News from Volvo Car AG said that four models will be brought to China. The modified S40 will be built in Ford’s Chongqing plant, while the other three models, XC90, C30, S80 T6 will be imported from abroad.
C30 is the first two-door sedan model of Volvo which debuted at the Paris Auto Show last year. It will be introduced with a USD MSRP of about $22, 700 dollar (RMB172,000 yuan).
The Volvo C30 is built on the Ford C1 platform, on which Mazda3, Focus and Volvo S40 are built. Insiders predict the C30 may also be built in China.
According to the sales figure given by Volvo (China), in the first half of this year, Volvo sales increased 81% y/y, particularly the S40. With such an increase in sales Volvo must develop their sales network within China to meet the demand.
