According to Inovev, new generation V60 production will reach 100,000 units
- At the 2018 Geneva Motor Show, Volvo is presenting the new generation of the V60 station wagon replacing the one introduced in 2010 (the new generation of the S60 sedan should be presented at the Paris Motor Show in 2018). The new V60 (D-segment) is based on the SPA platform shared with the Volvo XC60, XC90 and S90 / V90. This is the modular platform dedicated to Volvo D and E segments. Volvo unveils the V60 estate before the S60 sedan, as the estate version is traditionally twice as expensive as the sedan version, Volvo being a big estate producer since the 1960s. The V60 rivals the BMW 3 Series, Mercedes C-Class and Audi A4 estate, that is to say the premium D segment estate market.
- S60 / V60 production peaked in 2015 (135,000 units) and has declined steadily since then (115,000 units in 2017). It is interesting to note that the production of the V60 which was made in Göteborg in Sweden was switched to Gent in Belgium during the year 2017, while the SUV XC60 was transferred from Gent to Gothenburg. The new generation of the V60 is likely to be produced in Gent, at a rate of 100,000 units per year, according to Inovev, to which should be added 50,000 units per year of the S60 sedan. Both models could also be manufactured in China.
- The Volvo V60 will be powered by T4 2.0 (190hp), T5 2.0 (254hp) gasoline engines, T6 hybrid engines (300hp) and D3 2.0 (150hp) and D4 2.0 (190hp) diesel engines.
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