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Group 1 - Volvo Cars and Northvolt's joint venture, Novo Energy, announced a deep restructuring plan, including a 50% workforce reduction, approximately 150 employees, to control costs and respond to the bankruptcy of a key technology partner [1] - The restructuring will affect multiple departments, retaining only core technical staff and factory operations teams, with a focus on completing the battery factory in Sweden by Q3 2025, but reducing the planned annual capacity from 15 GWh to 5 GWh [1][2] - Northvolt's bankruptcy, attributed to production challenges and severe cost overruns, directly impacts Novo Energy, which now faces increased operational pressures and has proposed a "limited operation" strategy [2] Group 2 - In 2021, Novo was established as a 50-50 joint venture between Northvolt and Volvo, but after Northvolt's bankruptcy in March 2023, Volvo acquired Northvolt's stake in Novo for a symbolic price [2][3] - Volvo's first-quarter results showed a decline in global net sales by 7% to 121.8 billion Swedish Krona (approximately 91 billion RMB) and a 27% drop in operating profit to 13.3 billion Swedish Krona (approximately 10 billion RMB) [3] - Despite Novo's commitment to achieving production goals and a three-phase recovery plan, market sentiment remains cautious, with potential interest from Korean battery companies like LG Energy and Samsung SDI in acquiring idle capacities in Europe [3]