Volvo Cars is using SSAB’s Zero Steel material in the production of its electric SUV.
The auto maker is seeking to increase production volumes for the fully electric vehicle known as EX60 in 2026 on the back of strong customer demand in Sweden and other key markets such as Germany, Kallanish hears from the carmaker.
According to SSAB, the agreement, signed last year, made Volvo the first automaker to commit to using decarbonised steel in serial production.
While Volvo is currently only taking orders for the vehicle in Europe, it hopes to open the order book in the US later in spring.
Volvo Cars is now planning an increase in production of the EX60 at its Torslanda plant in Sweden. The company is currently engaged in a dialogue with relevant labour unions, with the aim of keeping the Torslanda open for one extra week in the summer. This would be the first time in the company’s history, it notes.
