Truckmaker Volvo lifts market view, picks Samsung for batteries

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's AB Volvo raised its market forecasts for North America and Europe on Thursday, as higher trucks and construction equipment deliveries helped it to top profit estimates.The world's second largest truckmaker behind Daimler also announced a partnership with Samsung to develop battery packs for its electric trucks, its second big deal in recent weeks. The company, which joined forces with Nvidia Corp last month to develop artificial intelligence for self-driving..