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Volvo Adds 1,300 Jobs at Torslanda Factory in Anticipation of New XC90

The all-new Volvo XC90 is not only good news for fans of the Swedish car company, but also for the people who work for them. In anticipation of demand increases for this large SUV, the company has announced it will add a third shift and 1,300 new jobs at the Torslanda factory in Sweden.
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The expansion is scheduled to take place during the first quarter of 2015, meat to coincide with the production debut of the SUV. Torslanda's workforce will increase by 40%, thus allowing them to produce 300,000 new automobiles per year.

The XC90 is based on the company's new Scalable Product Architecture (SPA), which will soon underpin all-new sedans and coupes. Volvo is making a $11 billion (€8.7 billion) commitment into new cars and production capabilities in the new three years. Already, their sales have increased by 9.2% during the first nine months of 2014, as full-year results are expected to reach 470,000 units.

This SUV can be considered unique in its segment, in that it comes exclusively with 2-liter engines, as opposed to the larger six-cylinder 3-liter mills used by BMW or Mercedes. The flagship of the range is called the XC90 T8 and packs a plug-in hybrid system with an amazing output of 400 horsepower.

The engine lineup will also include a 2-liter D5 twin-turbo diesel with 225 horsepower, along with the D4 turbo diesel engine rated at 190 horsepower. In America, Volvo will offer the XC90 in T6 guise, comprising of the same supercharged and turbocharged 2-liter four-cylinder mill fitted to the T8 Twin Engine without the electric motor and pushing out 320 horsepower.

In addition to introducing a third shift, the Torslanda plant will also implement a revised working agreement to further support higher production volumes, Volvo says. The new agreement increases the flexibility in production to meet customer demand, similar to what Opel and VW have agreed with their employees in Germany.
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Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida.
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