
Volvo Cars to Raise $2.9B in IPO as It Looks to Go Public in Stockholm
The projected valuation of Volvo Cars in the forthcoming IPO is billed to be obtained based on the broad interest from local investors.
The projected valuation of Volvo Cars in the forthcoming IPO is billed to be obtained based on the broad interest from local investors.
The proposed IPO plan by Volvo is arguably one of its long list of strategic goals to power the capital injection that will fuel its switch to electric car production in the coming years.
While there have been different anticipations for Volvo valuations, at $20 billion, the company’s valuations will be at six times its earnings.
Luminar, a Florida-based startup that makes LIDAR sensors and other components essential for autonomous driving technology, is the latest transportation company to go public via a “reverse merger” with a special acquisition company, or SPAC.
Volvo car became the first carmaker to implement global traceability of cobalt used in its batteries by applying blockchain.
Volvo Cars introduced its first electric car the XC40 Recharge, which is an important step in the company’s shift way to electrification.