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Volvo Cars Announces Safety Belt Technology

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Photo: Volvo Volvo Cars has introduced a new safety belt technology called the multi-adaptive safety belt. Volvo Cars’ safety development is informed by a database containing data from over 80,000 real-world crash cases. The safety belt has undergone development and testing at the Volvo Cars Safety Centre crash lab.

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Volvo Cars Announces Upgrades to Its 2026 Lineup

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Photo: Volvo Volvo Car USA announced the details for its 2026 hybrid lineup. Every 2026 model year Volvo car will come equipped with Volvo Car UX, a new technology designed to make interacting with vehicles more intuitive. Later in 2025, Volvo will deliver this technology to vehicles with Google built in.

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Order-to-Delivery Times Stabilize, but Challenges Remain

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According to newly compiled data from Enterprise Fleet Management , Holman , and Mike Albert Fleet Solutions , OTD averages across all major fleet vehicle categories continue to decline. Both production lead time and transportation time are lower across nearly all vehicle segments.”

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New Vehicle Prices Steady As OEMs Offset Tariff Costs

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Graphic: Cox Automotive The average new-vehicle transaction price (ATP) in May was mostly unchanged from April, as the new vehicle sales pace slowed, according to new data released June 10 from Cox Automotive’s Kelley Blue Book. Compared to May 2024, new-vehicle transaction prices were higher by 1.0%. million from a pace of 17.3

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Privacy4Cars Taps AI Method to Score Data Privacy in Vehicles

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Photo: ThisIsEngineering/ Pexels Privacy4Cars, a technology company that develops tools to protect data privacy and secure vehicle data for automotive businesses, recently received a new federal patent for its system and method that rates vehicles on data privacy. Awarded by the U.S. It is the company’s 10th awarded patent so far.

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Wholesale Used-Vehicle Prices Decrease in May

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Graphic: Cox Automotive Wholesale used-vehicle prices (on a mix, mileage, and seasonally adjusted basis) were lower in May compared to April , according to the Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index (MUVVI). Mid-size sedans decreased 1.6%, trucks were down 1.9%, and compact cars declined 2.3%. The index declined to 205.2,

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Fleet Managers Identify Biggest Cost Challenges for 2025

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In terms of rising maintenance costs, Petrillo cited the need to “find the sweet spot when it’s less expensive to sell the vehicles than to try to run them longer.” Reevaluating Vehicle Eligibility Kimberly Fisher, director of global fleet and travel at NOV Inc., She is also reevaluating who is eligible for vehicles.