Volvo EX90 production finally begins, almost 20 months after launch – EV SUV launches in Malaysia in Q4
Volvo has announced the start of production of this model EX90 at the factory near Charleston, South Carolina in the United States, nearly 20 months after the all-electric SUV made its global debut in November 2022.
According to the Swedish automaker, the first EX90 to roll off the production line will be painted Denim Blue and the first deliveries to customers will begin in the second half of this year. Volvo’s South Carolina facility was the first manufacturing plant in the US to open in the summer of 2018. In addition to the EX90, the plant also produces the S60 and has a capacity of 150,000 units per year.
Over the years, the company has invested in facilities to renew and expand both the body shop and paint shop. To support electric vehicle (EV) production, there is also a modern battery pack production line.
Although production of the EX90 has begun in the US, it has not yet begun in China. The SUV was originally scheduled to begin production in late 2023 in the US as well as Volvo’s factory in Chengdu, but a software bug that also affected the Polestar 3 forced the company to push up the start date. Production begins in 2024.
EX90 was Confirmed for Malaysia and is expected to go on sale here on fourth quarter of this year. Volvo’s flagship EV SUV will arrive only after the smaller car EX30, made its debut in June 2023, with production starting at the company’s Zhangjiakou factory in China the same year. In October 2023, Volvo said it would start production of the EX30 at its Ghent plant in Belgium from 2025 to meet high demand.
In the US, the seven-seat EX90 is offered with two all-wheel drive powertrains, both with CATL lithium-ion batteries with a usable energy capacity of 107 kWh (111 kWh total). The base Twin is rated at 408 hp (402 hp or 300 kW) and 770 Nm, while the higher-performance Twin is rated at 517 hp (510 hp or 380 kW) and 910 Nm. Estimated travel range is up to 600 km according to WLTP standards for Twin Motor, or 590 km with Twin Motor Performance.
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