The XC60, Volvo’s best-selling vehicle, will soon be built in South Carolina. It will be assembled alongside the flagship EX90 electric SUV, with Volvo promising this is “just the beginning.”
Volvo brings its best-selling vehicle to South Carolina
Volvo revealed plans to begin production of its best-selling vehicle, the XC60, at its Ridgeville, South Carolina, plant.
Located just outside of Charleston, the facility is Volvo’s first US plant. After investing around 1.3 billion into it over the past decade, the “state-of-the-art, future-ready” facility assembles Volvo’s three-row electric SUV, the EX90, and the Polestar 3.
Volvo said that by adding the XC60, both as a mild hybrid and plug-in hybrid (PHEV), it would “soon now produce something for everyone in its US plant.”
The XC60 has been the best-selling Volvo vehicle globally for several years now. It’s also already the brand’s most popular in the US, representing over 33% of Volvo’s sales. Volvo said that a quarter of buyers opted for the PHEV variant. The XC60 is the fourth-best-selling luxury PHEV in the US.
“The XC60 is already beloved around the world and in the US, and we’re proud we’ll soon be able to offer American families the XC60 they love, assembled here by American autoworkers,” Luis Rezende, President of Volvo Cars Americas, said.
In June, the XC60 was again Volvo’s top seller with over 20,700 units sold, up 8% from June 2024. In the first half of the year, XC60 sales in the US rose by nearly 23%.
After announcing that Q2 sales rose 4.4% in the US, Rezende said, “This quarter is just the beginning.” He added, “We are confident in the path ahead and remain fully committed to accelerating our electrification journey.”
The EX60 recently surpassed the 240 wagon to become Volvo’s best-selling vehicle of all time. Over 2.7 million XC60s are on the road today.
In late 2026, XC60 production is set to begin in the US, marking another milestone. Volvo mentioned it will continue building the EX90 at the facility “for customers who want more space or are looking to go fully electric.”
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