It looks like both Volvo and Polestar may be expanding their compact crossover segment to be a bit more competitive in the global market. Based on recent rumours, it also looks like the Swedish company will make use of electrification, as per the brand’s current strategy.
According to information sourced from Autocar, Volvo is looking to create a product that will tackle the Mercedes-Benz EQA and will play a key role in the brand’s goal to achieve a 50 per cent EV global sales by 2025.
It’s understood that this new model will be dubbed the XC20 and make use of Geely’s open-source SEA platform. Deadline features of the SEA architecture include its automatically lowering suspension, facial recognition functionality and ‘full-life’ over-the-air update compatibility.
No official release date for the rumoured Volvo XC20 has been detailed.
