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- Reuters
Volvo Cars' June sales rise on fully electric model boost
Volvo Cars' sales in June rose 8% to 71,514 cars from a year earlier, underpinned by strong performances in Europe and Latin America as well as for its new fully electric model EX30, the Sweden-based automaker said on Thursday. Volvo Cars, which is majority-owned by China's Geely Holding, said in a statement that sales of fully electric and plug-in hybrid models were up 41%, and also account for 48% of its global car sales. "As June comes to a close, the sales figures for the month are proof of the successful steps we have taken toward our long-term strategic direction and the continued demand for our cars," the company.
- Reuters
Volvo to delay EX30's US shipments due to higher tariffs on Chinese imports
Volvo had previously said it would begin selling the EX30 in the United States later this year, but a spokesperson on Wednesday told Reuters that deliveries will not start until 2025, in part due to the introduction of tariffs of more than 100% on Chinese EV imports by the U.S. government. U.S. President Joe Biden unveiled steep tariff hikes on Chinese imports last month, including over 100% on EVs, up from 27.5% earlier. Volvo, the Swedish luxury brand owned by China's Geely, started building the EX30 in Zhangjiakou, China, and said last year it would expand production of the small electric SUV to a plant in Belgium beginning 2025.
- The Guardian
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
