Automotive Industry

Flexibility key to Volvo plans.

Automotive News Europe, December, 2001 by Johnson, Richard

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GOTHENBURG, Sweden -Walking through Volvo's Torslanda plant here you see the occasional XC90 sport-utility among the S80s, V70s and V70 Cross Country models being produced on one line.

Full production of the XC90 won't begin until the fourth quarter of next year, but Volvo's flexible lines allow it to run early pilot builds at minimal investment.

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Flexibility is the key to Volvo's manufacturing strategy. Torslanda and Volvo's plant in Ghent, Belgium, will be the company's two main production sites in the future. They'll have a combined capacity of about 500,000 units a year. ...

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Automotive Industry

Flexibility key to Volvo plans.

Automotive News Europe, December, 2001 by Johnson, Richard

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