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Volvo Cars is tripling electric car manufacturing capacity at its plant in Ghent, Belgium as it prepares to meet fast growing demand for its Recharge line-up of chargeable cars. The share of Recharge cars as a percentage of total sales more than doubled in 2020, compared to 2019. Volvo XC40 Recharge production in Ghent, Belgium.
Volvo Cars reported global sales of 48,520 in January, up 2% compared to the same month last year. Sales of Volvo Cars´ Recharge models of fullyelectric and plug-in hybrid cars increased by 31% in January year-on-year, accounting for 40.7% The share of fullyelectric cars stood at 16.2%.
Following the introduction of the XC40 Recharge and now the C40 Recharge, Volvo Cars will roll out several additional electric models in coming years. By 2025, Volvo Cars aims for 50% of its global sales volume to consist of fullyelectric cars, with the rest hybrids.
At the Ghent plant in Belgium, Volvo Cars installed 15,000 solar panels in 2018, the first large-scale introduction of solar energy in its global manufacturing network. The centerpiece of the plan is Volvo Cars’ ambition to generate 50% of global sales from fullyelectric cars by 2025, with the rest hybrids.
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Volvo is charging into the electrified vehicle space as part of its quest to achieve a sales target of 50% battery electric vehicles by 2025 and 100% of total vehicle sales being fullyelectric by 2030.
The C40 Recharge will go into production this fall and will be built alongside the XC40 Recharge at the Volvo Cars manufacturing plant in Ghent, Belgium. The company will roll out several additional electric models in coming years and aims for 50% of its global sales volume to consist of fullyelectric cars by 2025.
The company has since reinforced this strategy, by stating that it aims for fullyelectric cars to make up 50% of its global sales volume by 2025. The future of Volvo Cars is electric and we are firmly committed to moving beyond the internal combustion engine.
In the January to April period, Volvo Cars global sales reached 163,649 cars, down 24.9% Recharge is the overarching brandname for all chargeable Volvo models with a fullyelectric or plug-in hybrid powertrain. China sales in April reached 14,724 cars, up 20.8% In the first four months of the year sales declined by 15.6
The new plant will be climate-neutral and build only electric cars, underpinning the company’s ambition to become fullyelectric by 2030 and climate-neutral by 2040, and to continue expanding its global production capacity to match its growth ambitions. Volvo Cars has an ambition to move towards annual sales of 1.2
Vehicle production will begin in Ghent, Belgium this fall with the first US customer deliveries planned for the fourth quarter of 2021. All Volvo Car model year 2022 pure electric vehicles in the United States will come with 250 kWh of complimentary charging on Electrify America’s network, to be used within the first 3 years.
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Volvo is reportedly shifting EV production to Belgium ahead of schedule. Production of the new Volvo EX30 and EX90 is moving to Belgium to avoid expected tariffs on electric vehicles made in China. Volvo announced it planned to build its new low-cost EX30 at its Ghent plant in Belgium last October.
Meanwhile, Volvo suggested the US-bound EX30 could come from Belgium as it looks to avoid newly introduced tariffs. The EX30 is “one of the best-selling fullyelectric cars in Europe” in its first few months on the market, according to Björn Annwall, chief commercial officer and deputy CEO at Volvo Cars.
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The Volkswagen brand handed over 394K EVs in 2023 The Volkswagen brand announced fullyelectric vehicle sales grew by 21.1% Its largest markets included China, Germany, the US, the UK, Sweden, France, Norway, and Belgium. 4 electric SUVs were handed over (+84.2% 4 electric SUVs were handed over (+84.2%
Volvo sold 14,500 EX30s in the first quarter , quickly becoming “one of the best-selling fullyelectric cars in Europe,” according to Björn Annwall, Volvo Cars’ CCO and deputy CEO. Volvo was expected to move EX30 production to Belgium “from 2025” due to the demand.
Despite the EX30’s success, Volvo Cars is cutting its sales growth forecast for the year. The growth was primarily due to Volvo’s sales outpacing premium rivals. Electrified models, including fullyelectric (EV) and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs), accounted for 48% of total sales. All-electric vehicle share reached 25%.
Volvo was one of the first automakers to set a 100% EV sales goal by 2030. The plan was to sell only fullyelectric cars while phasing out “any car in its global portfolio with an internal combustion engine, including hybrids.” By 2025, Volvo expects 50 to 60% of sales to be electrified.
Customers fully understand this, according to Rowan, and “they will reap the benefits over time.” The missing features are not expected to impact sales. After the EU (and US) recently introduced new tariffs on Chinese EV imports (its EX30 is made in China), Volvo cut its sales growth forecast for 2024 from 15% to 12 to 15%.
We found the electric Volvo’s range and efficiency disappointing for a car in roughly the same price category as the Tesla Model Y, which offers rated ranges of more than 300 miles, not to mention the added benefit of a reliable, ubiquitous, friction-free Supercharger network to boot. The electric XC40 comes from Ghent, Belgium, incidentally.
Honda of America plans to sell 2 fullyelectric SUVs in 2024, Based on GM’s Ultium Platform – Honda confirmed plans to sell two all-electric SUVs in the US for the 2024 model year, and it soon will offer hybrid gas-electric versions of its top-selling models. .” – March 10, via Green Car Reports.
Volvo said it would halt production at its factory in Ghent, Belgium, for three days after rerouting ships to avoid potential violence. The Ghent factory currently builds its fullyelectric XC40 and C40, with the EX30 EV added next year.
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