Volvo Cars
announced today it will add its best-selling XC60 mid-size SUV to the
production line of its US car plant in Ridgeville outside Charleston, South
Carolina. The state-of-the-art facility, which also assembles the fully
electric flagship EX90, is scheduled to start XC60 production in late 2026.
The XC60 has been the company’s best-selling model globally for years and is
also the most popular Volvo model among US customers. In the first six months
of 2025, XC60 sales in the US rose by almost 23 per cent.
“Adding the XC60 to our Charleston production line
will further strengthen its position and attractiveness in the competitive US
market, while supporting and creating American manufacturing jobs,” said
Håkan Samuelsson, CEO of Volvo Cars. “It is also in line with our
ambition to build where we sell and reinforces our long-term commitment to the
US market, where we are celebrating our 70th anniversary and have sold over 5
million cars.”
In addition
to its popularity in the US, the XC60 is a car of global importance to Volvo
Cars as well. It recently surpassed the 240 wagon as its all-time best-selling
model, with more than 2.7 million XC60s now on global roads – and
counting.
The right car
for the US market
The XC60 is currently the best-selling Volvo model in the US. American
customers love the XC60 for its combination of safety, luxury, and Scandinavian
design. Already this year, over 33 per cent of Volvo Cars’ sales in the US are
the XC60, and 25 per cent of those are plug-in hybrids.
As the fourth best-selling luxury plug-in hybrid in the US, it’s also an
important bridge toward electrification for customers. Once they experience
electrification in plug-in hybrids, they are more likely to want another
plug-in hybrid or fully electric powertrain in their next car.
“The XC60 is already beloved around the world and
in the US and we’re proud we’ll soon be able to offer American families the
XC60 they love, assembled here by American autoworkers,” said
Luis Rezende, President, Volvo Cars Americas. “The XC60 is the right
car for this market. It offers the best of Volvo in a versatile size with the
powertrain options to suit our US customers. We continue to be impressed by the
entrepreneurial spirit in South Carolina and are grateful to the state of South
Carolina and Governor McMaster for their leadership.”
A
state-of-the-art, future-ready facility
Located just outside Charleston, Volvo Cars broke ground on its first US
manufacturing plant in 2015, nearly a decade ago. Today, the state-of-the-art
facility assembles the Volvo EX90 and the Polestar 3 SUV models. It is a
high-capacity plant with capabilities in terms of multiple platforms,
technologies and models.
Volvo Cars has invested USD 1.3 billion in the plant in the last decade, with
extensive investments to make it ready for the future. The body shop and paint
shop have been renewed and expanded significantly, while the plant also has a
state-of-the-art battery pack production line. Adding the XC60 also helps to
secure future local jobs at the plant.
With the addition of XC60 production, in both mild hybrid and plug-in hybrid
form, Volvo Cars will soon now produce something for everyone in its US plant.
It will continue to produce its fully electric, 7-seater flagship EX90 SUV
there for customers who want more space or are looking to go fully
electric.
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Source: Volvo Cars.
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