| Motors
The first new Volvo XC60
rolls off the production line
in Torslanda, Sweden
Production of Volvo Cars’ new XC60 mid-size SUV started recently at the company’s Torslanda plant in Sweden. The first
customer-bound car, a T5 AWD Inscription in Crystal White, rolled off the production line just before lunch time on the
opening day.
he new car replaces Volvo’s
highly successful original XC60,
which in the nine years since its
launch became the best-selling
premium mid-sized SUV in
Europe, with nearly a million
units sold globally. The XC60 today represents
around 30 per cent of Volvo’s total global sales.
“This is a proud day for everyone at the plant,”
said Magnus Nilsson, vice president of the
Torslanda plant. “We have worked hard in
recent weeks and months to prepare Torslanda
for this latest new Volvo model, and now we are
ready to start delivering new XC60s to
customers.”
The XC60 is the fourth model based on
Volvo’s in-house-developed SPA vehicle
architecture, following the introduction of the
top-of-the-line 90 series in recent years. The
SPA-related investments in Sweden have had
positive effects on employment at the company,
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with thousands of new jobs added in
production, research and development, and
other areas.
New comfort and safety technology
The new XC60, one of the safest cars ever
made, is loaded with new technology. Steer
Assist has been added to the ground-breaking
City Safety system. A new safety system called
Oncoming Lane Mitigation uses Steer Assist to
help mitigate head-on collisions, while Volvo’s
Blind Spot Information System (BLIS) now uses
Steer Assist functionality to reduce the risk of
lane-c hanging collisions.
Pilot Assist, Volvo’s advanced semi-
autonomous driver-assistance system, which
takes care of the steering, acceleration and
braking on well-marked roads up to 130 km/h,
is available in the new XC60 as an option.
The new XC60 offers Volvo’s award-winning
T8 Twin Engine petrol plug-in hybrid at the top
of the powertrain range, delivering 407 hp and
acceleration from 0-100 km/h in just 5.3
seconds.
But it is not just under the bonnet that the
new XC60 delivers healthy performance. The
new CleanZone four-zone climate control
system removes harmful pollutants and
particles from outside the cabin to deliver
Scandinavian-fresh air on the inside.
Volvo Cars’ driver infotainment and
connected services offer, Sensus, and the Volvo
On Call app both receive a graphical update
with improved usability. As in the 90 series cars,
smartphone integration with Android Auto and
Apple CarPlay is also available.
With the new XC60 now on the market and
gradually becoming available to order in
markets across the globe, Volvo is set for
another record year of sales in 2017.
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