Volvo Cars XC40 / EX40: range, price, specs and where it is sold
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The XC40 is Volvo's compact SUV and the first car on CMA, the compact architecture Volvo developed jointly with Geely and which also underpins the Polestar 2 and the Lynk & Co 01. It has been in production since November 2017. In 2024 Volvo renamed the battery-electric XC40 Recharge as the EX40 and the coupe-roofed C40 Recharge as the EC40, aligning the electric cars with the EX30 and EX90 names; petrol and mild-hybrid XC40s kept the old name.
Production is split between Europe and China. Volvo's Ghent plant in Belgium builds the XC40, and the Taizhou plant in Zhejiang - opened in 2016, known as Luqiao until Geely transferred it to Volvo Cars in December 2021 - is described in Polestar's 2025 annual report as focused on the CMA platform and building Volvo's XC40, EX40, EC40 and XC70 alongside the Polestar 2. Wikipedia additionally records assembly at Shah Alam in Malaysia and Hoskote near Bangalore in India.
Euro NCAP awarded the XC40 five stars in 2018 with 97 per cent for adult occupant protection. ANCAP's current rating covers Australian cars built from January 2025.
Key facts
| Name in Chinese | 沃尔沃 XC40 “WOR-er-WOR X-C-forty” 沃尔沃 is a phonetic transliteration of "Volvo" with no literal meaning; the model designation is unchanged in China |
|---|---|
| Brand | Volvo Cars |
| Body | SUV, segment C |
| Powertrain | Offered with more than one powertrain |
| Launched | China 2018; export 2017 |
| Platform | CMA (Compact Modular Architecture), developed with Geely and shared with the Polestar 2 and Lynk & Co 01 |
| Headline output | 300 kW |
| Battery | 69 kWh or 82 kWh |
| Dimensions | 4,425 × 1,863 × 1,652 mm, wheelbase 2,702 mm |
What it is called where
The same car carries different names in different markets. This is the crosswalk, so a reader who knows one name can find the other.
| Market | Name | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Export markets | Volvo XC40 | petrol and mild-hybrid versions |
| Export markets | Volvo EX40 | battery-electric version, renamed from XC40 Recharge in 2024 |
| Export markets | Volvo EC40 | coupe-roofed sibling, renamed from C40 Recharge in 2024 |
| China | 沃尔沃 XC40 (Wò'ěrwò XC40) |
Range
| Range | Cycle | Variant |
|---|---|---|
| 569 km WLTP | WLTP | EX40 Single Motor Extended Range, 82 kWh |
| 418 km WLTP | WLTP | EX40 entry battery |
Price
No price is published for this model in the data set.
Where the XC40 / EX40 is sold
| Market | Status | Since | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | Sold | 2018 | |
| Germany | Sold | 2018 | |
| Sweden | Sold | 2018 | |
| China | Sold | listed on Volvo Cars China | |
| United States | Sold | 2018 | Volvo said in September 2025 it would concentrate its US range on the XC90, XC60 and XC40 |
| Australia | Sold | January 2025 | ANCAP's current rating covers cars from January 2025 onwards |
Crash-test results
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| Body | Year | Stars | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Euro NCAP | 2018 | 5 | Read the Euro NCAP result |
Volvo Cars XC40 / EX40: questions people ask
- Where is the Volvo XC40 built?
- At Ghent in Belgium and at Taizhou in Zhejiang, China - the plant known as Luqiao until Volvo Cars took it over in December 2021. Wikipedia also records assembly in Malaysia and India.
- What is the difference between the Volvo XC40 and the EX40?
- They are the same car. In 2024 Volvo renamed the battery-electric XC40 Recharge as the EX40, and the coupe-roofed C40 Recharge as the EC40; the petrol and mild-hybrid versions kept the XC40 name.
- Is the Volvo XC40 sold in the United States built in China?
- Volvo has not published a plant-by-market split for the XC40. Ghent in Belgium and Taizhou in China both build it, and Volvo confirmed in September 2025 that the XC40 remains one of the three models it is concentrating on in the US.
- What is the Volvo EX40's range?
- Wikipedia records 418 to 569 km on the WLTP cycle depending on battery and motor configuration, with an 82 kWh pack in the longest-range single-motor version.
Related
Sources for the Volvo Cars XC40 / EX40
- Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLC (SEC EDGAR), Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. Read . filed 17 April 2026; describes the Taizhou plant, its 2016 opening, the December 2021 transfer from Geely to Volvo Cars and the models built there including the XC40, EX40 and EC40
- Volvo Cars, Volvo Cars continues to invest in South Carolina plant. Read . company boilerplate listing Volvo's plants
- Euro NCAP, Volvo XC40 safety rating. Read . 5 stars, 2018
- ANCAP, Volvo XC40 safety rating. Read . current rating covers cars from January 2025 onwards
- Wikipedia, Volvo XC40. Read . finding aid; cited here for production start, plant list, dimensions, battery sizes, WLTP ranges and the 2024 renaming