Volvo EX60 production snag leaves U.S. buyers waiting until 2027
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Torslanda is reportedly building about a tenth of the planned 2,000 EX60s a week, so real U.S. supply slips into 2027.
Volvo's new EX60 electric SUV is in production, but very few are reaching American showrooms. Motor1, citing Automotive News, reports Volvo's Torslanda plant in Sweden is building roughly 200 a week, a fraction of the original plan.
Volvo started series production at the upgraded factory in late April and reportedly aimed for about 2,000 EX60s a week. Dealer guidance cited by Automotive News said that pace would support about 7,000 U.S. sales this year. Instead, Motor1 says dealers have only a handful to sell and have been told real volume won't arrive until well into 2027. Swil-News notes the 200-a-week figure comes from a person familiar with the situation, not from Volvo.
Volvo spokesperson Jacquelyn Johnson said supply will stay limited in the short term and that many cars already allocated to U.S. dealers should arrive early in 2027. She said the delays aren't about quality, safety or product performance.
So what's the hold-up? Reporting traces it to integrating the high-voltage battery with the body and to electric-motor production. The EX60 is also Volvo's first model built with megacasting, where a single large casting forms the floor structure, and Johnson said megacasting and cell-to-body construction have lengthened the ramp. Motor1 notes new tooling at this scale often runs rough at first.
The EX60 matters a lot to Volvo in America. Motor1 says it's central to Volvo's goal of 200,000 U.S. retail sales a year by 2030, and the EX40 is slated to leave the market after this generation.
If you're waiting on an EX60, plan on patience. Motor1 says dealers should expect a trickle through the first half of 2027, with meaningful supply only in the second half.