Apart from the presentation of the current Volvo range, the future of the Swedish brand was also discussed at the Shanghai Motor Show, a future that will not only be autonomous but also 100% electric.
It was Håkan Samuelsson, president and CEO of the brand, who confirmed the launch date of the first 100% electric Volvo model, reinforcing the confidence in the most «environmentally friendly» engines. “We believe that electrification is the answer to sustainable mobility,” he says.
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Although Volvo is also developing a 100% electric model through the SPA (Scalable Product Architecture) platform, the first production model will be based on the CMA (Compact Modular Architecture) platform, which houses the models of the new 40 Series (S/ V/XC).
It is now known that this model will be produced in China , in one of the brand's three factories in the country (Daqing, Chengdu and Luqiao). Volvo justified the decision with the Chinese government's policies. According to Volvo, the Chinese market is the biggest market for electric vehicles in the world.
As he announced just a year ago, Håkan Samuelsson guarantees that the goal is to sell 1 million hybrid or 100% electric cars worldwide by 2025, and also to offer a plug-in hybrid version of all the brand's models.