Volvo CEO Hakan Samuelsson has ambitious electrification plans for the automaker that include becoming climate neutral by 2040, as he explained to Automotive News Europe.

When Tesla decided to offer the Model 3 with a battery pack with a top capacity of more than 70 kilowatt hours Volvo knew it had to respond.

Automakers may be reassessing when fully autonomous cars will arrive, but that does not mean suppliers have given up on self-driving technology, Danny Shapiro, Nvidia's automotive boss, told Automotive News Europe.

Volvo CEO Hakan Samuelsson opposes the rising push to discourage air travel to combat climate change. "I think you're on a very dangerous path when you say, ‘No, you should not fly.’ " he said.

Finnish automotive software supplier Basemark's rise in sales coincides with the company’s establishment of a unit in Munich, where a team is developing self-driving car software for a premium automaker, Chairman Tero Sarkkinen told Automotive News Europe.

Young customers are poised to rebel against high-riding SUVs in favor of sleek sedans to avoid being like their parents. “The sedan is the middle finger of the future,” Nissan global design boss Alfonso Albaisa told Automotive News Europe.

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Volvo’s first full-electric vehicle has a lot of additional names that are not essential for every day use, but they do tell a more complete story once you know how to translate the code.

The small SUV will feature Honda's dual-motor hybrid technology as standard for the first time. The automaker says the powertrain will offer the vehicle "exceptional EV-like driving dynamics."

To achieve the goal Volvo will start by slashing its life cycle carbon footprint per car by 40 percent.

The semiconductor company foresees its automotive operations boosting its contribution to 20 percent or more of the company’s total sales -- up from 16 percent now -- between 2022 and 2024.

Volvo CEO Hakan Samuelsson explains to Automotive News Europe how merging the automaker's engine operations with Geely's will reduce costs and protect jobs.

The new business will develop next-generation hybrid powertrains and internal combustion engines for Volvo, Lotus, Lynk & CO and Geely Auto as well as third parties.

The full-electric Volvo XC40 gains a so-called "frunk," which provides 30 liters of additional storage space under the hood.

Volvo said the full-electric XC40 "will be one of the safest cars we have ever built."