Volvo XC40 News

The true cost of US tariffs exposed: Volvo stares down the barrel of over $1.8 billion in losses thanks to trade wars as Kia EV9-rivalling EX90 large SUV and Tesla Model S-rivalling ES90 sedan are impacted

By Tom White · 15 Jul 2025

Nearly two billion dollars? Volvo posts massive tariff-induced on-paper loss.

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More driving range and simpler name for electric family SUV: 2025 Volvo EX40 name locked in for BMW iX1, Mercedes-Benz EQA and Renault Megane E-Tech rivalling XC40 Recharge Pure Electric

By John Law · 08 Nov 2024

Volvo has changed the name of its first electric car from the mouthful that was XC40 Recharge Pure Electric to simply EX40 in Australia.

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Special small SUV arrives: Volvo introduces cut-price XC40 Special Edition to stimulate sales of Audi Q3, BMW X1 and Mercedes-Benz GLA rival

By Samuel Irvine · 14 Aug 2024

A limited Volvo XC40 Special Edition has arrived, offering buyers more value for less in the highly-competitive small SUV segment.

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Forget Tesla! Why Volvo is the car brand with the most to gain from rising electric car sales

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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Pricing bumped up for popular Volvo models ahead of next year including 2024 Volvo XC40, XC60, and the C40 Recharge electric car

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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Ford Ranger, Tesla Model Y, Isuzu D-Max, Volvo XC40: the one-hit wonders doing the big numbers

By Laura Berry · 14 Oct 2023

What do the Ford Ranger, Tesla Model Y, and Volvo XC40 have in common?

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ICE freeze! Big change for 2024 Volvo XC40 and XC60 SUVs in Australia!

By Tim Nicholson · 03 Oct 2023

Volvo has ramped up its shift to full electrification by dropping all non-electrified versions of each of its models.

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Tesla who? Volvo Australia's electric car play not affecting popularity as brand targets new sales record

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 vindication! Swedish brand confirms it is well over 50 per cent electrified in Australia as it plans to go electric-only by 2026

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 for the first time in 25 years! 2023 XC40 and C40 updates revealed

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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