Volvo Cars Brings Production of Global Best-Seller XC60 to S.C. Plant

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Volvo Cars announced Jul 16, 2025, it will add its best-selling XC60 mid-size SUV to the production line of its U.S. car plant in Ridgeville outside Charleston, South Carolina.

The state-of-the-art facility, which also assembles the fully electric flagship EX90, is scheduled to start XC60 production in late 2026. The XC60 has been the company’s best-selling model globally for years and is the most popular Volvo model among U.S. customers.

In the first six months of 2025, XC60 sales in the U.S. rose by almost 23 per cent.

“Adding the XC60 to our Charleston production line will further strengthen its position and attractiveness in the competitive U.S. market, while supporting and creating American manufacturing jobs,” said Håkan Samuelsson, CEO of Volvo Cars. “It is also in line with our ambition to build where we sell and reinforces our long-term commitment to the U.S. market, where we are celebrating our 70th anniversary and have sold over 5 million cars.”

The XC60 recently surpassed the 240 wagon as its all-time best-selling model, with more than 2.7 million XC60s now on global roads – and counting.

Already this year, over 33 per cent of Volvo Cars’ sales in the U.S. are the XC60, and 25 per cent of those are plug-in hybrids.

Located just outside Charleston, Volvo Cars broke ground on its first U.S. manufacturing plant in 2015.

Today, the state-of-the-art facility assembles the Volvo EX90 and the Polestar 3 SUV models. It is a high-capacity plant with capabilities in terms of multiple platforms, technologies and models.

Volvo Cars has invested USD 1.3 billion in the plant in the last decade, with extensive investments to make it ready for the future.

The body shop and paint shop have been renewed and expanded significantly, while the plant also has a state-of-the-art battery pack production line.

Volvo Cars will continue to produce its fully electric, 7-seater flagship EX90 SUV there for customers who want more space or are looking to go fully electric.