“That’s an interesting opportunity,” he acknowledged, but added that an estate is not one of the new cars being revealed this year. Nor did he confirm there are any plans for a new load-lugger.
However, Severinson added “SPA3 is a very capable architecture to do big cars, small cars, high and low cars, which is a prerequisite for any estate discussion.” So the door is clearly being left open for now.
Part of Volvo’s new strategy is developing models tailored specifically for the Chinese market, done with help from parent company Geely, and others tailored for the American market.
Those cars designed for the US will also be sold in Europe and offer a multi-fuel strategy, according to Samuelsson. We don’t know what type of cars they are yet, but they’re practically guaranteed to be SUVs given the love for them on the other side of the pond.
Volvo will soon begin building the XC60 in its plant in Ridgeville, South Carolina, plus another “very attractive bigger car for the US market.” This as-yet-unnamed hybrid SUV is due before the end of the decade.
If you like the Volvo XC40 just the way it is, there are nearly 700 used examples of the premium compact SUV available through the Auto Express Buy A Car service, starting from around £10,000.
