Volvo

Geely Auto is coming to Canada. The company recently confirmed it will start up Canadian operations and a dealer and service footprint before any vehicles go on sale in 2027. What it won't tell you is which vehicles those will be.

Volvo Cars is about to churn through another chief executive, and this time the board went shopping in Wolfsburg — Germany. The Swedish automaker has appointed Klaus Zellmer as President and CEO, less than two years after coaxing Håkan Samuelsson out of retirement to steady the ship.

Volvo says it might bring back the wagon. That alone should perk up the ears of anyone who's spent the last decade watching the brand bulldoze its lineup into an all-SUV monoculture. The Swedish automaker has confirmed 13 all-new models by the end of 2030, and not every one of them will be a crossover.

Volvo will be dropping the all-electric EX40 from its North American lineup next year, despite it and the rest of the 40-Series models being on the cusp of a global refresh. This decision comes after the automaker eliminated the similar EC40, opted against bringing the smaller EX30 EV to our market, and revised its own electrification targets. It would seem that EVs have not worked well for the brand. However, that is contingent largely upon where they’re being sold and how those sales are calculated.

A bipartisan bill was introduced in the U.S. Senate that could lead to the Volvo and, perhaps more shockingly, Mercedes-Benz being banned from selling vehicles in the United States.

Last week, the United States Senate Commerce Committee approved new legislation that could endanger Mercedes-Benz and Volvo Cars’ ability to sell vehicles within what has historically been one of their largest markets.

Studies have suggested that modern vehicle interfaces are significantly more cumbersome to use than their now-vintage counterparts. Sadly, recent testing out of Sweden has shown that things have only gotten worse over the last few years.

The new midsize electric SUV from Volvo is tech heavy, fast, beautiful and quick to charge. What more could you want?!

This week, the big news was all about Polestar being forced out of the United States due to new rules that prohibit the importation and sale of connected automobiles using code originating from China or Russia. However, everyone is now wondering how exactly Volvo Cars managed to survive this rule when Polestar did not.

Polestar has announced that it will be leaving the United States to prioritize the European market and some are wondering what that means for its preexisting customers.

Volvo articulated haulers are extreme off-road machines designed to move massive loads across some of the most inhospitable terrain on Earth. Used in construction, mining, infrastructure, and defense operations, these haulers are built to perform where traditional vehicles fail. 

The Volvo LX03 concept looks like something pulled straight from a science fiction movie.

Today's UCOTD is a 2008 Volvo C70.

Coming this summer as a 2027 model, Volvo released yet another battery electric vehicle, the EX60.

Volvo is cutting its compact EX30 electric vehicle in the U.S. with the company no longer taking orders at the end of March and production ending by the end of summer.

Ford Motor Co. reported its new vehicle sales in February were down 5.5 percent while Volvo Cars saw its global rolling three-month sales period between December 2025 and February 2026 down 10 percent compared to the same timeframe a year ago. 

Today's recall involves the 2017 Volvo S60L.

Friend of the site Connie Peters has a video review of the 2026 Volvo XC60.

Today we have a speedy Swede for sale -- a 2007 Volvo S60 T5.

Today we're going back a half-decade for this 2020 Volvo V60 T5 R-Design.

Today we have a relatively rare 2018 Volvo V60 Polestar for you.

A manual-transmission sporty hatchback? Who wouldn't want one of those? Well, let me take you back to the early Obama years with this 2009 Volvo C30.

Several Volvo models are being recalled.

Ah, 1990s boxy Volvos. Always wanted to get one of these and drop a 302 in. Anyway, I digress. This one is a 1993 Volvo 940 Turbo.

Volvo looks to be abandoning lidar. Viewed by some as an essential technology for advanced driving features and so-called autonomous cars, some companies have managed to achieve promising results without lidar. After seeming wholly committed to the technology, Volvo will now be joining the ranks of those that go without.

Volvo Cars may have been down seven percent, but the company beat profit expectations.

We have another recall alert: The 2025 Volvo EX90

The Volvo EX90 arrived for the 2025 model year, but it had a bruising debut, with software glitches and other problems leading to lawsuits and customer complaints. Volvo took the issues to heart, and for 2026, the EX90 received a range of upgrades that will hopefully set it on the right track.

We have a recall involving the 2026 Volvo XC90 and some other models.

If you’ve watched the TV series “Wallander,” you’ve seen the title character, played by Kenneth Brannagh, driving a Volvo XC70 SUV. The program is based on crime novels written by Henning Mankell. He is Swedish. The show is based in Sweden. And Volvo, of course, is based in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Today we bring you a 2010 Volvo XC90 as our used car of the day.

Wagons, ho! Today we have a 1991 Volvo 940 GLE wagon for your perusal.

Hey there, happy Friday! It's podcast time!

The Polestar 3 is here for 2025. It’s the brand’s first two-row crossover SUV. And it’s beautiful. Clean lines form the body, which tightly wrap around the chassis. Narrow, sinister looking headlights hang out on either side of a front wing incorporated to the top of the front fascia, with the Polestar logo mounted on top. You see a subtle front and less subtle rear fender flares baked into the body in profile, which make space for as large as 22-inch wheels. It’s hard to find something sharper without spending Lamborghini money.

The new EX30 is finally reaching buyers, but Volvo was faced with an almost immediate challenge as tariffs threatened the automaker’s ability to sell the Chinese-made EV at anywhere near a reasonable price. Volvo found a way around those issues, at least partially, by moving production to Ghent, Belgium, helping it avoid extreme tariffs imposed on vehicles imported from the country.

We're going back to the 1970s today with this Swede wagon -- a 1973 Volvo 1800ES.

Today we features a 2000 Volvo V70R.

Volvo has put out an alert for brake failure for electric and plug-in hybrid models.

Today we bring you a 2011 Volvo C30 T5 with the rare six-speed manual.

I've a soft spot for C30s -- let me tell you why.

Volvo plans to move production of one of its most popular vehicles to the United States. The XC60 SUV is built in China and other markets for local sales, and the decision to move some production here would help Volvo overcome the worst of the tariff situation.

Recalls can sometimes be so specific that it’s difficult to tell what’s going on. That’s the case with Volvo’s recent recall of 14,014 electrified vehicles, which relates to braking failure in an extremely specific situation.

We joke about cars becoming more advanced and talk about how annoying software updates can be, but Volvo is taking things to another level. Its new smart seatbelt system will arrive in the new EX60 EV in 2026, offering the ability to adapt to passengers’ bodies and improve safety.

Volvo’s Chinese ownership and heavy overseas production footprint have put it in a uniquely challenging position in the U.S. market, but the automaker is facing significant hurdles in other countries. Yesterday, the company announced up to 3,000 layoffs as it looks to turn the situation around.

Volvo is recalling almost half a million vehicles for an issue that could cause the backup camera to blink when in use. In one of the largest actions so far in 2025, the automaker recalled 413,151 vehicles in the U.S. and almost 41,000 in Canada.

Volvo discontinued the XC70 after the 2016 model year, ending a long run for the beefy off-road-oriented wagon. The automaker is reportedly considering bringing it back, however, it won’t be the long-roof car we all remember. If Volvo revives the XC70, it will likely arrive in China as yet another electrified SUV.

Volvo had a solid 2024, landing record sales numbers and profits, but the picture hasn’t been as rosy for the Chinese-owned Swedish automaker so far in 2025. Its first-quarter results showed massive drops in operating income, revenue, and sales, leading Volvo to shift its focus to cost-cutting to right the ship.

Volvo is killing the China-built S90 because of tariffs.

So, what other car models could die due to Trump's tariffs?

Automakers are approaching their responses to President Trump’s trade war from all angles, with some considering price increases and production cuts to cope. Volvo, a Swedish company with Chinese owners, imports a significant portion of the vehicles it sells in the U.S., making it more vulnerable than others. As part of its response to the tariffs, the automaker said it would discontinue the S90 sedan.

Today we have an old-school Swede in this 1960 Volvo Amazon.

Today we bring you some Swedish speed -- a 2007 Volvo S60R.

Volvo has teased the ES90 sedan a few times, but we’re just now getting a complete look at the upcoming electric hatchback. Balancing design elements and tech from some of the automaker’s latest EVs with strong range and performance numbers, the car is available for order in some global markets now.

The Volvo ES90 will arrive soon as an upscale electric sedan with impressive range numbers and advanced driver-assistance tech, but the big story with the new car has to do with its electrical architecture. Volvo said the ES90 will land as its first vehicle with 800-volt architecture, allowing super-fast charging.

It's yet another Swedish wagon with today's UCOTD. This one is a 2006 Volvo V70R with a manual transmission.

Volvo currently offers four EVs in the U.S., but its lineup is expanding in other countries, previewing future models for our market. The automaker will show the new ES90 electric sedan on March 9, and we’re getting an early look at some of the car’s forward-looking tech ahead of the launch.

Once again, we're going to the wagon well with this 1996 Volvo 850R wagon.

Pour one out for the death of another long-roof. Volvo plans to cut the V90 as it introduces a host of new models in 2025 and 2026, leaving even fewer wagons available for the dwindling number of Americans who love them.