The Swedish brand, at the end-of-year meeting at the Volvo Studio Milan, analyzed the sales data for 2025 and confirmed its choice of electric cars and plug-in hybrids. The sedan has just arrived in Italy, while the medium SUV will be presented in Stockholm on January 21, 2026
Volvo and electric mobility: a solid relationship, which will increasingly intensify in the coming years. The Swedish brand owned by the group Geely will continue along the path of electrification of its car fleet, as also reiterated on the occasion of the end-of-year meeting organized at Volvo Studio Milanin the presence of Michele Crisci, president and CEO of Volvo Italia, e Roberto Lonardicommunications director of Volvo Italy. Even following the decision by the European Commission to review the stop on combustion cars from 2035, the Gothenburg company has no intention of going back and is thus increasingly focusing on an electrified range made up of car electric and, with a view to a complete transition, plug-in hybrids. Volvo Italia 2025 will end with 15,800 units sold, against them 21,500 in 2024. An expected decline, given the transition period and being the first real year of the Swedish company without motorized vehicles Diesel. A decision that goes against the grain, given that in the Italian market diesel still represents 65% of the premium segments. Håkan SamuelssonCEO of Volvo, is also convinced that “globalisation, as we have known it, is over”, as also recalled by Crisci himself during the evening. Tariffs and geopolitical tensions impose more local strategies, as decided in synergy with the Chinese group Geelyof which in addition to Volvo are also part Polestar And Lynk & Co.
Volvo’s strategies and new models
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As also recalled by president Crisci during the meeting at the Volvo Studio in Milan, the objective of the Swedish company is to arrive at cars with an average CO2 emissions from 12 g/km in 2035or 10% of the current figures. For this reason, the Swedish company is increasingly focusing on the decarbonisation of company fleets and on electric motorisation, the only one growing globally in terms of sales. In 2025 the models full electric represent the 16% of Volvo’s total sales, against 5.8% of the national market, while plug-in hybrids reach 20% of the brand’s sales, compared to 6.2% of the national figure. The company is a leader in the premium electric B-SUV segment with the EX30but also among plug-in hybrid SUVs with XC60 And XC90without forgetting the XC70. Then there are the new electric cars arriving to confirm the future strategies of the Swedish brand, such as the EX60which will be unveiled in Stockholm on January 21, 2026. This is the first model equipped with an adaptive seat belt managed by artificial intelligence, with the advanced 800 Volt architecture of the innovative platform Scalable Product Architecture 3 (Spa3) which guarantees reduced charging times and superior efficiency. A point in common with the sedan ES90 (the latter is designed around the Spa2 platform) present at the end-of-year meeting at the Volvo Studio Milan and ready for its debut on the Italian market.
Volvo ES90: features and prices
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There electric sedan ES90 represents one of the great innovations of the Swedish brand with a view to 2026. In addition to sharing the mechanical basis of the EX90 and of Polestar 3from an aesthetic point of view this model (produced since last September in the zero climate impact factory in Chengdu, China) stands out for its low front, for the smooth sides and LED headlights. A spacious interior (the dimensions are particularly generous, starting from 5 meters in length, with a wheelbase of 3102 mma width of 1942 mm and a height of 1546 mmwhile the trunk has a load capacity starting from 446 litresas well as a frunk front from 22 litres), with a 9″ digital dashboard screen and a 14.5″ vertical infotainment monitor in the center. Three variants are available for this model: the first, Single Motorhas a single rear unit with a power of 333 HP (245 kW) and a 92 kWh capacity battery (Ncm type, composed of lithium, nickel, manganese and cobalt) which, according to what was declared by the Swedish company, guarantees an electrical consumption of 15.9 kWh/100 km, against a maximum autonomy of 650 km (in the mixed combined cycle Wltp) and is available from 73,500 euros. The second, Twin Motorhas a double electric engine with a power of 456 HP (335 kW) and a 106 kWh capacity battery; with an electricity consumption of 17.1 kWh/100 km, it has a Wltp range of 700km and is listed at 91,170 euros. The third is the Twin Motor Performancealways with a double electric unit, but for a long time 680 HP (500 kW) of power; same battery capacity, same electrical consumption and same autonomy Twin Motorbut the price goes up to 96,570 euros. All three versions have the maximum speed limited to 180 km/hwith refills up to 350 kW. With 10 minutes of charge, you have enough energy to travel 300 km, while in 22 minutes you can pass from 10 to 80% of the total charge.
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