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Volvo Ridgeville Expansion
Volvo
Ridgeville, SC, USA
-80.246785, 33.1326363
The Big Green Machine Site ID: 21
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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