Volvo XC40: Confirmed the launch of the SUV for the second half of 2017

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Recreation of the new XC40.

The new Volvo XC40 will be presented in the second half of this year, according to statements of one of the leaders of the Swedish brand. So you are refuting the previous reports, whose source were the specialized media based in China, that overlooked the living Room of Shanghai as the quote chosen by the firm for its dedication international.

Finally, the new compact SUV Swedish will be revealed in the last part of this same year, according to statements by the same department responsible for research and development of Volvo, Henrik Green.

In the words of the european press, Green said that it would not be until the second half of the year will be revealed the new SUV, the first of a series of models of compact size of the Swedish firm. What was not clarified was the event that has chosen the brand to do this, or what continent.

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Based on the platform CMA developed by Volvo for Lynk & Co.

The european event more important will be the IAA Frankfurt 2017, which is held in September, but it is very likely that this will be presented in another continent. Given the global nature of the model.

This will be based on the new architecture CMA. This has been developed by Volvo and also be employed by the Swedish firm will be shared with the new firm’s global Geely, Lynk & Co. This presented recently its first model, the SUV-01, also of compact size.

The new Volvo XC40 is intended to compete against models like the BMW X1. For the moment, we have only been able to see the model of conceptual way, as it appears reflected in the image above, but the
production version will acquire some of the features of the brand, as
those seen in recent releases, such as the XC90.