Volvo XC40

Volvo XC40 Recharge Single motor bookings open
Volvo India has opened the booking of the XC40 Recharge Single exclusively online. Customers can log in to Volvo India’s official website and book the EV SUV at Rs 1 lakh. The XC40 Recharge is the third electric vehicle from Volvo which is being assembled at the Hosakote plant in Bengaluru, Karnataka, after the XC40 Recharge twin motors and the C40 Recharge. 

End of road for Volvo XC40 petrol in India?
Volvo has silently pulled the plug on the petrol-powered XC40 in India. As of now, the company’s official website lists only five models for the Indian market– four in the SUV lineup including XC40 Recharge, C40 Recharge, XC60, and XC90; and one sedan in the form of S90. 

Volvo joins Mercedes and other luxury carmakers to hike prices of XC40, C40 Recharge among others from New Year
Volvo Car India offers two electric SUVs in India. The latest addition is the C40 Recharge, which was launched earlier this year. The carmaker had also introduced the XC40 Recharge a year earlier. Besides these two, Volvo also offers two more SUVs - the XC60 and XC90. There is also the S90 sedan with petrol mild-hybrid powertrain.

Is less more?: Volvo XC40
That the Volvo XC40 Recharge made a lasting impression would be an understatement. When launched in 2022, it wasn’t just one of theveryfew luxury EVs tobe presentin the Indian market, itwas alsoquitewell-equipped —not just with features but power and range, too, enough to lure buyers to take electric propulsion seriously. Now, to widen the premium compact crossover SUV’s appeal, Volvo has introduced a new version of the XC40 Recharge —suffixed ‘E60’ —with fewer features, less power, andasa result, a lower price tag.

Volvo discontinues XC40 in India, will continue to sell all-electric version
Swedish carmaker Volvo has silently pulled the plug on the petrol version of the XC40 SUV in India. The model received a facelift in September 2022. The OEM, however, will continue to sell the all-electric avatar, the XC40 Recharge, in the country.