Volvo Will Build 4x to 6x More V60 Plug-in Hybrids Next Year

VolvoVolvoSweden, 1927 > present49 models
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was taken by surprise by the popularity of the V60 Plug-in Hybrid. It built just 1,000 of them for the 2013 model year, and all of them sold out via pre-orders before they even hit showrooms. The company says that it has learned its lesson for the 2014 model year that will start late in 2013, and it will build between 4,000 and 6,000 cars. 

The reason that the V60 Plug-In Hybrid was so limited for 2013 was that Volvo was not sure about sales, and the V60 plug-in requires over 300 extra parts compared to a standard V60Volvo V60Sweden, 2010 > present301 versions
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. Volvo says that for next year that V60 plug-in will be built on the same production line as the standard car at the Torslanda factory. 

"We are first in the industry to integrate a plug-in hybrid in an established production flow together with other car models. The integration in the standard production flow gives the plug-in hybrid buyer the possibility to choose in principle all options available for the standard V60," said Peter Mertens, Senior Vice President of R&D at Volvo.

The V60 Plug-In Hybrid combines the D5 engine with 215hp with an electric motor on the rear wheel with 70hp and 200Nm of torque. The car uses 1.8l/100km of diesel and emits 49g/km of CO2.