Volvo is a Swedish multinational automotive company known for its safety features.
沃尔沃是一家以安全性能闻名的瑞典跨国汽车公司。
The new
Volvo XC90 SUV has received excellent reviews from critics.
新款沃尔沃XC90 SUV得到了评论家的高度评价。
Volvo Cars is a subsidiary of Geely Holding Group.
沃尔沃汽车是吉利控股集团的子公司。
Volvo's motto is "For Life" reflecting their commitment to durability and reliability.
沃尔沃的座右铭是“为生活”，体现了他们对耐用性和可靠性的承诺。
In 2018,
Volvo announced plans to phase out internal combustion engines by 2030.
2018年，沃尔沃宣布计划在2030年前逐步淘汰内燃机。
The
Volvo 240 was a popular choice among family sedans in the 1980s and 1990s.
240系列沃尔沃在20世纪80年代和90年代是家庭轿车的热门选择。
Volvo has been at the forefront of electric vehicle innovation.
沃尔沃一直引领电动汽车创新的前沿。
They introduced the concept of "Safe City Streets" in their design philosophy.
在设计理念中，他们提出了“安全城市街道”的概念。
Volvo's autonomous driving technology, such as ADI (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems), is highly advanced.
沃尔沃的自动驾驶技术，如高级驾驶辅助系统(ADI)，非常先进。
Volvo has a strong focus on sustainability, aiming for zero emissions by 2040.
沃尔沃大力关注可持续发展，目标是到2040年实现零排放。
In May, a new Volvo car design studio, among its total of three design studios around the globe, opened in Shanghai.
今年5月，沃尔沃全球共有三家设计工作室，其中一家新的沃尔沃汽车设计工作室在上海开业。
Sales of Volvo Construction Equipment in China, an arm of Sweden's Volvo Group, are expected to see year-on-year growth of 50 percent this year, according to Chen Lin, vice president of Volvo CE China Sales Region, on Monday.
瑞典沃尔沃集团旗下的沃尔沃建筑设备公司中国区副总裁陈琳周一表示，预计该公司今年在华销售额将同比增长50%。
Volvo Cars rolled out a livestreaming show featuring its XC 40 car model on Feb 14, targeting young people who pursue fashion and safety in vehicles but are unable to have a touch-and-feel experience of the model via physical stores.
The online broadcast via its Tmall official store has greatly boosted online orders for all Volvo Cars models, with the XC40 accounting for half of all the sales, the company said, without disclosing any figures.
China's Geely Auto and Swedish brand Volvo Cars are considering combining their businesses into a strong global company, with listings in Hong Kong and Stockholm, the two companies said late Monday.
Zhejiang Geely Holding group, parent company of Geely Auto, acquired Volvo from Ford in 2010.
Geely Auto and Volvo said they will create a joint working group to prepare a proposal to their respective boards, but did not give a schedule.
But they said the brands of the two companies, including Volvo, Geely, Lynk & Co and Polestar, will keep their identities after the combination.
Volvo delivered 705,452 cars in 2019, an increase of 9.8 percent year-on-year, with China its largest market globally.
China’s constant pursuit of opening-up, quality and sustainability serves as a vote of confidence for Volvo Cars to deepen its presence in China, according to a senior company executive.
The China International Import Expo is an exemplary event for globalization and creating a sound business environment for foreign enterprises, said Michel Zhao, vice president of corporate communications at Volvo Cars Asia Pacific.
“The Volvo S90 from China’s Daqing plant supplied across the globe, as well as the Volvo XC60 from the Chengdu plant serving European, South American and Asian markets, are the best examples of how localization serves global strategies,” she said, adding the Belt and Road Initiative lends the company extra momentum for growth.
"Geely Holding, the privately-owned automotive group from China which has a portfolio of global brands including Geely Auto, Volvo Cars and Lotus, as well as other automotive brands, led the Series C funding round.
In five to 10 years, we hope that we can compete with rivals like Volvo technologically," Lan said.
"Harley-Davidson said it chose to work with Qianjiang, a subsidiary of Geely, which owns Volvo, because of its expertise in producing small bikes.
Qatar Airways served as the official airline partner for the recent Volvo China Open 2019, reflecting its continuous commitment to supporting Asia's premier sporting events, according to the company.
With its awards totaling 20 million yuan ($2.96 million), the 25th anniversary edition of the Volvo China Open was held at the Genzon Golf Club in Shenzhen, Guangdong province in South China from Thursday through Sunday.
"As the Volvo China Open comes to its 25th anniversary, we are looking forward to celebrating this prestigious international event and supporting China's open golf championship," Joshua Law, vice-president of Qatar Airways' North Asia region, said ahead of the event.
We look forward to welcoming millions of golf fans around the world to Shenzhen to enjoy the Volvo China Open 2019.
Currently around 80 percent of production is high-value tires, it supplies original equipment tires to the Chinese factories of many top automakers, including Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi and Volvo, as well as serving the increasing demand from the replacement market.
For my whole life I have worked in global companies such as Volvo, Erisson, and AstraZeneca.
And it has partnered with Geely-owned Volvo Cars to develop electric cars with full autonomous capabilities for China.
Swedish carmaker Volvo warned about layoffs at its plant in South Carolina because of tariffs.
Volvo of Sweden has said tariffs could prevent it from reaching its goal of 4,000 workers by 2021 at its just-opened auto plant near Charleston.
Founded in 1997, the Geely Auto Group now owns the Swedish passenger car maker Volvo and London Taxi Company.
Lynk & Co is developed on the basis of the brand-new compact modular architecture (CMA) that was jointly created by Geely and Volvo.
In December, it became the biggest shareholder in Sweden's Volvo AB, the world's second-largest truck maker, following a $3.9 billion deal with investor Cevian Capital AB.
In the same year, it acquired a 49.9 percent stake in Malaysian automaker Proton and bought flying car company Terrafugia Inc. Geely also owns Volvo Cars, which has been helping Geely with technology to seize a larger share of the Chinese car market.
A maker of machine parts for heavy equipment, Risever supplies manufacturers such as Caterpillar, Volvo and Komatsu with its products.
Car giant Volvo, which is part of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group in China, will only manufacture electric or hybrid vehicles from 2019 onwards.
Volvo, which is owned by China's Geely, will not develop any new diesel cars because the cost of reducing nitrogen oxide emissions is too great, according to the company's chief executive.
Hakan Samuelsson told the German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung that Volvo will instead invest in hybrid and electric cars, with its first all-electric car going on sale in 2019.
Volvo has done well out of diesel.
It is widely known as the owner of Volvo Cars, acquired in 2010 and The London Taxi Co which was bought in 2013.
Geely Group now has three sub groups and companies, namely Geely Auto Group (with its own auto brand Geely), Volvo Cars and Geely Commercial Vehicles.
Based in East China's Zhejiang province, Geely Group consists of three sub groups and companies: Geely Auto Group, Volvo Cars and Geely Commercial Vehicles.
This one, imported by Volvo Construction Equipment (China), was the first of its kind in the country.
"Compared to new products, remanufactured items can reduce energy consumption by 60 percent, and up to 70 percent of the materials can be recycled, thus lowering carbon dioxide emissions by 80 percent," said Chen Chaoping, vice-president of Volvo Construction Equipment (China).
A remanufactured engine for an articulated truck imported by Volvo Construction Equipment (China) arrived in Pudong New Area of Shanghai and completed declaration procedures at customs on Sept 1.
The imported engine was remanufactured by Volvo CE's factory in Sweden.
Following the arrival of a remanufactured engine at Shanghai Pudong International Airport in mid-September, Volvo Construction Equipment (China) became the first company to engage in remanufacturing operations in China, thanks to the favorable policies rolled out by the Shanghai FTZ, said Chen Chaoping, the company's vice-president.
Volvo Construction Equipment (China) will be the first company to perform the remanufacturing business in China, according to Chen Chaoping, the company's head of uptime and parts.
A number of Swedish enterprises, such as Volvo, Ericsson and Ikea, have expanded their presence in the world's second-largest economy in the past decades.
The strategy of a multinational company is usually decided by the market's openness and business environment, said Zhan Xu, executive director of Volvo Construction Equipment China.
“跨国公司的战略通常是由市场开放度和营商环境决定的，”沃尔沃建筑设备中国区执行董事詹旭表示。
Liu Ying, vice president of government affairs of Volvo Car Asia Pacific, said the company will offer its best products, groundbreaking technologies, and unique brand culture to customers via the CIIE to drive the growth of the flourishing Chinese automobile market and the domestic economy.
Representatives from automobile companies including Volvo, Michelin, BMW, Toyota, Volkswagen and General Motors attended the meeting and discussed matters related to strengthening the capacity of the CIIE automobile special committee and promoting the smart transportation zone.
The high-level dialogue was moderated by Peter Mandelson, former European trade commissioner and British first secretary of state, and attended by business leaders representing close to 30 leading European companies including VOLVO, Airbus, JCDecaux, Astra Zeneca, L'Oreal, BASF, and SAP.
During the past year, Volvo Construction Equipment and Dassault Systemes moved their Asia Pacific headquarters from Singapore and Japan respectively to Pudong.
During the expo, automaker Volvo signed a memorandum of understanding with Yunnan Aluminium Co Ltd to advance the usage of low-carbon aluminum in its supply chain.
Harry Li, vice-president of procurement and logistics of Volvo Cars Asia-Pacific, said the company is eyeing opportunities as Chinese suppliers have significantly enhanced their capabilities in recent years thanks to the rapid development of intelligent and electric vehicles.
Since the beginning of this year, the port has been in busy operation, providing logistics services for car exporters such as BMW Brilliance Automotive Ltd. (BBA), Volvo and FAW.
Sweden-based automaker Volvo Cars shipped 3,377 vehicles to Europe via 27 China-Europe cargo train services from Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi province in Northwest China, in the first quarter of this year.
On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of its takeover by Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, Volvo has decided to further support the development of the Belt and Road Initiative through the China-Europe railroad.
This will further optimize the layout of local resources worldwide and expand the global appeal of China's high-end manufacturing industry, said Yuan Xiaolin, president and CEO of Volvo Car Asia-Pacific.
Volvo currently exports vehicles manufactured in its China plants to over 80 countries and regions.
In addition to Chinese businesses, multinationals such as Honeywell International Inc, Siemens AG and Volvo Cars have all shipped products manufactured from their facilities in China to other global markets after the resumption of production.
To date nine Swedish enterprises, including Volvo, IKEA, medical company Elekta, and water purification company Bluewater, have signed up for the second CIIE.
As one of clients who have rented Ocean Office Park for 11 years, Lily representing Volvo (China) Investment Co Ltdxa0said, "What makes us appreciate most is that during these years of cooperation with Ocean Office Park, it has been constantly innovating, improving the building facilities according to their needs.
In Japan, UD Trucks, a unit of Swedish truck maker Volvo AB, will introduce autonomous vehicles to help alleviate the shortage in that country.
Both traditional vehicle makers, such as Toyota, BMW, Audi and Volvo, and tech giants including Apple, Intel, Uber, and Baidu, have collectively pumped billions of dollars into driverless vehicles in an attempt to advance the technology, test safety, and bring commercial products to the market.
Move follows warnings by major automakers of possible job lossesSwedish carmaker Volvo has warned about layoffs at its US plant in South Carolina due to the Trump administration's tariffs on China.
Popular Chinese models exported to Europe include SAIC's MG and Geely's Volvo.
Geely, as China's largest private automaker, has a diverse family of brands ranging from Volvo to Polestar.
Volvo Group is eyeing opportunities arising from China's efforts to embrace environmentally friendly transportation technologies and services, a senior executive of the Swedish manufacturing giant said, as green transformation gains traction in the nation.
Michael Dong, president of Volvo Trucks China, said the proportion of high-end, heavy-duty trucks in China is growing, as both medium to large truck fleets as well as drivers desire reliability, comfort and intelligent technology in trucks.
Chinese companies are shifting their focus from pure upfront costs to a more sustainable, life-cycle costs perspective, making them more willing to embrace highly efficient and environmentally reliable products, Dong said, adding that this offers good opportunities for Volvo.
Volvo Trucks mainly focuses on the logistics industry in China, targeting the demand for super longdistance transportation.
Each Volvo truck travels at least 200,000 kilometers per year, with a maximum distance of over 400,000 km, and 80 percent of the time is spent on the road every day, Dong added.
Volvo is also scrambling to promote electric trucks.
Volvo has yet to bring electric trucks to the Chinese market.
"In the future, when the technology and the market get ready, Volvo Trucks will introduce electric product series to the Chinese market, such as pure electric and hydrogen fuel cell heavy-duty trucks," Dong added.
Amid the Chinese market's growing enthusiasm for self-driving technologies, Volvo has also tested its autonomous trucks in Beijing, hoping to apply them to local harbors, given that seven of the top 10 busiest ports in the world are located in the country, Volvo said.
Apart from trucks, Volvo also attaches high importance to the construction equipment business in China.
Volvo Construction Equipment has completed its full value chain upgrade in China, from research and development centers to procurement, and from production and manufacturing to overall sales, said David Chen, president of Volvo Construction Equipment China.
Anders Karrberg, head of global sustainability at Volvo, said the Swedish carmaker has been working to offer more environmentally friendly mobility solutions.
However, the deals with Changan, whose cumulative sales reached 25.3 million units as of October, and Geely — China's second-largest privately-owned automaker with a portfolio including Volvo, Zeekr, Lotus and Polestar — are indicating battery swapping is becoming more mainstream, the insider said.
Volvo Cars launched its first ever electric multi-purpose vehicle in Shanghai on Sunday, marking the Swedish premium brand's attempt to enter a brand-new segment.
Rowan called the model a living room on the move, adding that Volvo's signature features including safety, sustainability and Scandinavian design will prove attractive.
He added that Volvo is not a "volume player" and there are "enough people in China who appreciate the differences Volvo brings".
The EM90 also marks a new step towards Volvo's goal to become a fully electric carmaker by 2030.
He said one of the most important decisions he has made since he took the helm of Volvo in March 2022 was to accelerate development and increase investment in software.
Software, chips, connectivity and data will be key drivers of the next-generation mobility, said Rowan, who worked as COO at BlackBerry and CEO at Dyson before joining Volvo.
He added China is changing very rapidly, not only in the automotive industry but also in terms of technology, so Volvo tries its best to listen to the customers and looks at its competitors to see why they are successful.
Jim Rowan, president and CEO of Swedish carmaker Volvo, said in September that it is impressive to see how fast electrification is taking place in China.
Jim Rowan, president and CEO of Swedish carmaker Volvo, said on Sunday that it is impressive to see how fast electrification is taking place in China, the world's largest market for new energy vehicles.
Rowan did not disclose the purpose of his visit to China but people with knowledge of the matter said he was here for Volvo's board meeting.
The move is seen as the carmaker's growing emphasis on the Chinese market and also a sign of Volvo's efforts to speed up electrification.
"It was encouraging to see the potential we have for Volvo Cars in China and I look forward to the upcoming reveal of our new EM90," Rowan wrote in his post.
The EM90 will be Volvo's first electric MPV, scheduled to be unveiled in China in November.
Volvo sold 108,048 vehicles in China, its largest market since 2014, from January to August, up 5.3 percent year-on-year.
Last year, China accounted for 26 percent of Volvo's global sales, up from 8 percent in 2010, when Geely acquired the carmaker from Ford.
Swedish carmaker Volvo will unveil its first electric MPV, the EM90, in November, said a senior executive on Thursday.
Yuan Xiaolin, senior vice-president of Volvo and president and CEO of Volvo Asia-Pacific, said the MPV segment is fast growing in China, the world's largest vehicle market since 2009.
Yuan said Volvo sold 92,000 vehicles in China from January to July, up 8 percent year-on-year.
Volvo now has a number of new energy vehicles, including XC40 Recharge, the C40 Recharge as well as EX90.
Volvo, which was acquired by Chinese carmaker Geely from Ford in 2010, has China as its largest market since 2014.
The remanufactured engine to be imported by Volvo Construction Equipment (China) will arrive in the country in late September, Chen Chaoping, the company's head of uptime and parts said in a media interview on Thursday.
The imported engine used in articulated trucks was remanufactured by Volvo CE's factory in Sweden.
Geely, owner of Volvo Cars and also a stakeholder of German auto group Mercedes, has been injecting cash and new technology to help Proton's turnaround since it acquired the company's stake in 2017.
“自2017年收购宝腾汽车的股份以来，作为沃尔沃汽车的所有者以及德国汽车集团梅赛德斯的股东，吉利一直在向宝腾注入现金和新技术，以帮助其实现业务扭转。”
The new powertrain company's customers will first include Renault, Geely, Volvo, Proton, Nissan, Mitsubishi, and PUNCH Torino.
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