2024 Volvo EX30

Volvo considering EX30 sales ramp-up outside of EU as tariffs hit

Firm will look to avoid inflated import costs before it shifts production to Belgium early next year

Incoming European Union import tariff rises mean Volvo is considering shifting supply of its Chinese-built EX30 to non-EU markets, such as the UK, while it readies its Belgium factory to take over local market production early next year.

The crossover is currently the third best-selling electric car in Europe behind the Tesla Model 3 and Tesla Model Y but is currently manufactured in a plant run by parent firm Geely in Zhangjiakou, China. That means it is set to be hit by EU tariffs on EVs imported from China from 31 October onwards.

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Volvo considering EX30 sales ramp-up outside of EU as tariffs hit | Autocar

Firm will look to avoid inflated import costs before it shifts production to Belgium early next year
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I like the Volvo electrics and they out wa lot of research into them

I wonder if they’ll be the next manufacturer to announce they not ditching petrol engines by 2030 and extending it further. They do make nice engines
 
Here’s how many electric cars market leader Volvo has sold in South Africa in 2024

Although electric vehicles (EVs) have yet to make a meaningful impact on South African sales charts, Volvo is taking an early lead in this space.

The Swedish carmaker announced this week that it sold 467 electric vehicles in Mzansi between January and September 2024, which equates to an average of 51 units per month.

Among these the EX30 emerged as the country’s top-selling EV in the first three quarters of the year with 348 sales, or 39 per month on average. It was followed by the XC40 at 96 (10 per month) and the C40 at 23 (or 2.5).

Sadly it’s impossible to tell which its nearest rivals are on the sales charts as there is a complete lack of transparency among the other car companies that sell EVs. BMW, Mercedes and BYD, for instance, do not release detailed monthly sales figures to Naamsa.

Among those that do report, GMW’s Ora sold an average of just two units per month in the past three months, while Jaguar’s I-Pace, which is being run out at present, found just one home per month.

South Africa’s cheapest EV at present is the Dayun S5, which starts at R399,900, albeit as a city-sized car with a top speed of just 100km/h. Next up is the BYD Dolphin at R539,900 and the GWM Ora at R686,950. Volvo’s EX30 starts at R791,900 and its range also includes the high-performance Twin Motor Performance model, priced at R1,055,900, which accelerates from 0-100km/h in 3.6 seconds.

The German luxury options start at R1,179,400 for the Mercedes EQA250 and R1,205,000 for the BMW iX1.

 
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