Chinese built Volvo S60 to launch soon

Chinese Car News | Ash | June 16, 2011 at 9:11 pm

The Volvo S60 has only just been launched into the Chinese market as an imported model, but it appears that Chang’an Volvo are preparing the S60 for production here in China. It was widely thought that the Chang’an-Volvo joint venture would silently disappear into the night when local rival Geely took over the Swedish run company, but Chang’an are evidently still in the field with Volvo – at least for now. The locally made S60 has already received government go-ahead to be produced in China and the first model will be the 2.0T version, which shares its engine with the Ford Mondeo. The 1.6T Volvo S60 is likely to come later in the year.

Ash

Ash came to China at 18 on a whim and never left. Some 10 years later he collected a degree and a family along the way and now focuses his time on watching the Chinese car industry develop. He has witnessed the market change from being minor backyard market in to the world's biggest and most important market for all car manufacturers. You can contact or connect with him via Linkedin by clicking the 'Website' link.