Volvo Cars Needed a Chinese Parent to Finally Hit Its Stride

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Volvo Cars kicked off this week with the news it plans to raise at least $2.9 billion from an initial public offering that will help fund its shift to battery-powered vehicles. The share sale could value Volvo at about $20 billion, according to a person familiar with the matter.