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Volvo Cars starts C40 production

Volvo has started production of the C40 Recharge at its plant in Ghent, Belgium. The model, based on the XC40, is the first Volvo car to be offered only as an electric vehicle.

In Ghent, Volvo started the C-40 Recharge production. | Photo: Volvo Cars
In Ghent, Volvo started the C-40 Recharge production. | Photo: Volvo Cars
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Gregor Soller

Volvo has commenced production of the C40 Recharge. Additionally, the XC40 Recharge, the all-electric version of Volvo's compact SUV model, is being manufactured in Ghent. The new C40 Recharge is marketed by Volvo as a standalone model but is based on the XC40, which is still available with combustion engines and as a plug-in hybrid.

While Volvo now offers the XC40 Recharge also as a front-wheel drive version, the C40 Recharge is available at market launch only with the well-known all-wheel drive: Each with a 150 kW electric motor at the front and rear axle, bringing the C40 to a strong system output of 300 kW. The net 75 kWh battery is expected to offer a range of up to 440 kilometers according to WLTP.

Since Volvo aims to become a purely electric brand by 2030, the production capacity for electric vehicles in Ghent will be increased to 135,000 units per year - as early as 2022, Volvo expects more than half of all vehicles produced at the site to have an all-electric drive. Gent in Belgium is one of Volvo's largest car manufacturing sites. In addition to the all-electric C40 Recharge, the XC40 models (BEV, PHEV, and combustion engine) based on the CMA platform are also built there, as well as the V60 wagon based on the larger SPA platform. A battery assembly plant has also been set up in Ghent to combine purchased modules into ready-to-install packs.Javier Varela, Senior Vice President, Industrial Operations and Quality at Volvo Cars explains:

"Our production activities and close collaboration with our suppliers are crucial prerequisites to achieving our goals in terms of electrification and climate neutrality.”
 

What does this mean?

The C40 Recharge is positioned as an elegant, exclusively all-wheel drive electric model above the XC40 at the start of production and is the first Volvo model to be offered only electrically.

Translated automatically from German.
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