Volvo has started building the new EX60.
This is the brand’s new electric mid-size SUV, built in Sweden at Torslanda, and Volvo is treating it as one of its most important launches in years.
The company said last month that it would increase 2026 production because early demand came in stronger than expected, especially in Sweden and Germany.
Volvo said customer handovers will begin in early summer, so the production start suggests the car is moving from reveal-stage excitement into the harder phase of actual delivery.
Volvo has not always had a smooth run with EV launches in recent years, with software, supply and market issues all getting in the way at different points.
Volvo is also talking up the EX60’s role in Sweden. It describes the SUV as the first fully electric car to be designed, developed and built in the country, and said the model could become one of Sweden’s biggest export products by value.
Volvo said it has spent around SEK10 billion upgrading Torslanda with megacasting capability, a battery assembly plant, and refurbished paint and final assembly facilities to support next-generation EV production.
As for the car itself, Volvo said the EX60 offers up to 810km of range and a 10 to 80% charge time of 16 minutes.
Volvo has moved the EX60 from promise to production, demand has come in well enough for the company to plan more output, and Torslanda is now central to Volvo’s next electric phase.
Now comes the tricky bit: building enough cars and getting them out cleanly.
