Telephone: 01202 065 555 Home New Cars Used Cars Servicing Motability Business Finance About Us Contact Us <<< Go Back Production of the C40 starts Volvo Cars have started production of the C40 Recharge, its latest fully electric model, at its manufacturing plant in Ghent, Belgium. The C40 Recharge is Volvo Cars’ second fully electric car and is the latest in a series of new pure electric cars to be launched in the coming years. By 2030, Volvo Cars aim to sell only fully electric cars, one of the most ambitious electrification strategies in the car industry. It also aims to be a climate-neutral company by 2040. The Ghent plant, one of the company’s largest, is a trailblazer in Volvo Cars’ move towards all-out electrification. It also produces the XC40 Recharge, the fully electric version of the company’s award-winning compact SUV and Volvo Cars’ first fully electric model. Volvo Cars is increasing electric car capacity at the Ghent facility considerably, to 135,000 cars per year, and already expects more than half of the plant’s production volume in 2022 to consist of fully electric cars. The C40 Recharge is a car that represents our future,” said Javier Varela, Senior Vice President for Industrial Operations and Quality at Volvo Cars. “Our manufacturing operations and close collaboration with our suppliers are key in achieving our future ambitions in terms of electrification and climate neutrality. Our Ghent plant is ready for an all-electric future and will be an important part of our global industrial network for the years to come.” The C40 Recharge is the latest manifestation of Volvo Cars’ ambitions for a zero-emission future. The company will roll out several additional electric models in the coming years and aims for 50 percent of its global sales volume to consist of fully electric cars by 2025, before becoming fully electric by 2030. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website and to improve the relevance of our communications with you. If you continue without changing your settings, we'll assume that you are happy to receive all cookies on our website. However, if you would like to, you can change your cookie settings at any time as well as find detailed information about how cookies are used on this website by clicking Cookie Policy. Accept Cookies