Inkampani yaseSweden iVolvo isimemezele, ngesikhathi sokugubha le I-Shanghai Motor Show, ukuthi imoto yayo yokuqala esebenza ngogesi ngokugcwele izokhiqizwa eChina, okuqinisekisa amahlebezi abelokhu eveza leli qhinga lenkampani yezimoto isikhathi eside. Ngalo mnyakazo iVolvo ikwenza kucace ukuthi ukubaluleka kwale makethe ezinhlelweni zabo zesikhathi esizayo okuyinto, njengemikhiqizo eminingi, izodlula ekufakweni kukagesi emikhiqizweni yayo.
Uhlelo lomkhiqizi waseSweden ukwethula alo imoto yokuqala kagesi engu-100% ngo-2019. Ngaphezu kwalokho, inhloso yayo ukuthi lo mkhiqizo wokuqala I-debut emakethe yaseShayina, bese ithekelisa kwezinye izimakethe. Le modeli yokuqala kagesi izosuselwa ku- ipulatifomu yemoto ehlanganisiwe ye-modular, eyaziwa ngesifinyezo sayo ngokuthi i-CMA, enguqulweni eguqulelwe kalula ezimotweni zikagesi.
I-Los Izikhulu eziphezulu zakwaVolvo zimemezele eHholo laseShanghai ukuthi: “Izimoto zakwaVolvo ziseseka ngokugcwele ikhwelo likahulumeni waseShayina lokuthola umoya ohlanzekile. Sikholelwa ukuthi ukufakwa kukagesi kuyimpendulo ekuhambeni okusimeme”. Ngaphezu kwalokhu, ngokuqinisekile nabo bayakucabangela lokho I-China ingenye yezimakethe ezinkulu mayelana nezimoto ezifakwe ugesi, kanjalo futhi a uhlelo oluhle lwebhizinisi lwenkampani IsiSwidi; Noma, okungenani, kubonakala.
Ngonyaka odlule iVolvo ithuthukise wonke amarekhodi evolumu yokuthengisa emlandweni wayo. Kodwa-ke, amayunithi angaphezu kuka-500.000 athengisiwe awanele kuye futhi ufuna ukuqhubekela phambili, ezibekela umgomo wokungalethi lutho olungaphezulu futhi akukho okungaphansi kwalokho. izimoto ezifakelwe ugesi eziyisigidi ehambisana nezimoto ezixubile nezisebenza ngogesi ngokugcwele konyaka 2025. Umgomo othakazelisa kakhulu, ngokungangabazeki. Ngaphandle kwemoto kagesi ehlangene ezoqala ngo-2019, umenzi okwamanje uthuthukisa imoto kagesi enkulu endaweni yesikhulumi se-SPA.