Volvo Group, Daimler look to technology joint venture in bid to save costs


FILE PHOTO: President and CEO of AB Volvo Martin Lundstedt stands in front of a Volvo truck, on the occasion of the publication of an interim report, in Gothenburg, Sweden, April 20, 2023. TT News Agency/Adam Ihse/File Photo

GOTHENBURG (Reuters) -European truckmaking rivals AB Volvo and Daimler Truck hope to cut costs and reduce reliance on suppliers by jointly developing a software-defined vehicle program, they said on Tuesday.

Fleets and truck manufacturers, like automakers, have been racing to produce technology-packed vehicles while also grappling with the need to reduce costs.

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