- Production issues with the electric Volvo EX60 have pushed most U.S. shipments to late 2027, according to a report from Automotive News.
- Volvo’s new megacasting and cell-to-body construction methods have been more complex than expected, reportedly dropping vehicle output to just one-tenth of the original goal.
- A few EX60s have already reached the U.S., but dealers aren’t expecting a substantial volume until the second half of 2027.
By 2030, Volvo is aiming for 200,000 annual U.S. retail sales, but a production issue with its most promising new model could make that goal a bit harder to reach. The EX60, which Volvo expects to do well in the saturated U.S. luxury EV SUV market, is experiencing production delays that will halt most shipments to the U.S. until late 2027, according to a report from Automotive News.
The EX60 slots in as the EV counterpart to the popular XC60, which became Volvo’s bestselling vehicle of all time in 2025. While the combustion-powered SUV continues to be a hit, the EX60 is more of a gamble, especially considering Volvo recently killed the smaller EX40 EV in the U.S. due to low demand.
Volvo anticipates a much better reception of the EX60, but the new EV SUV is off to a rough start. When it was first revealed in January, Volvo said it expected to sell about 7000 units in the U.S. this year, which is significantly more than the EX30 and EX90’s sales numbers last year.
To reach a global goal of selling about 40,000 units this year, the automaker reportedly set a target to produce 2000 units per week at its plant in Torslanda, Sweden. However, the AN report says it’s currently hitting just one-tenth of that goal.
Rather than software or quality issues, which have plagued some of Volvo’s other EV launches in the past, the EX60’s problem is said to lie in brand-new manufacturing methods. The EV is built with new megacasting and cell-to-body construction, which improves handling while reducing weight and cost. The AN report says joining the battery system to the cast structure has been difficult.
The significant decrease in production has led the Swedish automaker to essentially pare down its distribution to the bare necessities, and it’s expected to prioritize Europe over the United States for the rest of this year and the first half of 2027.
U.S. dealers were reportedly told that “a significant number” of already allocated vehicles will arrive early next year, but that no more would be shipped to the U.S. for the rest of this year. Volvo doesn’t expect to send a substantial supply of EX60s to our shores until the second half of 2027.
A very limited number of EX60s have already reached the United States, so if you’re in the market, either act now or be prepared to wait a while. The brand-new EV SUV starts at around $60,000.
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Alayna Wilkening grew up reading motorsport magazines and following her grandpa around his Chevrolet dealership's showroom floor. In true Hoosier fashion, her first car was a hot pink custom cardboard "Fiero-vette" for her kindergarten Kindy 500 race. She now autocrosses a 1994 Miata with her dad, which she learned to drive the night before her first event. Alayna went to Indiana University and graduated with a degree in journalism and a minor in graphic design. As a testament to her great taste in cars, her first real one was a metallic orange 2007 Chevy HHR, which she lovingly called "The Dumptruck."