Volvo Car India has achieved a production milestone of 10,000 cars in India at its Bengaluru facility. The 10,000th model is an all-electric XC40 Recharge SUV. It was in 2017 that the company commenced assembly operations with the XC90 XUV being the first model to be assembled and roll out of the factory. Till date, the highest production has been of the XC60 with over 4,000 units produced.
“It is indeed a matter of pride for the company to have reached this milestone in short span of time despite nearly three years of pandemic disruptions. The steady increase of capacities at Bangalore reflects our commitment to India’s luxury mobility segment. The honour of being the ten thousandth car goes to our first Pure electric offering, XC40 Recharge which continues to showcase consumer confidence. I am beholden to Volvo Car India’s entire ecosystem that has made this milestone possible,” Jyoti Malhotra, Managing Director, Volvo Car India, said.
“Rolling out the 10,000th car is indeed a major milestone for our plant. Since 2017 we have been increasing our capacities to meet customer demand and have also continuously undertaken skill upgradation leading to the successful assembly of EVs. Our plant also holds the proud distinction of having rolled out India’s first domestically assembled EV, our XC40 Recharge,” said Gao Feng, Production Head, Volvo Car India.
The manufacturing facility in Hoskote near Bengaluru commenced assembly of Volvo cars in 2017. The company today locally assembles all its models in India namely XC90, XC60, S90, XC40 Recharge and the recently launched C40 Recharge
