Volvo EX30 SUV kicks off European production

Volvo Cars and its Gent manufacturing plant in Belgium have started production of the fully electric EX30 small SUV.

The addition of the EX30 to the Gent production line will result in around 350 new jobs at the plant, bringing total employment to almost 6,600 people.

Volvo Cars has said that the EX30's production in Europe will represent an investment in a future that creates jobs and embraces innovation and electrification

To make the EX30 production possible at the Gent plant, Volvo Cars made investments worth nearly $300 million (200 million euros) in its Belgian facility in recent years. Updates to the plant include the addition of a completely new car platform, the installation of almost 600 new or refurbished robots, an extension of the battery hall, a new door production line, and a new battery pack assembly line.

Between the Gent plant in Belgium and the Torslanda plant in Sweden, Volvo Cars now produces 10 different electric and hybrid car models in Europe. A third plant in Slovakia is currently under construction.

Apart from the EX30, the Gent plant also builds other electrified models: The fully electric EX40 and EC40, as well as the XC40 and V60 hybrid models. In 2024, it built a little over 186,000 cars.