The new Volvo factory in Ridgeville (USA) has started production
- The new Volvo factory in Ridgeville (South Carolina - USA) started operating last March. This plant will supply the American market while exporting part of its production.
- The first model produced in this plant is the new S60 sedan (segment D) which is not produced in Europe like the previous S60 sedans were. It is curious to note that the new V60 station wagon is produced in Europe, like its predecessors, and not alongside the S60 sedan which is produced in the United States.
- To justify this choice, the manufacturer points out that estate cars are practically no longer sold in the United States (minivans and SUVs have gradually replaced them) and that in Europe the V60 estate car sells much more than the S60 sedan.
- The few S60 sedans that will be sold in Europe will therefore be imported from the United States, and the few V60 estate cars that will be sold in the United States will be imported from Europe, which will not simplify the manufacturer's logistics.
- In 2022, another model will be added to the Ridgeville site: the large XC90 SUV, which is currently produced at the manufacturer's historic site in Gothenburg, Sweden.
- The American plant in Ridgeville currently has a production capacity of 150,000 vehicles per year. It could therefore manufacture up to 75,000 S60 sedans and 75,000 XC90 SUVs each year, starting in 2022. The Swedish plant in Gothenburg (production capacity of 250,000 vehicles per year) will keep the production of V60,and V90 estate cars and XC60 SUVs.
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