America Built A 100% Tariff Wall To Keep Chinese EVs Out, Volvo’s Plant Could Open The Door
Volvo is open to building Geely EVs at their South Carolina plant. Facility is underutilized as it makes slow-selling EX90 and Polestar 3. Geely had previously suggested they want to come to US in 2-3 years. Volvo had high hopes for their Ridgeville, South Carolina plant, which opened in 2018 to build the S60. Unfortunately, the sedan arrived as consumers were embracing crossovers. The S60 rode off into the sunset six years later and the plant was retooled to build the even slower-selling EX90 and Polestar 3. This has left the facility underutilized and the automaker will attempt to address that problem by adding the XC60 later this year . However, they might not stop there. More: Volvo’s Chinese Parent Built A $14K Sedan Americans Can’t Get In an interview, Volvo CEO Håkan Samuelsson said the company would consider building Geely vehicles at the plant as they have excess capacity. However, the executive told Business Insider that any such move would require the Chin...