Douglas A. Bolduc

Robin Page returns to the VW Group subsidiary after losing the top design job at the Swedish brand.

Volvo's soon-to-debut EX30 is intended as a vehicle for urban settings, where bicyclists are known to show up just when you're about to open a door.

By tackling emissions across the EX30's entire production and life cycle, Volvo reduced the small crossover's total carbon footprint over roughly 124,000 miles of driving to less than 30 metric tons.

Volvo's entry electric EX30 crossover will be the Swedish automaker's first model to offer a safety solution aimed at preventing deadly accidents with cyclists.

Several Chinese automakers at the Shanghai auto show dedicated large swaths of space to equipment aimed at satisfying this growing passion, but Jeep was conspicuously missing.

The EV maker will carry out powertrain development for the Polestar 5, a Tesla Model S rival, and the Polestar 6 roadster in Trollhattan, Sweden.

The premium midsize crossover is expected to be Polestar's No. 2-seller globally by 2025, with volume of 79,000.

The premium midsize crossover will join a segment led by the Tesla Model Y.

Moves by Germany, Italy and Eastern European nations to weaken the EU's proposed 2035 engine ban are "a deeply worrying and disappointing development," Volvo's Jim Rowan said.

Polestar Chief Financial Officer Johan Malmqvist said the company expects its 2023 gross profit to be in line with last year, adding that the automaker expects to increase global sales 60 percent to 80,000.

Volvo will add its third technology hub in a year as CEO Jim Rowan makes in-house software development a priority.

Volvo's decision to hire an industrial design expert as its global styling boss will be watched by other brands with interest -- and possibly apprehension.

The automaker's biggest, oldest car plant will use two of Bühler's largest die-casting solutions to build large aluminum structures for its next-generation EVs.

Jeremy Offer will succeed Robin Page, who will remain with the automaker as senior advisor.

Polestar's Tesla Model 3 rival gets rear-wheel drive for the first time and expands its standard equipment.