Volvo Plans 2 New SUVs, Including $40,345 EX30 Successor and U.S.-Built 3-Row Flagship
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Updated · Car and Driver · May 19
Volvo Plans 2 New SUVs, Including $40,345 EX30 Successor and U.S.-Built 3-Row Flagship
9 articles · Updated · Car and Driver · May 19
Volvo said a new entry-level SUV is coming soon to replace the EX30 in the U.S., with executives signaling a price point similar to the departed model’s $40,345 base sticker.
The EX30 lasted just two model years in the U.S. before Volvo dropped it amid tariffs and the loss of the federal EV tax credit, creating a gap at the affordable end of its lineup.
Håkan Samuelsson also outlined a larger, family-oriented SUV above the XC90 that would likely be built at Volvo’s South Carolina plant and offered with multiple powertrains rather than as a pure EV.
That larger model could use Volvo’s next-generation plug-in hybrid system—potentially an extended-range setup for the U.S.—and aligns with the company’s earlier plan to add a new hybrid at the plant by 2030.
More details on both SUVs are expected in the next few months as Volvo keeps expanding its SUV range, even as enthusiasts await any return of station wagons.
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