Volvo Cars has started production on its S60 mid-size sedan from the company’s first American manufacturing factory in Ridgeville, SC.<br /><br />The first cars will arrive at American retailers later this year with global distribution slated to begin in the spring of next year.<br /><br />Volvo has two manufacturing plants and an engine facility in Europe, three manufacturing sites and an engine factory in China and assembly plants in India and Malaysia.<br /><br />The South Carolina factory is 2.3 million square feet and includes a body shop, paint shop, final assembly facility, vehicle processing center, office building and a Volvo Cars University, which has yet to be finalized.<br /><br />The Ridgeville factory will build Volvo’s next generation XC90 SUV beginning in 2021 and both car lines will be to produce up to 150,000 cars annually.
