Volvo Cars and its Ghent manufacturing plant reached a crucial milestone today as the company’s factory in Belgium started production of the fully electric EX30 small SUV.
One of Europe’s best-selling electric cars in 2024, the EX30 has been a popular choice among customers from the moment it was introduced in late 2023.
Today’s milestone follows a previously announced intent to produce the EX30 in the Ghent plant, which will also start production of the EX30 Cross Country later in the year.
Volvo Cars continues to further diversify its global manufacturing footprint for one of its most popular models and expands production capacity to better meet local demand.
The addition of the EX30 to the Ghent production line will result in around 350 new jobs at the plant, bringing total employment to almost 6,600 people.
To make EX30 production possible in Ghent, the company made investments worth around EUR 200 million in its Belgian facility in recent years.
Wide-ranging changes 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 as well as a new battery pack assembly line.
EX30 production in Europe supports the European Union’s sustainability and competitiveness agenda, representing an investment in a future that creates jobs and embraces innovation and electrification.
Between the Ghent, Belgium and Torslanda, Sweden plants, Volvo Cars now produces 10 different electric and hybrid car models in Europe.