Volvo will build new compacts in Belgium, CEO says

Volvo CEO Samuelsson said it was a "good guess" that the first vehicle to be built on the CMA platform would be a new generation of the V40 hatchback (the current generation is shown). (Henrik Ottosson)

April 24, 2015 05:00 AM

Editor's note: A previous version of this story referenced the wrong vehicle in the photo. The correct vehicle now appears.

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