Volvo to Eliminate Diesel Variant from Next-Gen Volvo S60

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The next-generation Volvo S60 sedan--to be launched later this year--will be the first Volvo to be produced without a diesel engine, highlighting Volvo Cars' commitment to a long-term future beyond the traditional combustion engine. All new Volvo models launched from 2019 will be available as either a mild petrol hybrid, plug-in petrol hybrid, or battery electric vehicle. This is the most comprehensive electrification strategy in the car industry and Volvo Cars was the first traditional car maker to commit to all-out electrification in July 2017. "Our future is electric and we will no longer develop a new generation of diesel engines," said Håkan Samuelsson, president and chief executive of Volvo Cars. "We will phase out cars with only an internal combustion engine, with petrol hybrid versions as a transitional option as we move towards full electrification. The new S60 represents the next step in that commitment." Last month, Volvo Cars reinforced its electrification strategy, by stating that it aims for fully electric cars to make up 50 percent of its global sales by 2025. The announcement was made at the 2018 Beijing Auto Show, positioning it as a powerful player in China, the world's leading market for electrified cars. The all-new S60, a premium midsize sports sedan, is based on Volvo’s in-house developed Scalable Product Architecture (SPA), which also underpins the company's award-winning new 90 Series and 60 Series cars. The S60's wagon sibling, the V60, was launched earlier this year in Stockholm. The all-new S60 will initially be available with a range of four-cylinder Drive-E petrol engines as well as with two petrol plug-in hybrid versions. Mild hybrid versions will follow next year. Production of the all-new Volvo S60 will start this in a few months' time at Volvo Cars' brand new manufacturing facility outside Charleston, South Carolina in the United States. The Charleston plant will be the only manufacturing location for the all-new S60, meaning American-built S60s will be sold in the US market as well as overseas through exports.

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