Volvo Shares Plunge as China Ambitions Fade for Western Carmakers NYT - Business By: James Paton 23 October 2026 at 13:08 The Swedish automaker plans to cut another 2,500 jobs, joining competitors in offering a gloomy view of the worldβs biggest car market. Β© Marie Mannes/ReutersVolvoβs chief executive, Hakan Samuelsson, last April. βNobody will be successful with the old recipeβ for selling cars in China, he said Friday. βThose times are gone.β