the stock and fueled high trading volatility. Volvo debuted in Stockholm two years ago at 53 kronor a share.

"This increase in our public float and improvement in trading liquidity benefits both new and existing investors," Volvo CEO Jim Rowan said in a separate statement.

The free-float concerns continue to put off long-term investors "despite the fundamental attractiveness" of the stock, Bernstein analyst Daniel Roeska said this month in a note.

Li's automotive holdings include Lotus Technology and a stake in Aston Martin. It picked up Volvo from Ford in 2010 after the brand had long languished under the U.S. automaker.

Geely earlier this year inked a deal with Renault to pool combustion-engine assets as the industry moves into the electric age.

Volvo launched the EM90 luxury battery-electric van this month aimed at China and Southeast Asia, where upscale vans are gaining in popularity.
(Reuters)

 

 

[VuOtto]

Volvo sarà finanziato direttamente da Geely e non più da Volvo. E' auspicabile quindi anche una maggior differenziazione estetica tra le case.

 

STOCKHOLM, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Volvo Cars  opens new tab said on Thursday it would stop funding Polestar Automotive Holding and was handing responsibility for the struggling luxury car brand over to Volvo's top shareholder China's Geely Holding.

The announcement sent the Swedish automaker's stock up more than 30% at market open.

The heavy involvement by Swedish-listed Volvo Cars in Polestar, where it owns around 48% of the shares, has been criticised by analysts who see the stake as a drag on Volvo's resources.

 

Like other new EV brands and startups, Polestar has struggled to make headway, particularly since Tesla (TSLA.O), opens new tab started a price war last year.

The automaker said earlier this month that it had missed its already-reduced delivery targets for 2023.

Polestar's shares are down just over 83% since it went public in June 2022 via a merger with a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC.

Volvo Cars said it has considered handing Polestar shares over to Volvo's shareholders, which would make Geely a big direct owner in the brand.

 

Shares in Volvo were up 20% at 0814 GMT, after they soared 32% at market open.

Geely in a separate statement welcomed Volvo's decision to focus its resources on its own development.

"Geely Holding will continue to provide full operational and financial support to the independent exclusive (Polestar) brand going forward," the Chinese group said.

"This support will not require a reduction of Geely Holding shareholding in Volvo Cars," it added.

 

However, the broker Bernstein said it saw a distinct possibility that the Geely ecosystem could sell down its shares in Volvo.

Polestar last week said it planned to cut around 450 jobs globally, or about 15% of its workforce, amid "challenging market conditions".

It also said in November that it would try to reduce its reliance on external help, publishing a revised business plan, which included getting additional loans from Volvo and Geely.

 

The news could raise questions about the viability of Polestar, which aims to become cash flow break-even in 2025. Some analysts have said it could make more sense to fold Polestar company into Geely.

Volvo Cars meanwhile reported a bigger than expected rise in fourth-quarter operating earnings on Thursday, with operating income excluding joint ventures and associates rising to 6.7 billion Swedish crowns ($643.83 million) from a year-earlier 3.9 billion.

Analysts polled by LSEG had expected adjusted earnings before tax and interest (EBIT) of 6.5 billion.

Volvo's BEV (battery-electric vehicle) margin was 13% in the quarter, up from 9% in the previous quarter.

The increased BEV margin underpins Volvo chief executive Jim Rowan's firm stance that its margins will continue to rise, despite its industry peers sounding the alarm bell around EV demand and many seeing lower-than-expected EV margins.

 

 

[Beckervdo]

Per me resta un unico cruccio: non riuscire a guidare mai una Polestar 1. 

[VuOtto]

22 ore fa, Beckervdo scrive:

Per me resta un unico cruccio: non riuscire a guidare mai una Polestar 1. 

 

secondo me se ti rechi in vacanza da qualche parte in nord europa la trovi a nolo da qualche agenzia. Ad inizio Gennaio a Monaco di Baviera, sono entrato al corner Fisker, dove erano esposte tre Ocean, anche quella ha un suo perché devo dire, certo non è una Lotus Eletre (quella si che è davvero bella e fatta bene) però anche la Ocean è interessante, visto anche il prezzo.

Edited February 7, 2024 by VuOtto

[Beckervdo]

4 ore fa, VuOtto scrive:

 

secondo me se ti rechi in vacanza da qualche parte in nord europa la trovi a nolo da qualche agenzia. Ad inizio Gennaio a Monaco di Baviera, sono entrato al corner Fisker, dove erano esposte tre Ocean, anche quella ha un suo perché devo dire, certo non è una Lotus Eletre (quella si che è davvero bella e fatta bene) però anche la Ocean è interessante, visto anche il prezzo.

Quando andrò a Tallin, probabilmente la trovo

 

[Beckervdo]

La Slovacchia dona tre miliardi di corone svedesi (267 milioni di Euro) a sostegno della realizzazione di una nuova fabbrica Volvo in Europa.

La Commissione europea ha ora detto sì alla Volvo Cars che riceverà circa tre miliardi di corone (267 milioni di euro) in sostegno agli investimenti dalla Slovacchia per aprire lì una nuova fabbrica che produrrà auto elettriche. La fabbrica sarà situata a Košice e una volta completata, prevista per il 2026, integrerà le fabbriche esistenti a Gand e Torslanda. La stessa Volvo investirà circa 14 miliardi di corone svedesi nel nuovo edificio. In Slovacchia si prevede di poter costruire circa 250.000 automobili all'anno e vi lavoreranno 3.300 persone. Sfortunatamente non sappiamo ancora quali modelli verranno creati lì. Sul posto saranno presenti due gigapress del produttore italiano Idra.
ec.europa.eu

[Beckervdo]

Volvo conferma il suo impegno nei confronti dei veicoli MHEV e PHEV

Jim Rowan, CEO di Volvo, ha dichiarato:

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“La transizione completa all’elettrico richiederà tempo a causa delle diverse situazioni nei diversi mercati globali. “Continueremo a investire nello sviluppo di propulsori ibridi plug-in e MHEV, poiché continuano ad essere molto apprezzati dai clienti”. Volvo ha deciso di dire addio ai diesel, ma la decisione di abbandonare la benzina è chiaramente nelle mani dei clienti. Altrimenti sarà un suicidio.