Volvo exec says risk factor for XC60 exceeds XC90

Production of the new XC60 started Wednesday at Volvo's plant in Torslanda, Sweden. The first customer-bound car, shown, was a white T5 Inscription variant with all-wheel drive. It rolled off the assembly line just before noon.

Douglas A. Bolduc

April 27, 2017 05:00 AM

BLOG15_170329810_AR_-1_QILOUAVBGVLW.jpg Douglas A. Bolduc is Managing Editor at Automotive News Europe.

Volvo's r&d boss says the new XC60 is even more of a high-risk model than the second-generation XC90.

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