LONDON -- 沃尔沃 will exit the conventional compact hatchback segment when it ends production of the V40 in the summer.
V40’s replacement will be higher-riding because increasing numbers of buyers are switching to 越野车 -styled cars, said 沃尔沃’的欧洲负责人Lex Kerssemakers。
他在记者招待会上对记者说,额外的高度也将有助于容纳创建全电动版本所需的电池。
“我们必须包括两个社会趋势。首先是人们想坐在高处,其次是如果您要开车,那么就需要电动汽车,” Kerssemakers said.
他说,低座紧凑型汽车将无法提供足够的空间来容纳足够大的电池,无法提供所需的300公里(186英里)续航里程。
V40 is the final model in 沃尔沃’的范围要建立在 legacy Ford platform. Ford sold 沃尔沃 to Geely in 2010.
The replacement will be built on the CMA platform 沃尔沃 co-developed with Geely that underpins the new XC40 compact 越野车 as well as Geely’s 林克& CO cars.