Swedish luxury carmaker Volvo Car India has announced the milestone of producing 10,000 cars in the country at its Bengaluru facility.
The company started assembly operations in India in 2017 with the XC90 being the first car to be assembled and rolled out. Till date, the company says the XC60 holds tops the chart for its highest production in the country with over 4,000 units produced. The XC40 recharge, the pure electric vehicle, was the 10,000th car produced in India.
Jyoti Malhotra, MD, Volvo Car India said, “It is indeed a matter of pride for the company to have reached this milestone in short span of time in spite of nearly three years of pandemic disruptions. The steady increase of capacities at Bangalore reflects our commitment to India’s luxury mobility segment. The honour of being the ten thousandth car goes to our first Pure electric offering, XC40 Recharge which continues to showcase consumer confidence. I am beholden to Volvo Car India’s entire ecosystem that has made this milestone possible.”
Gao Feng, Production Head, Volvo Car India said, “Rolling out the 10,000th car is indeed a major milestone for our plant. Since 2017 we have been increasing our capacities to meet customer demand and have also continuously undertaken skill upgradation leading to the successful assembly of EVs. Our plant also holds the proud distinction of having rolled out India’s first domestically assembled EV our XC40 Recharge.”
The Hoskote manufacturing facility near Bengaluru locally assembles the XC90, XC60, S90, XC40 Recharge and the recently launched C40 Recharge.
