Volvo Aims to be First to Export Chinese Cars to U.S.

Volvo Car Group is poised to become the first major automaker to build cars in China for the U.S. market, underscoring the looming threat of Chinese imports to Detroit’s carmakers.

The Swedish automaker, acquired by Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co. in 2010, plans to export the S60L midsized sedan made in Chengdu to the U.S. this year, Stefan Elfstroem, a company spokesman, said today in a telephone interview on the eve of the North American International Auto Show’s opening to the media in Detroit.