Volvo electric cars

A Swedish premium brand built on a safety-first heritage, now electrifying its SUV/wagon/sedan range under Geely ownership.

Volvo was founded in Gothenburg, Sweden in 1927 by Assar Gabrielsson and Gustav Larson. It pioneered the three-point seatbelt in 1959 and waived the patent so every carmaker could use it. Ford owned Volvo Cars from 1999 until selling it to China's Zhejiang Geely Holding Group in 2010; the local importer/distributor, Volvo Car Australia Pty Ltd, was incorporated in 1970.

Volvo launched its first Australian EV, the XC40 Recharge Pure Electric, with first customer deliveries in September 2021, followed by the smaller EX30 and flagship three-row EX90. It had targeted an all-electric range by 2030 but scrapped that date in 2024, now aiming for fully electrified (EV + PHEV) sales by 2040 while continuing to sell PHEV and mild-hybrid variants alongside its BEVs.

premium, safety-led

Battery-electric: EX30 small SUV, EX40 (the renamed/facelifted XC40 Recharge) and EX90 flagship three-row SUV are on sale, plus the ES90 sedan; the EX60 mid-size SUV (successor to the XC60) is confirmed for Australia in late 2026. Plug-in hybrid and mild-hybrid variants continue across the XC40/XC60/XC90 range.