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Volvo Ridgeville Expansion

Volvo

Ridgeville, SC, USA

-80.246785, 33.1326363

The Big Green Machine Site ID: 21

Project Timeline

Project Timeline Unavailable (Insufficient Information)

Additional Information:

Sector: EVs

Activity: Manufacturing

Product: EVs


Project Announcement Date: 6/1/2021

Target for Starting Production: 2024

Date Commercial Production Started: 6/5/2024

Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: No


Target Annual Production: 120000 EVs

Current Annual Production: 24000 EVs

Operating Status: Operating


Target Jobs: 2800

Current Jobs: 2000

Capital Investment: $1300 million

Congressional District: SC1

Government Subsidies:

Local/State: $200 million

Selected Sources:

“The Upcoming Volvo EX90 Will Eventually Come in Different Forms UPDATED”, Chris Teague, The Truth About Cars, 22 Dec 2022. 🔗



“Volvo’s Ridgeville plant to go fully electric”, Chris Randall, electrive.com, 28 Jun 2021. 🔗


“Volvo looks to add 1,300 jobs for fully electric SUV to be built in Ridgeville”, Krys Merryman, Charleston Business, 17 Feb 2023. 🔗


“Volvo is pushing back EX90 production, here’s when we can expect the electric SUV”, Peter Johnson, Electrek, 21 Jul 2023. 🔗


“Volvo Cars starts production of fully electric EX90 SUV”, volvocars.com, 04 Jun 2024. 🔗


“Volvo’s first all-electric EX90 rolls off the production line in South Carolina”, Peter Johnson, Electrek, 05 Jun 2024. 🔗


“Volvo looks to energize SC plant with new models amid shifting global trade, market trends”, David Wren, SC Daily Gazette, 23 Sep 2025. 🔗


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