Combustion-engine models to be phased out

Volvo Cars will become the first car company to assemble plug-in hybrid cars locally in India at its the Bengaluru plant by end 2019.

Following a top-down approach, Volvo XC90 is going to be the first model from Volvo’s portfolio whose plug-in hybrid variant will be assembled locally

Apart from the XC90, a range of Plug-in Hybrids are slated for launch in the next 3 years while electrification at the core of Volvo’s future business.

It also paves way for the complete phase-out of combustion-engine-only models, said Volvo in an announcement on 22 Nov 2018.

“The localization of plug-in hybrids marks the future of electrification for us,” said Charles Frump, Managing Director of Volvo Car India.

“Our customers are increasingly becoming aware about the rise in pollution levels and degrading environment.

As a responsible luxury car company, we believe electrification is the future. However, till the time we have a supporting infrastructure, plug-in hybrids offer the intermediate solution,” he said.

In its commitment towards environment and electrified future, Volvo Cars plans to slowly phase out conventional powertrains and focus only on electrification.

Volvo is committed to a goal of featuring some form of electric propulsion in its models from 2019 onwards. Every new Volvo from 2019 onwards will be electrified.

Swedish luxury car company Volvo established its presence in India in 2007 and has since then, worked intensively to market the Swedish brand in this country.

Volvo Cars currently markets products through its dealerships in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Chennai, Coimbatore, Delhi NCR – South Delhi, West Delhi, Gurgaon and Noida, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Kochi, Kozhikode, Kolkata, Lucknow, Ludhiana, Mumbai, Pune, Raipur, Surat, Vishakhapatnam and Vijayawada. fiinews.com