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Volvo does a sharp U-turn as the boxy estates and saloons return to Britain
Last summer the Swedish carmaker announced it would limit UK sales to its more popular SUV models
UAW launches push to organize at Tesla and other non-union car makers
Union drive will cover nearly 150,000 workers at factories largely in US south
‘Nostalgia trip’: Volvo estate owners reminisce about Swedish workhorse before its withdrawal from UK market
Share your memories of the Volvo estate
Traditional carmakers could boost profits by accelerating move to electric
Analysis suggests electric operations will become rapidly more profitable than petrol and diesel arms within five years
‘This really is the future’: HGV manufacturers race to decarbonise trucks
Lorry vehicle makers are backing a range of technologies from gas to battery electric to cut UK’s carbon footprint on the roads
Observer business profile
Håkan Samuelsson: outgoing Volvo boss and electric car pioneerHaving ensured the Swedish firm led the switch away from fossil fuels, its former boss is full of praise for Tesla – but has no regrets about filling city streets with SUVs
Volvo shares charge ahead on £13bn stock market debut
Swedish carmaker ‘has an ambitious strategy to become fully electric by 2030’
‘Green steel’: Swedish company ships first batch made without using coal
Hybrit sends steel made with hydrogen production process to Volvo, which plans to use it in prototype vehicles and components
Volvo to build steel cars without fossil fuels by 2026
Swedish carmaker joins forces with steel firm to use technology that replaces coal with hydrogen
From coffee to cars: how Britain became a nation of subscribers
The pandemic has seen a boom in companies offering a paid monthly membership. But why are so many of us signing up – and will we kick the habit after lockdown?
Volvo says it will make only electric cars by 2030
Swedish carmaker also says it will sell its vehicles to consumers online only
Every major UK and European carmaker to stop or cut production
As disruption from Covid-19 spreads, only some low-volume producers will remain open
Consumer champions
Volvo sent me a £10,000 repair bill for a three-year-old carThe firm at first told me it would pay to fix with my V60 – but it then said I should ask the dealer
Volvo recalls more than 500,000 cars worldwide over fire risk
Almost 70,000 vehicles in the UK are affected by problem with plastic part in engine
Volvo to install cameras in new cars to reduce road deaths
Volvo to impose 112mph speed limit on all new cars from 2020
Wheels
Volvo XC40: ‘It has the swagger of a vehicle born to win’Volvo’s chunky little crossover has a big future ahead of it, says Martin Love
Amazon now delivers packages straight to car boots
Latest in Amazon Key programme sees newer Volvos and General Motors vehicles become lockboxes for Prime members
Wheels
Volvo XC60 review: ‘Jaywalking moose can rest easy’The bestselling SUV from Volvo is the safest car on the road… but don’t ask it to park itself, says Martin Love
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