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Volvo’s only US plant is struggling mightily through this pandemic. The plant, which currently produces the S60 “really needs an SUV,” says Volvo CEO, Hakan Samuelsson. The troubles started, as you might expect, with the COVID-19 pandemic. That meant a shut down from March through to May 11...

Unlike Volvo’s S90 sedan, which is built half a world away from its V90 wagon stablemate, the Chinese-owned Swedish automaker has some flexibility in where it sources its  XC60 crossover . Two plants — one in China, one in Torslanda, Sweden — crank out the second-generation utility vehicle, but...

The Chinese-owned Swedish brand’s first U.S. assembly plant, which is about to launch into production of the next-generation S60 sedan , will gain a second exclusive product in the form of the next-gen XC90. As the priciest vehicle bearing a Volvo Cars badge, the XC90 remains a huge part of...

Volvo will be taking the wraps off its latest sedan, the S60, later today and holy hell it's the future! You can watch it live through Volvo's website or through their Facebook post, which is conveniently embedded below. But don't be fooled by the video's title card, the broadcast starts at...

Just days before the reveal of its first vehicle, Volvo’s Charleston Plant has seen a change at the top. Jeff Moore will take over as Vice President, Manufacturing, Americas as well as plant manager for Volvo’s shiny new South Carolina assembly plant. The plant is the stage for the worldwide...

Volvo needs to start investing in “Loose Lips Sink Ships” posters because yet another 60 Series model has been shown off before the brand wanted. This one, the S60, wasn’t supposed to be revealed until the summer, but images acquired by Sweden’s Teknikens Varld have found their way onto...

Winter may soon be coming to an end, but that doesn’t mean that there isn’t good testing to be done in Norway. Hakan Samuelsson, Volvo’s CEO, proved that on Twitter when he tweeted a picture of the sedan soaking in the last of the cool weather. Winter testing of new #VolvoS60 in Lofoten...

Volvo continues to look forward to real U.S. sales recovery, meeting  the goal of record U.S. sales volume by 2020, and a fourth consecutive year of record global sales. To get there, Volvo is already altering plans at the Charleston, South Carolina, assembly plant where construction is already...