In January 2021, Volvo Cars India commenced accepting bookings for the all-new S60. You can read about that car in our review. In the following month, the carmaker announced that Charles Frump would be passing on the baton to Jyoti Malhotra. In other words, the latter would become the new managing director for the brand in India. And that came into effect from March 1, 2021.

With those changes out of the way, the Swedish brand has now panned out a car business plan in India. In addition to expanding its footprint to enter newer markets, Volvo Cars India will also launch new products, take away diesel offerings and focus on an ambitious target for 2025.

Volvo S60

Introduced at an introductory price of Rs 45.9 lakh, the sedan will start reaching customers from March 18, 2021. Although Volvo hasn’t confirmed it yet, the attractive price tag could vanish as soon as we enter the next fiscal.

Volvo XC40 Recharge

The brand first all-electric vehicle – the XC40 Recharge – was unveiled in India today. Bookings for the zero-emissions compact SUV will open in June 2021, while the first phase of deliveries should commence in October this year. Yes, it will be brought to India via the CBU (Completely Built Unit) route. That means the asking price will be high. Get all the information about the upcoming EV right here.

New S90 and XC60

Volvo has confirmed that it will launch the refreshed S90 and XC60 models in India later this year. Both will ditch the diesel powertrain in favour of a petrol-powered one. Also, both will boast subtle design tweaks, a revised list of features and, of course, new price tags.

Volvo India’s electrification plan

After launching the XC40 Recharge in 2021, Volvo Cars India will introduce one electric model every year. That points towards the C40 Recharge, the all-electric crossover that was revealed earlier this month. Although there’s no launch date set just yet, the C40 Recharge should arrive in India by the end of 2022. Volvo Cars India has set itself an ambitious target – by 2025, 80 per cent of its sales will come from electric vehicles.

On a global level, Volvo will introduce five new EVs by 2025. By 2030, it aims to become an EV-only brand. Do you like how Volvo is planning its future?