Volvo C40 News

Rust in pieces: The cars axed in 2025
By Andrew Chesterton · 01 Jan 2026
Amidst all the excitement of new car brands arriving in Australia (seemingly by the day), it's easy to forget that not every member of the class of 2025 will be joining us in the new year.
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Tariffs just cost Volvo nearly A$2 billion
By Tom White · 15 Jul 2025
Nearly two billion dollars? Volvo posts massive tariff-induced on-paper loss.
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Electric car axed in Australia
By Jack Quick · 09 May 2025
Volvo is discontinuing one of its electric SUVs in Australia, after only a few years on sale.
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The brand looking for big EV growth in '24
By Stephen Ottley · 02 Jan 2024
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you will have noticed a sharp increase in the number of electric cars on the roads of Australia in 2023. Sales are up nearly 200 per cent and more than 80,000 new examples were sold in the first 11 months of the year (almost as many as hybrid vehicles).
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Prices up for popular Volvo models
By Chris Thompson · 24 Nov 2023
Volvo Australia has adjusted pricing for some of its models ahead of the 2024 model year, with three of its SUVs and its more traditional models all now pricier than before.Starting with the most popular Volvo model so far this year, the XC40 small SUV is
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Volvo sales surge on back of EV interest
By Tung Nguyen · 11 Sep 2023
Volvo Car Australia is on-track for another record year in 2023, as sales soar past 8000-units to the end of August and could top 12,000 by year’s end.
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Volvo is now over 50 per cent electrified
By Tom White · 06 May 2023
Volvo XC40 is now over 50 per cent electric as a share of sales, seemingly vindicating the brand's position that its customers are ready to go fully EV by 2026.
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Volvo goes rear-wheel drive!
By James Cleary · 26 Apr 2023
Volvo has upgraded its XC40 compact SUV and C40 hatch with greater range, faster charging, and for the first time in a quarter of a century, rear-wheel drive (RWD) only models.
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2024 Volvo EX30: what you need to know
By Chris Thompson · 16 Mar 2023
Volvo is setting its sights on younger buyers with a new small electric SUV, set to be revealed and in production by the end of the year.
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Volvo prices up across the range for 2023
By Chris Thompson · 16 Feb 2023
Pricing is up across the range for most of Volvo’s new car offerings for 2023, with the adjustment leaving some models thousands of dollars more expensive.
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