Volvo Rips Up Production Plans in Effort to Dodge Trade War Tariffs
- Automaker cancels exports of S60 from South Carolina to China
- Company may produce XC90 SUV in China as well as in U.S.
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Volvo Cars is shredding production plans drawn up for much of its lineup in an effort to dodge tariffs the U.S. and China have slapped on auto imports.
Only a few months after opening its first U.S. plant, the Swedish brand has canceled plans to export the S60 sedans built there to China. Volvo also will stop U.S. imports of XC60 sport utility vehicles from China and dramatically reduce shipments of S90 sedans built there.