Gothenburg – – September 23, 2026 -- Professor Bojie Fu has won the 2026 Volvo Environment Prize for research that reversed decades of severe soil erosion across China's Loess Plateau, one of the world's largest landscape-restoration efforts. The prize, awarded by an independent foundation since 1990, carries SEK 1.5 million along with a diploma and glass sculpture, to be presented at a Stockholm ceremony on November 2, 2026.

Gothenburg – September 17, 2026 -- Eight industry leaders, including Volvo Group, Daimler Truck and Toyota Motor Corporation, unveiled a coordinated plan at IAA Transportation to scale hydrogen-powered trucking across Europe, with Germany positioned as the first market offering a fully scalable deployment model by 2030.

Gothenburg – September 15, 2026 -- Volvo Group will develop an energy park near its planned Mariestad battery cell production site, initially providing approximately 70 MW/260 MWh of battery storage capacity, making it one of the largest energy parks in Sweden.