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Date: Friday, October 6, 2023 | Author: Sean Keywood
A new partnership has been announced by Renault Group and Volvo Group, creating a new company to develop electric vans.
The partnership, which will also be joined by CMA CGM, will build vehicles on a new fully-electric LCV skateboard platform, designed to offer a high level of modularity to support different vehicle body types.
The new vehicles are set to be designed around software which the partnership claims will offer “unprecedented” capability for monitoring delivery activities, enabling logistics companies to reduce operating costs by 30%.
The first new vehicles from the partnership are due to arrive in 2026.
Renault Group CEO Luca de Meo said: “Electrification and digitalization are paving the way for a revolution in the LCV market. Renault Group intends to lead this transformation while ensuring a robust and effective value creation.
“Today, we are very proud to embark in this journey with Volvo Group to bring the best of solutions to our professional customers. We also look forward to CMA CGM joining the company.
“The new company is the start-up minded, unmatched combination of the complementary assets of three champions: a leading truck maker, expert in tailored services, a champion of the global supply chains, and a European EV pioneer & LCV leader. All the ingredients are there to come up with something truly unique.”
Volvo Group president and CEO Martin Lundstedt said: “We are excited to take yet another step in our journey towards sustainable transport solutions through the intended establishment of a new company.
‘Volvo Group is keen to continue to offer its customers complete transport solutions that help them decarbonize their value chains. We see a growing demand for clean, efficient, and safe urban transportation and partnership and collaboration is key to achieve this.”
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