Volvo Cars is gearing up for an electric blitz to convert all its mainstay models — three SUVs and two sedans — into electric vehicles and to introduce a luxury electric van aimed at boosting sales in Asia, two people with knowledge of the plans say.
The previously unreported product plans amount to the largest revamp of Volvo’s model line-up since Geely acquired the brand from Ford in 2010. Among the new battery EVs being planned for the next four years is a Volvo-branded MPV or van that will be based on a vehicle that Geely’s Zeekr brand sells in China. Called the Zeekr 009, the hulking, battery-electric van, which starts at about 500,000 yuan , offers three rows of seating.
The first of Volvo’s new planned electric models, the EX90 sport-utility crossover, was unveiled late in 2022. It is expected to hit showrooms in early 2024.