Inovev predicts that Volvo will produce 50,000 XC 40s per year
- Volvo, the Swedish carmaker subsidiary of the Chinese group Geely, has unveiled its first compact SUV (C segment), the XC40, which extends its SUV range, currently composed of XC60 (D segment) and XC90 (E segment) to the lower range. Its length is 4.42m vs. 4.69m for the XC60 and 4.95m for the XC90.
- The XC40 competes with the Premium C segment SUVs such as the BMW X1 (4.44m), Mercedes GLA (4.42m), Audi Q3 (4.39m), Jaguar E-Pace (4.41m) or Infiniti QX30 (4.43m).
- The XC40 is the first Volvo model to use the new CMA platform jointly developed by Volvo and Geely.
- This new SUV will be equipped with several engines, including the 4-cylinder 2 liter diesel D3 -150hp and D4 -190hp. The gasoline engines will be available from April 2018: a three-cylinder T3 - 150hp and four-cylinder T4 - 190hp and the new small diesel D2 engine, as well as a rechargeable hybrid and a 100% electric version, as of the beginning 2019.
- The XC40 will be manufactured at the Volvo site in Gent (Ghent) in Belgium, while the XC60 and XC90 are manufactured at the Volvo site in Gothenburg, Sweden. Inovev expects an annual volume of 50,000 units at Gent, not counting the vehicles that could be manufactured in China on Geely production sites.
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