沃尔沃将向美国出口中国制造车型
Volvo is planning to export its "Made in China" cars to the United States.
沃尔沃计划向美国出口其“中国制造”车型。
A file photo of Volvo's S60L.
On the verge of exporting the first "Made in China" cars to the United States, Volvo aims to show that they are as good as the vehicles it produces in Europe.
The S60 Inscription, based on Volvo's S60L is the vehicle due to be exported from southwest China's Chengdu.
This version is designed for China and an extra three inches of rear seat legroom for buyers who have passengers riding in the back.
To meet safety standards, every vehicle that rolls off Volvo's assembly line in Chengdu needs to go through a five-hour battery of tests on a driving track.
Once a month, which is three times as often as in Europe, Volvo tears apart a finished car to examine the quality of welds and other work.
The Senior Vice President in Charge of China for Volvo Car Group, Lars Danielsson, expresses his confidence in the cars.
"This is a Volvo car coming out of the Volvo production system and it's a lot of credibility into that. I think the US customers really trust us on what we have built up over a long period of time. Of course we have no intention to risk that. We cannot afford it. Then we also are confident about the quality level produced out of this plant."