Volvo Car Considers Opening Third Plant In Europe To Boosts Production Beyond 1.2 Million Per Year

Geely Auto Group-owned automaker Volvo Car considers opening its third manufacturing plant in Europe.

The new plant will boost the Swedish car makers production capacity beyond 1.2 million vehicles per year.

Geely Auto Group-owned Swedish automaker Volvo Car is considering building a third plant in Europe in order to boost its production capacity beyond 1.2 million vehicles per year, a company spokesperson said on Sunday.

German autos publication Automobilwoche, quoted Volvo Cars CFO Bjorn Annwall, that another European plant by the middle of the decade will meet its production target of 1.2 million vehicles a year.

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A company spokesperson said by email to Reuters that the company was already able to produce 1.2 million vehicles annually at its six existing factories and wanted to increase its capacity beyond this amount, but no plans had been finalized as of yet.

“What we can say at this stage is that no decision has been made. However, Volvo Cars have grown rapidly over the past decade and aim to continue to grow at a similar pace going forward,” the spokesperson said to Reuters.

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The Gothenburg-based company, which became Sweden’s second-largest listing yet after its IPO in late October with a valuation of $18 billion, currently produces around 800,000 cars a year at its two factories – one in Sweden and the other in Belgium.

“We need both our plants in Europe… but we need more. That’s why we want to build a third plant,” Annwall said to Automobilwoche. Where that plant will be located is not yet clear, he said.

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