DAVID FURLONGER: Volvo plans an electrifying future
The Swedish car maker intends to abandon the production of petrol and diesel engines
18 June 2021 - 08:41
Imagine you’re the SA head of a car brand with a long and rich history in the country. And imagine the foreign motor company that makes your cars declaring that by the end of this decade it will stop producing the vehicles your customers are buying.
Then perhaps you can also imagine why Volvo Car SA MD Greg Maruszewski is relieved that the government is finally showing signs of making good on its promise to encourage electric cars in SA...
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